Dr. Howard Smith Reports

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/Zd3yQDLjt88   CoVid triggers long-term shortness of breath by damaging the diaphragmatic respiratory muscles.   A study from Northwestern in Chicago reports this finding after their in-depth study of 25 long haulers using precise ultrasonic imaging.   While only 12% of these patients had pre-existing pulmonary disease 80% of them had at least one respiratory muscle st...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/w18fkRjy5Zc   If you must ride in a moving car with a person not in your bubble, which windows should you open? The answer to these questions comes from fluid mechanics researchers at Brown University and UMAss Amherst.   Two occupants should sit diagonally with the passenger in the right rear seat.   Safest is to open all windows to maximize air exchange.   If it’s c...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/PkwSncRULXk   All N95 masks retain a safe fit for 12 or fewer episodes of use.   This according to a Johns Hopkins study of some 92 health care workers.   The investigation revealed that while 100% of masks fit well for the first 12 wearings, that number fell slightly to 95% for up to 23 uses, and then down to 90% for up to 31 uses.   It goes without saying that every...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/3wxNt8N5pro   The CPSC and American Honda are recalling certain Honda Off-Road Recreational vehicles.   The models involved include 2017-2019 Pioneer 700, 20126-2020 Pioneer 1000 Side-by-side vehicles.   Due to a power steering defect, the vehicles may lose control leading to crashes and injuries.   If you own one of the 118,600 units, stop using it and contract an au...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/DHUFpj_bADs   The CPSC and the Dollar Tree Co. are recalling Sure Scents 2-1 Peaceful Stream/Moonlit Waves Candles.   The flame height may reach above the top of the glass container causing the glass to break and leading to a fire and burn hazard.   If you bought one of the 142,740 candles, immediately stop using it. Contact Dollar Tree at 1-800-876-8697 for a full re...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/eEtAOjtOCvY   The CPSC and Huffy have recalled the Huffy Torex 24V Ride-On Toy UTVs.   This toy can unexpectedly move when the battery is connected posing an injury hazard.   If you have one of the 5,150 units sold, stop using the toy and contact Huffy at 1-888-366-3828 to arrange for a replacement.   https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2021/Huffy-Recalls-Torex-Ride-on-Toy-U...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/UCJgJ5WDvX4   The FDA and Maribel’s Sweets of Brooklyn have recalled Cacao Market MarieBell Cylinder Dark Chocolate Pearls.   This product has undeclared milk.   Those with milk allergies may develop a severe allergic reaction if they ingest these chocolate pearls.   If you have these chocolate pearls, return them to the store for s refund or destroy them.   For more...

  Vidcast: https://youtu.be/8MFki84l8hU   The FDA and Hong Thai Foods Corp have recalled Golden Boy Custard Muffins both Original and Pandan.   Both products have undeclared milk allergens.   In addition, the original muffins are adulterated with the food coloring uranine-acid yellow 73.   Those with milk or food coloring allergies could develop significant allergic reactions.   If you have these...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/1pKgDkc4Lrg   The FDA and Vegpro International announce the recall of Fresh Attitude Baby Spinach.   This product is contaminated with salmonella .   This bacterium can cause a serious and sometimes fatal gastrenteritis in the very young, old, or immune-compromised.   This product was distributed in NY, NJ, DE, CT, MD, PA, and eastern Canada.   Return this product to...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/jeF43usxark   The FDA and Prairie Farms have recalled Prairie Farms Premium Flavored Chocolate Milk gallons and Prairie Farms 1% Low-fat Chocolate Milk gallons.   Egg protein may be in these products but not labeled as such.   Those sensitive to eggs could develop a serious allergic reaction if they ingest these milk products.   These were mainly distributed in the Ch...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/Z2mR6orX_nM   As we find ourselves facing a CoVid tsunami, British virologists give us the reassuring news that the known CoVid viral mutations are not making the virus more dangerous.   From University College London comes an analysis of CoVid varieties isolated from over 46,000 patients.   The mutations occur for 3 reasons.   First, genetic misfires occur during the...

? Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/ryz4Ggo2Gkk   If you can obtain an accurate CoVid viral test result within 1-2 days of testing at the conclusion of a quarantine, Yale researchers suggest that the length of quarantine may be safely reduced from 14 to 7-8 days.   Their study has just been pre-published online by medrixiv.org .     The researchers studied 4,040 CoVid tests to offshore oil rig workers....

