Dr. Howard Smith Reports

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/6r9TeuoT8rA   Bloomberg News:   As of 2/28/2020, 8:40 AM Worldwide cases: 83,810; Worldwide Deaths.: 2870. Latest country by country from coronavirus.video: China: Cases: 78824 Deaths: 2788. S. Korea: Cases: 2022 Deaths: 13. Italy: Cases: 655 Deaths: 17. Iran: Cases: 245 Deaths: 21. Japan: Cases: 214 Deaths: 4.   #covid19 #coronavirus #epidemic #pandemi   https://www....

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/zIBhW8YLjwg   Broccoli and its cruciferous vegetable cousins can inactivate a gene that cancers use to overwhelm our immune systems and our bodies.   This latest finding comes from Boston’s Beth Israel Deaconness Medical Center’s Cancer Research Institute.   We know that eating broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, collard greens, Brussel sprouts, and kale seems to reduce t...

  Vidcast:   ttps://youtu.be/a53grYTtFQc   Eating walnuts instead of other sources of fat in a diet can lower your blood pressure.   This conclusion comes from a study of 45 overweight or obese subjects by nutritionists at Penn State just published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.   The investigation found that eating walnuts to replace at least 5 percent of the typical 12 percent...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/DwKbPzuxesE   A Mayo Clinic study shows that many breast cancers may be safely and completely removed without sacrificing the overlying skin and nipple.   This study is being presented to the American Society of Breast Surgeons annual meeting this month.   The study looked at skin and nipple-sparing mastectomies in 769 women undergoing a total of 1300 surgeries.   At...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/oDDhKCrVM7E   If you’re looking to suppress your hunger without “pigging out” and bumping up your daily calorie count, try substituting avocados for carbs in your diet.   Nutrition scientists at the Illinois Institute of Technology studied some 31 overweight and obese subjects and modified their diets.   They replaced carbohydrate calories with fat calories from avoca...

Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/W3W5E-7jIng   Ok college students!   Looking to bump up your GPA?   Get yourself signed up for intramural sports ASAP!   A study of some 1800 Michigan State University freshmen revealed that those playing intramural sports earned a GPA average of 3.25 compared with the 3.07 GPA earned by the couch potatoes.   In addition, the data revealed that the athletes were less li...

Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/wZQQnmJFsVg   Meditation is designed to relax you, but a new study from University College London finds that one in every four persons who regularly meditates experiences a decidedly unpleasant experience on a regular basis. The investigators surveyed more than 1200 persons who had regularly meditated for at least 2 months.   The unpleasant experiences included anxiety,...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/yh5X7CmCtIo   Here’s a quickie exercise routine that can lower your blood pressure, reduce your risk of heart attack, boost your fitness, and sharpen your brainpower.   The best part is that there is no weight lifting, jogging, or sweating involved.   Integrative physiologists at the University of Colorado reported to the recent Experimental Biology scientific meeting...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/NtEvwL4EC2A   Tired of shelling out 3 bucks for that Starbucks Latte?   You might just derive some of the same emotional and psychological effect by looking at a picture of it.   Management researchers at the University of Toronto’s Rotman Management School studied responses to seeing even glimpses of coffee-related images.   Called priming, such images caused the sub...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/nabOsHgxA2o   Using whitening strips to wipe away those coffee and nicotine stains from your dental enamel makes your teeth sparkle.   But…..the chemical reactions that occur beneath the surface could trigger a time bomb.     This warning comes from biochemical studies at New Jersey’s Stockton University that were presented last week to the American Society for Bioche...

Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/GJhARotY-eA   The drugs in question are those that make men’s urine flow and their hair grow.   Many men take finasteride, better known as Proscar and Propecia, to shrink their prostates to improve urine flow and others take the same medicine help hair grow on their scalps.     A new study from Scotland’s University of Edinburgh reveals that this drug and its cousin dut...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/NwKq2m-UO5g   Walnuts can suppress the expression of genes in breast cancers.   In so doing, the nuts may be able stop breast cancer from growing locally and and spreading.   Oncologist researchers from Marshall University just published a study in the journal Nutrition Research that conclusively demonstrates in both women with breast cancer and in a mouse model injec...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/NPBkkWqpwwI   Pregnant women with long work commutes may are more likely to experience a slow fetal growth rate and to deliver a low birth weight baby.   Health economists at Lehigh University drew this conclusion from New Jersey birth records and information about the lengths of the   associated maternal commutes.   Each 10 miles of commuting distance over a 50 mile...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/zwMQ2lSmOYI   Contigo has voluntarily recalled its kids cleanable water bottle.   The clear silicone spout on the bottle may detach and create a choking hazard.   Stop using this product and call the company at 1-888-262-0622   https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2020/contigo-reannounces-recall-of-5-7-million-kids-water-bottles-due-to-choking-hazard   #recall #contigo #water...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/jpybQ3Mv85A   Fatalities associated with infants sleeping inclined has led to recall of all such devices that facilitate inclined sleeping.   This is one of them.   Parents should stop using the inclined sleeper accessory and contact the company for a refund or gift voucher.   Go on www.kolcraft.com or call 1-800-453-7673.   https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2020/kolcraft-...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/m5ov84m4rOw   This holster has a design flaw that allows the safety latch on the weapon to be accidentally disabled.   The weapon can then fire indiscriminately with disaster outs results.     This holster is designed to carry the Browning 1911-380 and 1911-22 pistols.   Stop using this holster and call the company at 1-800-945-5372 to obtain a replacement.   https://...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/WH-Mgs6TIWo Macrolide antibiotics like erythromycin, Zithromax, and clarithromycin, if taken during the first trimester, can trigger major cardiovascular malformations in a baby.   A just published British study reviewed a national database of 100,000 children.   Those women who took one course of macrolide antibiotic during their first 3 months of pregnancy were 1.5...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/gtAVS7YgiuE   Saratoga Potato Chips is voluntarily recalling Kroger Sweet & Mesquite BBQ Potato Chips.   They may contain undeclared milk..   There is a risk of a life-threatening reaction if you have a milk allergy.   Sold in Michigan, Illinois, and Wisconsin.   This came to light when some consumers found cheddar cheese flavored chips in this product.   Return this...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/bU_zL3FqcRU Teleflex Medical has been compelled by the FDA to recall four Comfort Flo Humidification System Nebulizer Kits.   The kit for the standard unit, the unit with a remote temperature port, the corrugated humification system, and the corrugated system with the remote temperature port.   This system is used for children and adults to provide heated, humidified...

• Vaccines overall 45% effective overall.   50% effective against influenza B.   55% effective in kids.   https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6907a1.htm   #influenza #vaccine  

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/k7UKYmubi4c   Bloomberg News: As of 2/21/2020, 2:15 PM: Infected: 77,264 Deaths: 2250. Alternative name for CoVid-19: SARS-CoV-2.   South Asian Respiratory Syndrome due to a second coronavirus. %age critically ill from the disease in Wuhan has dropped from 38% to 18%.   Most patients have mild disease with only 20% progressing to severe disease. $   CoVid-19 a stronge...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/ccc7HI9g-gE   One breast milk oligosaccaride, thats a complex sugar named 2FL, appears to be the driver for better brain development in new babies. It works best the earlier it’s ingested.     Pediatricians at UC-San Diego and Children’s Hospital-LA studied 50 mother-baby pairs analyzing breast milk composition, feeding patterns, and cognitive development at 24 months...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/5rTC9x7Rics   Female nurses are nearly 40% more likely to die of suicide than women in the general population.   The rate for male nurses is half that but still worrisome.   Several just published studies from UC-San Diego reviewed more than 154,000 records from the CDCs National Violent Death Database.   The overwhelming drivers for nurse suicide are job-related stre...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/_BuvLprMqjg   When blood pressures first rise, guidelines tell doctors to prescribe chlorthalidone.   A just published multi-site study from Columbia, Cornell, Yale, and UCLA warns that drug is not the safest choice.   Comparing the outcomes of chlorthalidone with the more traditional anti-hypertensive hydrochlorthiazide in more than 730,000 treated patients, both dru...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/VXiQqpMRrxc   ResMed company has issued a compulsory recall of its Stellar 100 and 150 Non-invasive and Invasive Ventilators.   The sound alarm on the devices may not operate properly risking patient safety.     The alarm will not work if the ventilator plugged in with the power switch already on.   It should be plugged in with the switch off and then powered up.   Th...