Dr. Howard Smith Reports

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/gkCK3sgvhvg   Epson has recalled the Power Adapters Included with its V-series scanners.   The power adapter has the part number EADP-16CB B printed pin its label. These units may overheat causing burns and fires.   A total of 314,000 were sold in the US and 25,000 in Canada at Best Buy, Office Depot, Staples, Walmart, and miscellaneous department stores.   If you hav...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/_CL6sRegwqM   Dexter Industries is recalling its Modular Robotics Rechargeable Battery Packs.   These batteries may short circuit and overheat causing a burn or fire hazard.   Those affected at 9.6V 2000Ah NiMH (nickel-metal hydride) batteries with max charge current of 2 amps.   The packs have been sold individually as well as part of Classroom Kits and GoPiGo and Br...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/HvLfgC5CgYc   Ximi Vogue is recalling its Children’s Neck Pillows.   The paint on the zippers and zipper pulls contains a high lead level.   The pillows affected are the Pink Elephant, the Gray Elephant, the Blue Chick, and the Green Dinosaur.   If you have one of these, return it to the place of purchase for a refund.   For additional information, call Ximi Vogue at...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/lfiw8UfL700   Low vitamin D levels may link to a woman’s inability to conceive.   A recently published Chinese study analyzed 154 women treated at a fertility center looking at vitamin D levels and the presence of toxic immune cells in their uterine linings.   Low vitamin D levels correlated with numbers of killer lymphocytes and scavenging macrophages in the endometr...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/qW99pqHh6_s   Condies Foods of Kearns, UT is voluntarily recalling two sandwiches:   roll chicken salad on croissant and sandwich chicken salad on white bread.   These products may contain undeclared soy risking a serious allergic reaction in sensitized individuals.   Consumers should return this product to the point of purchase for a refund.   Call the company at 1-8...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/x5O9J4N07Gw   A new MRI technique permitting simultaneous brain scanning of two persons face-to-face touching one another shows that their sensory and motor regions light up in response to a partner’s actions but also in anticipation of them.     Finnish neuroscientists, psychologists, and biomedical engineers modified a standard MRI coil to permit two person scanning...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/X8JrdcYjpUY   An early warning to halt society reopening may well come from levels of CoVid19 viral proteins in our wastewater.   A Dutch study monitored wastewater treatment plants serving 6 cities 3 weeks before the first CoVid case surfaced and again one and two weeks after that case appeared.     Based on the analysis of wastewater viral material, the investigator...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/DIeQuhE9pGI   GSK Consumer Healthcare is voluntarily recalling 5 lots of Benefiber Healthy Shape Prebiotic Fiber Supplement powder and Benefiber Prebiotic Fiber Supplement powder.   The products have foreign body contamination: green plastic pieces or shavings from bottle caps.   There is a potential choking or gastrointestinal lining laceration risk.   If you have th...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/YaE4PmkG1PA The Royal Trading Co. is recalling its TAINY BOCTOKA DRY FRUITS MIX COMPOT APPLE.   This product has undeclared sulfites.   Those allergic to sulfite may suffer a live-threatening allergic reaction after ingesting this product.   If you purchased this product, do not consume it but return it to the point of purchase for a full refund.   Information from th...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/DIeXNAtK_Xg   Food families associated with dementia include processed meats, starches, and sugary, fatty snacks.   Epidemiologists at France's University of Bordeaux and Harvard Medical School studied 627 participants analyzing their dietary habits and the incidence of dementia over a 12 year follow up period.   Those developing dementia consumed diets centered aroun...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/X2Snjx3q43g   Contrary to urban legend, the best-liked kids are not always the best-looking, athletic, or smartest.   They are the most fun!   Psychologists at the Florida Atlantic University and Montreal’s Concordia University performed a longitudinal study on 1273 pre-teens 9-12 years of age. The data reveal that being fun, stimulating other kids with upbeat creativ...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/No2ULvUr33k   Trividia Health, Inc. has a US nationwide recall on its TRUE METRIX® AIR Blood Glucose Meter.   One of the meters included in the True METRIX Blood Glucose Meter kit has an incorrect unit of measure as a factory default.   The unit measures glucose as mmol/L rather than the standard mg/dl.   If incorrectly read, a consumer will assume   a falsely low glu...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/eA0Panb67Hc   The World Health Organization warns that a positive CoVid antibody test is not a “valid immunity passport” releasing you from distancing and use of PPE. Current antibody testing is not yet completely accurate, and many tests cannot quantitate antibody levels or types.   