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/tcjFIbQAwpU   Analyzing a Chinese restaurant in which a super-spreader event occurred, a UC-Santa Barbara mathematician calculates that it would be necessary to have more than 50 air changes an hour rather than the current 10 to prevent an accumulation of a CoVid-infected cloud in an indoor space. That would feel like a brisk breezing blowing through the restaurant.  ...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/juSmZ6Pf9LE   Markedly obese CoVid patients are nearly 3 times more likely than those with normal body masses to require ICU admission, go on a ventilator, or die.   An international collaborative team just published these results from their meta-analysis of 335,192 patients treated over the past 11 months.   The investigators suggest 3 explanations for this effect.  ...

Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/gre3bXsREcU   More than three-quarters of adults who recovered from CoVid have imaging evidence of significant cardiac damage.   German investigators report this conclusion after studying 100 men and women with an average age of 49.   Each patient underwent cardiac MRI imaging an average of 71 days following their CoVid diagnosis.   At that time, 76% of the group had el...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/VcP6tbgzzGA   Fifty percent of college students suffer long-term effects from CoVid, and that counters the myth that young adults are largely unaffected by the virus.   Researchers at the University of Dayton and NY’s Mt. Sinai School of Medicine compared 43 CoVid positive university students with 58 healthy controls.     The half suffering continuing CoVid were 43% m...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/3LfVCoOL_gI   Sunbeam Products and the CPSC are recalling Crock-Pot 6-Quart Express Crock Multi-Cookers.   This unit is able to pressurize even if the lid is not completely locked permitting the lid to suddenly detach and allowing the hot contents to spew out and burn the user.   Stop using this product in pressure cooker mode.   You may continue to use it for slow co...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/W1KEw3AVLqQ   Lidl US and the CPSC announce the recall of Lidl Powerfix Steel Shelving Units.   These units may be missing wall mounting hardware used to attach the shelving unit to the wall posing tip-over and entrapment hazards.   Stop using these units if the anti-tipping hardware is not properly attached.   Contact Lidl at 1-844-747-5435 to arrange for a refund or...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/weAEkOASznQ   The RH Company, formerly Restoration Hardware, and the CPSC have recalled the RH 5-Arm Wine Barrel Chandeliers.   Hardware parts used to hang the chandeliers may fracture causing the chandelier to fall from the ceiling and create an injury hazard.    If you have one of these chandeliers, do not allow your family or friends to pass directly beneath it.  ...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/QoyFsBEJN20   Towsleys and the CPSC are recalling Towsleys 3-in-1 wireless chargers, 6700 mAh power banks, and travel chargers.   These products may overheat posing a fire hazard.   If you have one of these, stop using it immediately and contact the company at 1-888-510-0488 to obtain instructions regarding obtaining a free replacement charger and disposal of the reca...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/l8P8_aqBm1I   Santa Cruz Bicycles and the CPSC are recalling aluminum Santa Cruz and Juliana branded bicycles.   The aluminum frame pieces have experienced thermal damage during a painting operation and could bend or buckle, posing a fall hazard.   If you own one of these bicycles, stop using it.   Contact Santa Cruz Bicycles to arrange for a free inspection, replacem...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/cgHm-upVsJM   Riverside Natural Foods and the FDA have recalled Good & Gather Banana Chocolate Chip Date and Nut Bar.   This product is improperly labeled as containing tree nuts but instead contains almonds.   Those with an almond allergy may develop a serious or life-threatening reaction.   If you have this product, don’t consume it but return it to the place of pur...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/zI61_Wc0qjk   Shenandoah Growers Inc and the FDA are recalling packages of organic basil sold under The Fresh Market and   the Good and Gather labels.   These products are contaminated with Cyclospora .   This parasite causes an intestinal infection accompanied by severe abdominal pains, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, body aches, and fatigue.   If you have these products...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/6fOpKSYaEkE   Hy-Vee, Inc. and the FDA have recalled Hy-Vee Short Cuts vegetable mix products.   There is contamination with Listeria monocytogenes .   The products involved include Pot Roast Mix and Grill/Oven Ready Veggie Mix, were sold in IL, IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, SD, and WI.   Listeria causes severe illness in the very young, the elderly, and the immune compromised...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/4RkqoKFSp0w   The FDA and Fusion Health and Vitality LLC are recalling two products: CORE Essential Nutrients; and Immune Boost Sublingual Vitamin D3.   The CORE product contains an unapproved food additive hordenine HCl and is therefore considered adulterated.   Hordenine is unsafe if ingested and may elevate the heart rate and blood pressure.   The Immune Boost prod...