Dr. Howard Smith Reports

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/JU9KiUK3hZU   Homestead Creamery Inc of Wirtz, VA is recalling its unsalted butter.   The product is likely contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.   This may cause a serious gastroenteritis and sometime a fatal infection in the very young, older persons, or those with immune compromise.   If you have the product, return it to the point of purchase.   For more infor...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/ocBFaBL4nyA   The Evershing International Trading Company is recalling its Coconut Tree Brand Frozen Shredded Coconut.   There may be contamination with salmonella.   This creates a severe gastroenteritis with nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain.   It drives sepsis with cardiac and arterial infections.   The product was distributed in MA, WA, CA, and OK wit...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/Bl-kpiaQqiU   Condies Foods Inc. Of Kearns, UT is recalling its Condies Foods Fresh Fruit cup.   The product may contain undeclared milk and egg allergens and was mislabeled.   The product contained is a veggie cup with broccoli, celery, carrot, and ranch dip.   Those allergic to these agents may develop serious or life-threatening reactions.   The product was distrib...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/5anM0FzsrXw   Hong Lee Trading Inc. is recalling its Chao Cafe Vietnamese Instant Coffee Mixed 3 in 1.   There are undeclared milk allergens in the product.   The product was sold in NY, NJ, and CT in plastic packages.   Return the product to the point of purchase for a full refund.   Questions to the company at 1-718-386-2100.   https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-mar...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/pZ71EwssDtI   Wells Collection of Brooklyn NY is recalled its Rely Brand Dried Longya Lily. The product contains undeclared sulfites.   Those who are sulfite allergic could experience life-threatening allergic reactions.   This product was sold in NY and TX.   If you have the product, return it to the store for a refund.   Contact the company at 1-718-381-2388.   http...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/4XDxgra6tdE   The Fieldbrook Foods Corporation of Dunkirk NY is voluntarily recalling its Top Brand and Purple Cow Brand Orange Cream Bars.   The products are likely contaminated with Listeria Monocytogenes.   Listeria causes a particularly nasty gastroenteritis and systemic infection with nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, fever, and headache.   Pregnant wom...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/PCBM32gPZcc   Palmer Candy Company is recalling its Sea Salt Caramel Hearts that were sold at Bomgaars Supply Inc.   This product has a possible peanut allergy contamination.   Reaction to the peanut component could product a life-threatening reaction.   This product was sold at Bomgaars stores in IA, SD, NE, MN, WY, and CO.   If you have these products, throw them ou...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/yORBKb5LxWA   The Rico company is recalling its Tofu Breakfast Burrito.   It contains undeclared soy.   Those with a soy allergy may have a severe or life-threatening reaction to ingesting the product. This product has only been sold in Utah.   If you have this product, return it to the place of purchase.   Direct your questions to Rico at 1-801-433-0615.   https://ww...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/zovNdjPYI2w   The FDA and Amneal Pharmaceuticals announce the recall of its Gemini Laboratories Nizatidine oral solution, 15 mg/ml.   This product has potentially toxic levels of N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA).   This agent is a probable human carcinogen. Three lots have been recalled: 06598004A, 06599001A, and 06599002A.   This is a prescription product.   If you have...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/Af4xx0Y36LQ   Smokers are more than twice as likely as non-smokers to suffer a catastrophic progression of their CoVid19 infections.   Researchers at UC-San Francisco performed a meta-analysis of 12 published studies covering more than 9,000 patients infected by the novel coronavirus.   While none of the studies included in the analysis included e-cigarette use or smo...

Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/nbwuw_LkAmg   The much touted hydroxychloroquine or HCQ does not appear to reduce infection severity or save lives.   This according to a newly pre-published French study of 181 patients with CoVid19 pneumonia.   The data shows that 20% of HCQ-treated patients versus 22% of non-treated patients required ICU care or died with 7 days of admission. Twenty-seven percent of...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/6pHfLHXvumo   BCG is a well-behaved version of the tuberculosis bacterium that incites a vigorous immune response to itself and appears to activate the body’s immune system to other germs as well.   Studies have shown that BCG vaccination drives a 70% reduction in adult respiratory tract infections and a 30-50% reduction in childhood mortality.     The evidence that t...

x Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/eSuVw_PTIxg   Your olfactory sense departs with virus arrival in your body yet returns completely in some 74% as infection wanes.   UC San Diego researchers report these findings after studying 59 CoVid positive and 203 CoVid negative patients.   The majority of those reporting sensory changes with infection suffered a profound loss of smell and taste with onset of in...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/QpBicOoBuE4   Those with inflammatory bowel disease who become symptomatic and test positive for CoVid19 should speak with their doctors about discontinuing their specialized IBD medications.   The American Gastroenterological Association recommends this step in their just-released guidelines.   Many of the anti-inflammatory medications including steroids, salicylates...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/m2bW6n7NBKs   To safely reopen society during the CoVid era, we must all accept that vaccination and viral treatments are safe and effective.   Psychologists at Texas Tech now report the reasons some deny such lifesaving medical interventions.   The researchers surveyed 158 participants with profound negative feelings about vaccines: so-called vaccine deniers.   These...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/B_IQ53RXBrY   The South Korean Centres for Disease Control and Prevention report at least 124 relapsed cases of CoVid19.   These are patients who tested positive, clinically recovered from the disease, tested virus-negative several times, but then redeveloped symptoms and positive tests.   This represents 1.1% of the 10,591 cases to date and 1.6% of the recovered case...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/ZR0e2YI_Ka0   Does tapping, humming, slurping, and loud chewing drive you nuts?   You may have misophonia that is a real disorder with real differences in your brain wiring.   For years, many professionals doubted   the existence of this problem.   Then, after study by groups in Australia and the UK over the past decade, the annoyance by repetitive sounds has been fou...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/p6cyIpN1eVE   Obese persons are 7 times more likely to require intubation and mechanical ventilation for a CoVid infection.   French researchers now report these results following their study of 124 CoVid patients admitted to intensive care.   More than three-quarters of these patients were overweight or obese.   Their disease severity increased with increasing weight...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/V0dacU6ES1I   The FDA and DSD Merchandisers Inc. of Livermore CA is recalling Roasted-Salted Deluxe Mixed Nuts 10 oz. size.   This product may contain undeclared peanuts, a risk for peanut-allergic individuals.   If you have this product, return it to the point of purchase.   For more info, reach the company at 1-925-449-2044.   https://bit.ly/3aaPVIA   #recall #nuts...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/0FUbP57rlco   The FDA announces 3 more Korean Enoki Mushroom recalls.   The producers involved: Sun Hong Foods of Montebello, CA;   Guan’s Mushroom Co. of Commerce, CA; H&C Food Inc. Of Brooklyn, NY.   Recall reason: contamination with Listeria.   Ingesting this organism triggers high fevers, severe headaches, stiffness, nauseas, abdominal pain and diarrhea.   Pregnan...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/RtDaP6MJ-xU Shells that engulf influenza viruses preventing their infectivity may someday prevent the seasonal flu without vaccines.   German researchers report successful use of this strategy in pre-clinical trials.   The researchers take phages, viruses that ordinarily attack bacteria, and empty out their genetic material.   They adapt these empty nanoshells for att...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/b-pkrxQmsPY   Can’t believe how fast your hair is greying during the CoVid crisis?   It isn’t the cheap hair dye your stylist uses to keep you coming back often.   Turns out that relentless stress grays your hair at record speeds.   Just ask Marie Antoinette. Legend has it that her locks whitened overnight before her trip to the guillotine.   Extreme stress ramps up t...

  Vidcast: https://youtu.be/APXe9NaJ-B8   Those with O positive blood are 20% less likely to test positive for the coronavirus and AB blood 44% less likely.   Those with A positive blood are 38% more likely to be positive.   The Biomedical Informatics unit at Columbia has just pre-published this data after their analysis of over 1500 patients seen at two New York City hospitals.   Various blood gr...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/J0XoqkE547U   ACE inhibitors and Angiotensin Receptor Blocking medications appear to help hypertensive patients fightCoVid19 infections.   Chinese investigators now report a series of 564 hospitalized CoVid19 patients and British researchers a series of 205.   Those Chinese on the angiotensin-related medications were 5 times less likely to develop a severe case of pne...

Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/LdtmtKWujfc   The viral RNA, polymerase blocker remdesivir drives better oxygenation for two-thirds of patients with life-threatening CoVid19 infections.   The drug improves survival of ventilator-dependent patients by anywhere from 40 to 84%   A global collaborative study, led by researchers at LA’s Cedar-Sinai Hospital, followed 53 patients though to completion of a 1...