Dr. Howard Smith Reports

DT Swiss Carbon Fiber Road Wheels Shatter Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DOWjwKij5GQ/ Defects in these wheels compromise their structural integrity and create crash and injury hazards. Affected are lot numbers with DT Swiss ID code 2740000 or higher. About 6,000 wheels were sold in the US, and about 150 were sold in Canada at independent bicycle dealers nationwide and also sold as original...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DOWi1yMDXea/ These dressers are unstable if not anchored to the wall and pose a serious tip-over and entrapment hazard that can result in injury or death to children. Affected is lot number KF-X9Y. About 3,500 of these dressers were sold on Amazon between March 2025 and June 2025. Stop filling these recalled dressers immediately if they are not anchored to the...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DOWiCrCiY1x/ The recall is due to a laceration hazard, as the flexible grease gun hose can develop a hole and eject grease during use leading to laceration hazards. Affected are models XPG01S1, XPG01SR1, XPG01Z and hose models 191A79-9, 191A80-4, 191W58-9, and 191W59-7. About 62,927 of these products have been sold at hardware and home improvement stores and o...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DOWgRVpDxZ8/ These loungers violate mandatory standards for infant sleep products. The sides are shorter than required, the sleeping pads are too thick, and an infant can fall out or become entrapped. Affected is model UMCZC01AE. About 23,000 of these dangerous baby loungers have been sold on Amazon from January 2024 through April 2025 Immediately stop using t...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DN0_LWeXrmH/ The answer is yes if you can’t tolerate certain foods such as those containing lactose.  Canadian sleep researchers at the University of Montreal and MacEwan University surveyed 1082 college students and found an impressive link between nightmares and diet. Data gathered included dietary information, food intolerances, allergies, personality type,...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DN0-HNvXPcP/ An already FDA-approved cancer vaccine was spectacularly effective in controlling pancreatic cancers that carry the KRAS markers.  A multi-center phase 1 study, helmed by oncologists at New York’s Sloan Kettering and Texas’ MD Anderson, studied the vaccine labeled ELI-002 developed by Boston’s Elicio Therapeutics.   The results demonstrated that t...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DN09U9v2nzK/ I recently reported the troubling surge in laughing gas recreational use highlighting the damage that this nitrous oxide gas can do to your mouth and throat as it cools.  This rising use of the drug is also killing more of us each year. I am sad to report that 1240 Americans lost their live sto nitrous oxide poisoning between the years 2010 and 20...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DN08cgWau2f/ What’s the trick?  A small modification in your walking gait could delay any need for knee replacement surgery for years.  So say University of Utah bioengineers and musculoskeletal researchers after studying a select group of 68 patients with knee arthritis in a year-long placebo-controlled trial. Their Lancet Rheumotology study revealed that a s...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DN07cQI3q01/ Gold nanoparticles, coated with specific antibodies to viruses, bacteria, or virtually any disease-causing agent, now form the basis of a diagnostic system 100,000 times more sensitive than current technologies and capable of delivering a result in about 15 minutes.  Molecular bioengineers at Arizona State University have developed the reagents an...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DN06krQ2q-f/ Immunologists at the Medical University of South Carolina have found a way to direct the body’s immune system to censor itself permitting transplanted human organs to flourish with medicinal immunosuppression.  Their study appeared recently in Frontiers in Immunology . The investigators genetically engineered so-called regulatory T cells, Treg lym...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DN05tuXXix_/ In the search for ever more effective and selective ways to fight cancer, researchers at Columbia University’s School of Engineering and Applied Science in collaboration with those at Rockefeller University have bioengineered a bacterium that selectively ferries a cell-killing virus into cancer cells.  They call this system CAPPSID which stands fo...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DN04xTN2nvK/ Blah, blah blah you’re thinking.  Yea, yea, yea Dr. Smith I’ve heard this all before.  PLEASE don’t click off and give me a couple minutes to help you save your own life or the lives of those you love. An astounding 77% of Americans do not know that blood pressures greater than 130/80 are a significant risk for heart attack and stroke as well as d...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DN038nZ3AWE/ Even a mild case of CoVid will age your vital arteries 5 years.  This from a study by French cardiologists recently published in the European Heart Journal.  