First, antibody-positive patients may have only low levels of viral neutralizing anti...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/w-QvMHxVS-g   Men clear CoVid one-third more slowly than women.   An Indian study of 68 infected subjects now appears on the pre-print website medrixiv.org .   Serial viral testing reveals that men clear virus on average two days later than women.   In persisting infections, men shed virus up to 5 days longer.   The investigators link mens’ viral retention to the fact...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/fDCpVTw24Fs   In the context of recent misinformation about drinking or injecting Chlorox, the FDA is again warning the public that chlorine dioxide-containing products will not cure any disease including coronavirus.   The agency has again sent another cease and desist letter to the Genesis II Church of Health and Healing regarding its “Miracle Mineral Solution” whic...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/uqir_oHZaqg   Antibodies from recovered CoVid19 patients significantly reduce the chances of dying and improve organ function but only for those with the worst cases.   The treatment works best for those receiving high doses of immune serum within 7 days of hospital admission.   These results from a Chinese study of 325 patients treated in 3 cities.   Looking at all p...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/O4ARBgps1dY   Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc. is recalling a single production lot of its Pink Lite Cranberry Juice Drink, 5.5 oz. can.   The lot # MH0030LPK4.   The product has undeclared sulfites.   If you are sulfite-allergic, you could suffer serious allergic reaction if you drink this product.   If you have this product, take a picture of the “best before date” cod...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/rB6JVEfSOLo   The LUS Distribution Company of Canada is recalling it LUS Hair Dryer and Diffuser model number HD-LUS01.   The product does not have an immersion protection device, posing an electrocution or  shock hazard if the dryer falls into water when plugged in.   If you have this device, immediately stop using it and unplug the hair dryer.  LUS is contacting all...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/q9JpJ7y6oAM   Pre-schoolers overwhelmingly choose to hear and read stories about the workings of the world around them.   This from a Vanderbilt University analysis of story choices by 48 kids 3-4 years of age.   The investigators presented children two versions of 2 stories.   One version was causally-rich with details about why and the   minimally-causal version pro...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/ZyU3FEhK_5o   Alpha lipoic acid, the anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory agent, may help fight late-stage CoVid19 disease.   A preliminary randomized Chinese drug trial showed ALA is associated with a 48% reduction in 30 day all-cause mortality.   The researchers studied 17 critical CoVid patients.   Half received IV ALA daily for one week in addition to standard ICU c...

How CoVid19 Kills You Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/lupZ4t-mayo   Since the novel coronavirus first emerged in mid-December, thousands of studies are beginning to define the insidiously deadly nature of this virus.   An excellent review article in the magazine Science provides an alarming blueprint.   The virus enters your body through mucus-producing nasal cells, lung cells, and gut cells.   It pro...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/KMQTJr01C5Y   The new coronavirus can trigger an atypical pneumonia that creeps up on you before it kills you.   ICU docs in Germany, Baltimore, Seattle, and New York City observe that many patients, eventually diagnosed with CoVid19, barely notice respiratory symptoms as their lungs slowly deliver less and less oxygen to their vital organs.   Even patients coming in...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/IIuwg-vCQ7M   How do kids present with CoVid.?   Chinese researchers have just pre-published one of the largest case series to date covering 2143 young patients.   The median age of infected kids was 7 years, and 57% were boys.   Four percent had no symptoms, 51% had mild symptoms, and 39% had moderate symptoms.   Severe or critical cases occurred in 6%, one-third of...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/dTP7zejb2ok   British engineers assess which available materials create masks that filter out coronaviruses while permitting breathing.   The best single layer micro-particle filter is HEPA vacuum cleaner cloth and paper bag material.   Next best in terms of filtration are thickly felted wool, quilting cotton, cotton flannel, and nonwoven fusible interfacing material...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/maIzGMfnYxM   New studies reveal that the new coronavirus can remain aloft and infective within aerosol clouds for 16 hours or more.   Researchers at Tulane’s School of Medicine collaborated with colleagues at the University of Pittsburgh, the University of Texas, and the NIH.   CoVid19 was more efficiently aerosolized than either the older SARS or MERS coronaviruses....