Dr. Howard Smith Reports

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/8OMzNy8ABzA Do you cringe at the thought of looking down from bridge or tall building, going up in a balloon, or parasailing?   Are you afraid of falling even if you are only up on a chair?   Some caution makes sense, but if you have a pathologic fear that limits your life choices then you probably suffer from acrophobia or the extreme, irrational phobia about height.    ...

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/KDuBlo4yEKs If you’re pregnant and work two night shifts in any given week, you significantly increase your chances of suffering a miscarriage.   Danish occupational medicine specialists reviewed the data from nearly 23,000 pregnant women a for a study recently published online. The data revealed that, after the 8 th week of pregnancy, women who worked two or more night s...

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/CginQ3SSplk If you’re overweight and suffering from migraine headaches, dropping those extra pounds will literally take a load off your mind.   This conclusion comes from a new study by Italy’s University of Padova recently presented to the annual meeting of the Endocrine Society. Researchers there conducted a meta-analysis of 10 studies covering more 473 migraine suffere...

Vidcast: ttps://youtu.be/C0sWcaWvpTY Paying creatives for every idea they churn out led to optimal results.   The alternatives, paying for idea quality or offering no motivational reward at all, fell flat according to studies by business school researchers at The University of Texas-Austin and the University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign. Their data also demonstrated the most interesting finding th...

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/k3ZHb9CeRFs Playing organized team sports grows the hippocampus, the brain’s emotion and memory center, while reducing the incidence of adult depression.   This is the finding by neuroscientists at the Washington University-St. Louis.   They studied a nationwide sample over over 4000 children 9 to 11 years of age using questionnaires to determine their participation in sp...

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/7s2URrwjctc Soon to enter the commercial market is a high-tech toilet seat that can monitor the performance of the heart and help to guide therapy for congestive heart failure.   This bionic bathroom throne was developed by bioengineers at the Rochester Institute of Technology. This very smart crapper topper can periodically measure the electrical and mechanical activity...

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/sUTVOR1Ozvo Digital breast tomosynthesis, better known as 3D mammography, provides such precise imaging that many women can be saved from needing breast biopsies.   The procedure captures multiple images of the breast from varying angles and a computer synthesizes them into a 3D image allowing the radiologist to examine each image layer by itself.   Conventional mammograp...

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/WklLZeJtdEA A green light over the salad bar and a red light over the burgers and fries triggers healthier and environmentally more responsible food choices.   Experimental psychologists at London’s Queen Mary University set up a lunchtime canteen and studied the choices of over 400 subjects. They conducted two experiments.   In the first, one group of subjects saw traffi...

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/-bMz1EdXGuk As the search continues to understand why our arteries self-destruct as we age, it appears that the bacteria in our gastrointestinal systems may play a key role along with, of course, cholesterol.   Physiologists at the University of Colorado report that aging leads to more pathologic bacteria in the gut and more inflammatory metabolites like trimethylamine N-...

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/iFJN2LvoWjA The knee takes a beating in many athletic contests, and anterior cruciate ligament repair is a frequent operative event in the world of sports medicine.   During recovery, though, there tends to be a loss of muscle mass and bone density despite good rehabilitation therapy. Orthopedic surgeons at Houston’s Methodist Hospital report to the American Orthopedic So...

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/UqPntXmJwHk Pregnant women will suffer colds and may get the flu despite receiving the flu vaccines.   When that occurs, the babies they are carrying are more likely to develop excessive neural sensitivity.   That in turn leads to agitation for infants and toddlers and attention deficits and even serious psychosis such as schizophrenia later in life. A study by University...

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/tuTQifoAHhg With the coming of ever warmer weather, the news here is bad news.   At least 1000 children perish due to preventable drownings every year, and accidental drowning is the single leading cause of injury-related death for kids 1 to 4 years of age.   These tragedies occur because naturally-curious kids gain unexpected access to water.   Those children also at a h...

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/_eha4PyY5O0 Published in October, 2018 The position of those dreaded calorie count numbers on a menu determine their effect on our food choices. #calories #dieting #restaurants #menu  

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/VKTvqhKr668 Published in October, 2018 There is no known gene for bullying, and studies show that it is a behavior learned often by imitation.   #Parenting #bullying #bully #imitation

Vidcast - https://youtu.be/oaVx_NINt8Y Published in October, 2018 Regular consumption of coffee by women reduces the risk of an annoying dermatitis. #Coffee #skin #dermatitis #rosacea

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/Um4_I-3NiP8 Published in October, 2018 The American Academy of Pediatrics now permits pediatricians to expel unvaccinated children and families from their practices. #vaccinedeniers #antivaxx #pediatrician #AAP

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/5SG86iEupkk Published in October, 2018 Stomach acid reducing drugs, proton pump inhibitors, frequently used to treat reflux, gastritis, and ulcer have a potentially dangerous side effect. #protonpumpinhibitors #reflux #osteoporosis #gastritis #ulcer

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/1EPsiCvrYhk Published in October, 2018 Bratty kids are made, not born.   Immunize your children again nasty entitlement using gratification exercises. #brat #entitled #teens #children #parenting

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/T_PXwqbfZFU Published on Oct 8, 2018 Creating see-saw weight loss-gain and fluctuations of your other body numbers by yo-yo dieting can lead to disaster. #dieting #yoyo #yoyoweight

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/F92uUfjzQag Published on Sep 15, 2018 Back pain in teens is associated with self-destructive and anti-social behavior that may require parental and professional intervention. #backpain #teens #selfdestruction #antisocial #neurosis

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/xPOuK52tjSw Published on Mar 15, 2017 A Cocoa-Caffeine Cocktail can sharpen your mind and strategically timed aerobic exercise can improve your memory. #cocoa #caffeine #memory #cognition #problemsolving

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/lls74cm09OY Published on Feb 22, 2017 The increasing numbers of Americans eating gluten-free diets may be exposing themselves to poisons. #gluten #glutenfree #poisons #arsenic #mercury  

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/sYDFN3FgFj8 Published on Feb 17, 2017 Drinking pomegranate juice can reduce high blood pressure but has other benefits. #Pomegranate #hypertension #bloodpressure #antioxidant

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/q5721toUkjw Published on Aug 1, 2016 Cinnamon may improve your memory. #cinnamon #memory #dementia

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/HGZ7oROKPyg Published on Jun 12, 2016 Cleaning your charcoal grill could lead to injuries of the mouth, throat, and intestines.   #Grilling #grillcleaning #foreignbodies #grillbrushes