Dr. Howard Smith Reports

Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/tB4CDjCeoqE   A just published Harvard study shows that a natural measles infection eliminates up to 50% of your bodies immunity to other nasty viruses but also to pathogenic bacteria.   In the aftermath, you must reform this protective shield if you survive long enough to do so.   The measles virus triggers immune amnesia by destroying up to 73% of your anti-microbial...

Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/nnjT1Pjw2KQ   Anti-immigrant government pronouncements prevent our Latino friends and neighbors from seeking timely healthcare and endanger all of us.   This from A UCLA study of nearly 1700 emergency room patients over an 18 month period.   Latino immigrant residents without documentation were 5 times more likely than those with papers to delay seeking emergency medica...

Fancy Gift Wrapping Can Trigger Disappointment or Impress Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/3lZ6g4FQiJk   The holidays are ahead, and, if you want your friends and family to enjoy your gift, don’t overdo the wrapping.   Consumer psychologists at the University of Nevada compared the reactions of gift recipients to neatly or sloppily wrapped presents.   A beautiful, precise gift wrap for those you know o...

Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/XbRK74f4Hog   Short bursts of exertion to near maximum creates more cardiovascular fitness than the traditional continuous exercise in one-third less time.   A Japanese study in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings followed 679 subjects over a 5 month period.   The interval training routine was walking at a pace 70% of the individuals maximal capacity for 3 minutes, then at 40%...

Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/KNGlHUOcAtU   Enjoying a daily avocado helps to keep your coronary arteries open by increasing antioxidants and lowering harmful LDL cholesterol .   Penn State nutritionists now publish this finding after   studying 45 overweight and obese subjects with elevated LDL cholesterol levels.     Adding avocado to a moderate fat diet right-sized the circulating LDL and LDL par...

Vidcast:   ttps://youtu.be/uwQjrBlO6DQ Constant noise will raise your risk of sustaining a severe stroke by 30%, while quiet, green space reduces that risk by 25%.   These conclusions come from a Spanish study of nearly 2800 stroke victims over a 10 year period.   Strokes kill 6.7 million worldwide annually. Reduce your chances of having one by keeping your weight, blood pressure, lipid levels in...

Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/xjgFV9pe82M   Obesity and overweight problems are more common in kids of all ages living close to convenience stores.   New York University researchers report these results online this week after reviewing data from 1 million school-aged New York City children.   Of those living within a half-block of a convenience store or bodega, some 20% were obese and 40% were overw...

Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/o_fpt8jt3ZQ   If you plan to use weed for significant psychological issues, think again!   It simply doesn't not help manage these problems.   A mammoth Australian meta-analysis just published in the The Lancet Psychiatry looked at 83 studies in which marijuana was used to treat depression, anxiety, ADHD, PTSD, psychosis,   and Tourette syndrome.   Weed did help with mi...

Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/6GAM_yWOM6s   Jon and his college pals were celebrating the end of exams with endless parasol-topped drinks at the Szechuan Star Restaurant.   His buddy Bill screams, “Jon....bet you can’t down this quart of soy sauce.   Jon wins the bet but nearly loses his life.   He starts to seize and becomes unresponsive.   At the ER, the anti-seizure medicines work but he is in a...

Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/rNQ3yz7Gdc4   Betty was rushing to dress for her New Year’s Eve date.   She picked up an earring, but her asthma suddenly flared.   After rushing to extract her inhaler from a handbag, she deeply inhaled her medicine.   She felt a throat scrape followed by a cough deeper than she usually experiences after medication inhalation.   Betty’s cough persisted and became blood...

Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/9cFQ6A3girI   Regular exercise helps prevent most women’s cancers and many gastrointestinal malignancies.   It improves the results of all forms of treatment for these dread diseases and also for prostate cancer.   Problem is that fewer than half of cancer patients exercise.   Why?   Studies say it’s lack of encouragement by doctors and nurses.   Currently only 21% of o...

Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/eErkpq7PXEg   A happy tune is THE secret to unmasking solutions to your dilemmas as you get some ZZZs.   This remarkable discovery comes to us from Northwestern University psychologists.   Investigators tested 57 subjects presenting them with tricky puzzles the evening before sleep. Each puzzle was accompanied by a unique sound.   Then, as they slept, they heard the uni...

Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/AHxyX4NwegA   Parents who used marijuana only in their teens give birth to kids who, as teens themselves, are 2.5 times more likely to overuse weed and nearly twice as likely to overuse alcohol.   These findings come from a University of Washington study of 380 families over the past 30 years.   Parents who are lifelong marijuana users have children 4.5 times more likel...

Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/P6q74WG7d0I   Adding just one hour of TV or cell use each day bumps teen sugar and caffeine intake beyond World Health Organization guidelines.   Pediatricians at Canada’s McMaster University studied more than 32,000 US students from 8 th through 10 th grade.   The additional hour of TV bumped the risk of exceeding WHO sugar guidelines by 32% and caffeine guidelines by...

Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/VIdlb5NYSdg   Consuming abundant fiber and yogurt cuts your risk of lung cancer by as much as 33%.   So say Vanderbilt University researchers who studied 1.4 million US, European, and Asian subjects.   This benefit held for men, women, and non-smokers.   Smokers, past or present, derived about a 20% reduction in lung cancer incidence.     The investigators suggest that...

Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/wgBg2CkXW0o   A full 80% of child and family social workers would consider it parental neglect if a child under the age of 10 is left home alone.   Most considered it criminal neglect if a child under 12 left alone becomes injured.     University of Iowa researchers report this conclusion after polling 485 pediatric social workers.   They remind us that more than 40% of...

Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/kUd4ZGD1awU   Breast milk is the best milk for your baby.   If you supplement your own with some from a friend, neighbor, or a co-op, you could be dangerously exposing your child to viruses, disease, dangerous drugs, or inappropriate medications.   Researchers at New York’s Northwell Children’s Medical Center surveyed 650 mothers.   Half of them had no concerns about th...

Swimming Too Hard Triggers “Swimmer’s Shoulder” Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/blWE7iLH_Mc   Overzealous coaches and a winning obsession may be damaging high school swimmers’ shoulders.   Data from 150 such athletes was just presented to the American Academy of Pediatrics.   Nearly 77% report pain, 66% just suck it up hoping to become better swimmers, and 51% know a peer regularly using pain medicine...

Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/h0U1Gf37Yl0   Nearly 4 extra years of education cuts a risk of alcohol dependence by 50%.   National Institutes of Health investigators draw this conclusion from their study of 780,000 participants.   The genetic markers linked to more education were not associated with less alcohol consumption but rather with less binge drinking, fewer memory gaps due to drinking, fewe...

Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/BvpOnQHfbeg   If you are having a baby, try to do it during the day on a weekday.   A new study from the Colorado State University reviews data from more than 2 million Texas births over a 5 year period and pinpoints the riskiest times to give birth.   Obstetric complications are nearly 30% higher on holidays, about 20% higher during night shifts,   and 9% higher on wee...

Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/3lQomJHLMWE   Soccer playing seems to increase the risk of developing ALS or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. This is the conclusion of an Italian study that reviewed the medical records of all professional soccer players in the Italian leagues between 1959 and 2000.   Players were followed for at least 16 years after their playing days ended.   The data showed that nearl...

Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/V_o6df79H60   Teen hypertension doubles the risk of end stage renal failure later in life.   A study just published in JAMA Internal Medicine looked at more than 1.5 million candidates for Israeli military service.   Of this group, nearly 8000 were found to have elevated blood pressures.   Those with hypertension were predominately male and half were overweight or obese...

Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/zYZvlJq3Il4   Want a mental boost in 20 short minutes?   It’s a simple as getting off your couch and visiting a nearby park.   If you prefer, you don’t even need to exercise to get the benefit.   Researchers at the University of Alabama-Birmingham’s Department of Occupational Therapy document a significant improvement in emotional well-being for those who choose to visi...

Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/85jJpOtXbxQ   Food with lots of sugar and fat is associated with significant psychologic distress.   This conclusion comes from a study of nearly quarter million Californians participating in the California Health Interview Survey.   The study showed that nearly 17 percent of Californians had psychological distress associated with frequently consuming unhealthy foods.  ...

xvid https://youtu.be/ToiYYvmAGmQ   Our cells, like our homes, fill up with garbage very fast.   The latest research from Harvard Medical School reveals that vigorous exercise and even some fasting will help our cells with their housekeeping duties of removing damaged, toxic, and unnecessary proteins.   Previous studies have shown that the signal for flushing your cells is the messenger molecule c...