The cardiovascular researchers studied data from 2090 individuals in 16 countries from late 2020 through early 2022.  Arterial aging was estimated by measuring the degree of vessel stiffness...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DN023UfWjJq/ So-called “clear e-cigarettes that contain synthetic cooling agents trigger greater blood pressure and heart rate increases than menthol flavored e-cigarettes.  Yale and Boston University researchers issue this warning following their study of 200 young adult vapers and non-vapers.  They analyzed 3 groups: 23 clear-ecig vapers; 111 non-clear vaper...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DNrzfRnaKSG/ This bacteria can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in children, the elderly, and those with weakened immune systems. It can also cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women. Affected is Lot Number 615. About 12 cases of this cheese was sold at Cheese Plate Brooklyn – Park Slope and Cheese Plate Brooklyn – Carroll Gardens be...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DNrymjdWsfn/ This bacterium causes a severe and sometimes fatal systemic infection in the very young, older frail individuals, and those with weakened immune systems.  Listeria can also trigger miscarriages and stillbirths.  The affected items include 100% Grass-Fed Pepper Jack Cheese with Lot Code 251661; Copia Collective 100% Grass-Fed Pepper Jack Cheese wit...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DNq6jI3M-Yh/ These frozen shrimp are contaminated with the radionuclide Cesium-137. Cesium-137 is a man-made radioisotope, and long-term, repeated low-dose exposure may increase the risk of cancer. Affected products include raw and cooked frozen shrimp with lot numbers including 087305, 095944, 111154, 095946, 109562, 109540, 109541, 109542, 125143, 130632, 12...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DNq54scp_T2/ These hair dryers lack an immersion protection device thereby creating a risk of death or serious injury from electrocution or shock if the hair dryers fall into water while plugged in. Affected is model number D3190DCDN About 56,300 hairdryers were sold in the US at Walmart Marketplace, Target Marketplace, and Amazon from March 2024. Immediately...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DNq5RgHJ50p/ The locking mechanisms on these ladders jam and fail to fully lock into place creating fall hazards. The recalled ladders are model numbers ALMP-20IAA and ALMP-24IAA. About 122,250 ladders were sold in the US at Home Depot stores nationwide and online at HomeDepot.com from November 2021 through February 2024. Stop climbing on these recalled ladder...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DNq4nTJp4gJ/ This fuel bottle’s nozzle applicator is not child-resistant creating a deadly poisoning hazard since these bottles contain volatile hydrocarbons that cause chemical pneumonias and fatal lung damage. The bottles are also incorrectly labeled as “Non-Toxic.” About 11,275 fuel bottles were sold in the US at Amazon.com, Walmart.com, and Fireflyfuel.com...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DNq3i2BN-WU/ This kettle’s infuser basket lid loosens and falls off during use creating a burn hazard. The affected kettles have lot codes 022020, 022021, 022022, 042022, 022023, or 032023. About 40,000 kettles were sold in the US online at HSN.com and through the HSN television network from August 2020 through January 2025. Stop using the recalled tea kettles...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DNq2lgrJ071/ These bottles fail to withstand normal operating pressures during use and create serious impact, laceration, and hearing damage hazards. The affected bottles have expiration dates between January 2026 and October 2026. About 106,200 bottles were sold in the US, and about 5,000 were sold in Canada online at iDrinkproducts.com, Walmart.com, Amazon.c...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DNq1y7fJ0CN/ This unit’s lithium-ion battery overheats creating fire and burn hazards. Affected are models 2G520, 2G505B, and 2G512B. About 24,000 units were sold in the US, and about 9,900 were sold in Canada online at Amazon.com, Homedepot.com, and Esrtech.com from September 2023 through July 2025. Stop using these recalled power banks and contact Waymeet at...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DNeAc9Iv79P/ The best time to take a test is between 11 AM and 1 PM.  Psychologists at Italy’s University of Messina analyzed the results of 104,552 oral exams conducted at universities and found that those yielding passing grades occurred midday.  Pass rates tend to dip early in the morning and again late in the afternoon.  In addition, test scores among thos...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DNd_g0dN0lg/ The low calorie and restricted nutrient diets that many overweight and obese men are following have a significant chance of making them depressed.  The University of Toronto’s Departments of Psychiatry and Biostatistics reviewed data from more than 28,000 US men gathered from 2007 to 2018. While calorie-restrictive diets were associated with a bum...