Dr. Howard Smith Reports

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DTTGv3PlvY2/ This product violates the mandatory safety standards for infant sleep products. The sides are too low, the openings at the foot are wider than allowed, and the loungers lack a stand, creating serious fall and entrapment hazards. About 9,300 baby loungers were sold through Amazon.com and Walmart.com from December 2023 through October 2025. Immediat...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DTG2R-BDFM5/ Repeated exposure to fatty foods like bacon and burgers drives your liver cells into survival mode to help them endure metabolic stress. That transition also sets them on a path to become cancerous in years to come. Researchers at MIT and Harvard Medical School now report this frightening transformation in the journal Cell following their studies...

A Widely-Used Painkiller May Harm Your Heart Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DTG1ZG6D_ja/ Tramadol is an opioid often prescribed for chronic pain and restless legs.  Now, a comprehensive Danish review, published in the BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine journal , shows that tramadol carries a significant risk of heart-related problems including coronary artery disease with chest pain and eventual h...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DTG02axD6Lt/ It is truly disgusting that some disreputable companies are peddling supplements that claim to cure infertility. Some boast that they can improve your IVF success rate while others even claim to guarantee pregnancy. The FDA issues this warning and adds that these bogus, unproven products waste precious time, drain finances, delay effective medical...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DTG0KhoDI5s/ Whether you smoke cigarettes, vape, use nicotine pouches, or chew gum, the nicotine entering your body damages your heart and blood vessel tissues. Worse yet, nicotine consumption is surging, especially among teens and young adults.  A newly published expert consensus report from the European Society of Cardiology, appearing in the European Heart...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DTGzkWGld_k/ Conventional wisdom implicates caffeine as a trigger for cardiac arrhythmias. Not so, at least for atrial fibrillation, concludes the so-called DECAF study, an acronym for Does Eliminating Coffee Avoid Fibrillation? Headed by cardiologists from UC-San Francisco and Australia’s University of Adelaide, this clinical trial studied 200 adults with atr...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DTGy1D9GNic/ The manner in which your eyes blink tells just how well you are listening to a speaker.  A new study from psychologists at Montreal’s Concordia University, just published in the journal Trends in Hearing, reports that your blinking frequency diminishes as you focus on a given conversation.  The two separate studies involving 49 adult participants....

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DTGwzXhD5MX/ Replacing the vital compound pleiotrophin, missing from the brain tissues of those with an extra 21st chromosome, shows a promise of restoring critical intellectual functionality by mending flexible synaptic connections even after neural development appears to be complete.. Neuroscientists at the University of Virginia and California’s Salk Instit...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DTGwXlFDCNu/ Carrying on a conversation with a passenger or your phone while driving slows the eye movements that deliver about 90 percent of the information that you need to detect hazards. This from  researchers at Japan’s Fujita Health University whose study was just published in the journal PLOS ONE. Studied were 30 healthy adults, mean age 22 years. Measu...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DTGv2cqgD1K/ Putting on a virtual reality headset to experience a short virtual reality experience could be the key to allaying your fears.  So say sleep scientists at Texas A&M University in a report of their pilot study in Frontiers in Virtual Reality.  They studied 61 young adults who donned Oculus Quest 2 units and watched scenes inspired by commonly r...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DTGs1LpDfDE/ Do you and your partner battle over a type of blanket, who has more, and/or temperature? The Scandinavian sleep method may be the answer to your dilemmas. It’s simple: you share the same bed, but you each have your own blanket, duvet, or even sleeping bag instead of sharing one. In contrast to most of my reports, I could find no controlled, clinic...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DS1xWQQDAuP/ Eating the dough or cookies creates serious risk to people with peanut allergies. Affected is the 2-pound, 8.5-ounce package marked with a BEST BY date of December 6, 2026. This recalled frozen cookie dough was sold in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Nebraska at retail grocery stores. If you, family members, or household visitors have a peanut allergy,...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DS1w2eEjGdj/ The tree nut allergens include almonds, pecans, and walnuts. About 197 cookie tins were sold in Baltimore, Towson, and Catonsville, Maryland in December 2025. If you have tree nut allergies, do not consume these cookies. Return them to the place of purchase for a full refund. For additional information, call Atwater’s at 1-410-644-3435. https://ww...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DS1v6gpEXxU/ Cookie Butter Holiday Bark contains undeclared pecans, and Pecan, Cranberry and Cinnamon Holiday Bark contains undeclared wheat, with multiple lot numbers: 28525, 29925, and 30625, with best by dates ranging from May 2026 through September 2026. These recalled Holiday Bark products were sold nationwide through Aldi grocery stores. If you have alle...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DS1vKTzDjtT/ Affected are Original Meaty Flavor and Heartland Harvest Dog Biscuits – Meaty Flavor with Chicken lot number 40906513 with a best by expiration date of September 6, 2026. These recalled dog biscuits were sold in Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Texas, Montana, and Nebraska. Do not feed these recalled biscuits to your dog. Return them to the place...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DS1ulVlDeM7/ Lead leaches into food prepared in these saucepans. It causes neurologic damage, particularly for children with developing nervous systems. The recalled saucepans include four sizes ranging from 1 quart to 3 quarts. These recalled saucepans were sold in Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisia...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DS1t9ufjRi3/ Affected are 8-inch Pound Cakes with Buttercream Icing and Pink Roses, 8-inch Pound Cakes with Buttercream Icing and Red Roses, 6-inch Pound Cakes with Buttercream Icing and Red Roses, and 6-inch Pound Cakes with Buttercream Icing and Confetti, all with a best-by date of December 15, 2025. These pound cakes were sold at Kroger Mid-Atlantic stores...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DS1tTOhiVL8/ This frozen dessert is contaminated small stones and other hard objects. The recalled product includes multiple best-by expiration dates before August 8, 2027. These frozen dessert pints were sold nationwide at retail stores. Do not consume this frozen dessert. For information on refunds, contact the So Delicious Dairy Free® Care Line at 1-833-367...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DS1sp22jfvC/ ReBoost Nasal Spray has been found to contain yeast, mold, and bacterial contamination including Achromobacter. ClearLife Allergy Nasal Spray has also been found to contain Achromobacter. contamination that may be linked to, at levels above specifications. Affected are all lots with dates from December 2022 to December 2025. These products were so...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DS1sDVBljXb/ This over-the-counter medication contains undeclared sildenafil. Viagra, and tadalafil, Cialis, which are both active ingredients in prescription drugs for erectile dysfunction. Taking this medication is risky for those taking nitrates for heart conditions, diabetes, high blood pressure, or high cholesterol. These recalled capsules were sold onlin...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DS1rEExjc1c/ The individual packages actually contain Publix Maple Walnut Coffee Cake. This mislabeling poses a serious, life-threatening risk to people with walnut allergies. The affected product has a lot code of 5309 and was manufactured on November 5, 2025. This recalled coffee cake was sold at Publix retail stores in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, N...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DS1qMejieuQ/ The affected flavors are Roasted Green Chile & Jack Cheese, Black Bean Bonanza & Jack Cheese, Butternut Squash with Roasted Green Chiles & Cheese, BBQ Chipotle Bean & White Cheddar, Mushroom Spinach & Salsa with Two Cheeses, Roasted Green Chile, Black Bean Bonanza, Butternut Squash with Roasted Green Chiles, and Mushroom Spinac...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DS0yTofkTPv/ These shrimp are likely contaminated with cesium-137, a known human carcinogen. About 83,800 bags of these frozen shrimp were sold in the US. Market 32 1-pound bags were sold at Price Chopper stores in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, and Vermont with Best By dates of April 22, 23, 24, 26, or 27, 2027.  Waterfront...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DS0xnyCDvX-/ This yogurt creates a risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reactions for people with almond allergies or sensitivities. The affected product has a Best By date of January 2, 2026 This recalled product was sold at all H-E-B stores in Texas. If you or family members have almond allergies or sensitivities, do not consume this yogurt. Return i...

These include milk, wheat, and soy allergens in 6 ounce and 12 ounce packages of the cookies. Eating these cookies causes serious or life-threatening allergic reactions in people with allergies or severe sensitivities to them. These recalled cookies were sold in retail stores in Hancock and Calumet, Michigan.  Do not consume these cookies if you have an allergy or sensitivity to milk, wheat, or so...