Howard G. Smith MD, AM

Dr. Howard Smith Reports

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Howard G. Smith MD, AM has been reporting health and wellness news for more than 40 years on radio and via podcasts. Harvard Medical School, MD; Harvard University, AM, Immunology; former Medical Editor, WBZ-AM, Boston. Website: http://www.drhowardsmith.com Email: drhowardsmith.reports@gmail.com

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Howard G. Smith MD, AM

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Jun 25, 2026

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Joy Luck Brand Dried Lily Flowers Contain Undeclared Sulfites 13.03.2025

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/drhowardsmithreports/reel/DHJlClKPqCS/ Those with sulfite allergies or sensitivities could develop serious or life-threatening reactions after consuming this product. These recalled lily flowers were sold at retail outlets nationwide. Those with a sulfite allergy should not consume this product and return it to the place of purchase for a full refund. For more i...

Zaarah Herbals Branded Rasayan Churan, Gurmar Powder, Vasaka Powder, and Bhringraj Powder Contain Poisons 13.03.2025

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHJkgQBtiUS/ These powders are all contaminated with toxic levels of lead and arsenic. Exposure to these contaminants can pose serious health risks, including developmental defects, kidney dysfunction, and increased cancer risk. Affected products are batch numbers BJ 04, GD 04, VK 04, and RY 04, all with a manufacturing date of July 2022. These herbal suppl...

Wangzhihe Hot Pot Sauce Contains Undeclared Allergens 13.03.2025

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/drhowardsmithreports/reel/DHJj3B6xxdN/ This hot pot sauce contains undeclared peanut, soy, sesame, and wheat allergens. Those with with allergies or sensitivities to these ingredients risk serious or life-threatening reactions if they consume the product. Also affected are those with celiac disease.  Affected are lot numbers 2023/12/20, 2024/1/31, 2024/4/15, and...

Nuby Stroller Fans Chop Baby’s Fingers 13.03.2025

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHJjQ95sLD6/ This stroller fan’s housing permits children’s probing fingers to reach the blades creating laceration injuries.  Affected is model number 25138, lot number N8K10X. About 33,600 stroller fans were sold at Baby Express, Burlington Coat Factory, Target, and Unique Photo stores, as well as online at Amazon.com and us.nuby.com. The affected fans we...

BD Recon LT Avalanche Transceivers Won’t Save You 13.03.2025

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/drhowardsmithreports/reel/DHJilqOPBfL/ The transceiver’ s power switch is defective and the radio powers down unexpectedly. This prevents the locating of avalanche victims with obvious dire consequences.  About 1,660 transceivers were sold in the United States, and an additional 206 were sold in Canada at Liberty Mountain, REI, specialty outdoor stores, and onli...

Taylor Water Technologies Phosphate Reagent #1 Bottles Are Dangers To Children 13.03.2025

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHJhzBVMLB3/ These reagent bottles fail to meet child-resistant packaging requirements under the Poison Prevention Packaging Act (PPPA). The bottles contain sulfuric acid and create a risk of severe chemical burns to the skin and eyes and, if swallowed, internal corrosive burns. About 10,000 units were sold nationwide in pool and aquarium stores and online...

Lolanta Children’s Bathrobes are Flammable 13.03.2025

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/drhowardsmithreports/reel/DHJhKT3twe_/ Lolanta Children’s Bathrobes violate federal flammability regulations for children’s sleepwear creating a serious burn hazard and risk of injury or death to children. About 5,100 bathrobes were sold exclusively on Amazon.com from November 2021 through November 2024.Stop permitting your children to wear these recalled bathro...

Extreme Heat May Age You 11.03.2025

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHD3ybgMZCK/ If you live in an area with more high-heat days, with a heat index above 90°F, you are likely to experience faster biological aging than if you reside in a cooler region.  In fact, you are likely to age an extra 14 months over a six-year period. This study from the University of Southern California just published in Science measured epigenetic...

Nasal Spray Blunts Traumatic Brain Injury 11.03.2025

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHD28nmuKit/ So say neurologists at Harvard’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital.  In a mouse model, they show that a nasal spray containing an anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody significantly reduces brain inflammation and speeds recovery after a traumatic brain injury (TBI).  This antibody, sprayed into the nasal cavities, activates regulatory T cells, Tregs, that th...

Flossing Lowers Stroke Risk 11.03.2025

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/drhowardsmithreports/reel/DHD2SrsvrnU/ University of South Carolina neurologists just reported to the International Stroke Conference that that regular flossing lowers the risk of certain strokes.  Their study followed 6,278 participants for more than 25 years. Those who flossed at least once weekly had a 21% lower incidence of ischemic stroke and a 44% lower ri...

Ice Cream Gets Your Kid Though A Tonsillectomy 11.03.2025

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHD1deAvsDU/ A clinical trial just published in the International Journal of Pediatric Otolaryngology found that children who ate ice cream after surgery had better pain control compared to those who didn’t.   The study group included 48 children undergoing this common childhood surgery. The data showed that, at 6, 12, and 18 hours post-op, children consumi...

American Baby Food Is Junk 11.03.2025

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/drhowardsmithreports/reel/DHD0mJEujL2/ A shocking 60% of commercial baby foods on the shelves of US grocery stores fail to meet accepted international nutritional guidelines set by the World Health Organization.  This wakeup call comes from the researchers at Australias’s George Institute for Global Health and North Carolina’s Gillings Global School of Public He...

Success: Vaccine Prevention of Cervical Cancer 11.03.2025

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHDz1lkRXs9/ The vaccine against the human papilloma virus, Gardasil, was first recommended for teens and those younger than 45 in 2006.  Since then, this vaccine has been instrumental in cutting the incidence of cervical pre-cancerous lesions by 80% according to a just-published CDC analysis.    Since the vaccine’s introduction, vaccination rates have stea...

Solving The Cold Sore Mystery 11.03.2025

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/drhowardsmithreports/reel/DHDzLeQstGx/ Nothing worse than a cold sore, a fever blister, blossoming on your lip the day of your big event. Nearly all of us become infected with the herpes virus early in life during almost unnoticeable infections, but what makes the virus bloom. Now University of Virginia microbiologists have identified the key to herpes simplex v...

Improving Ovarian Cancer Immunotherapy 11.03.2025

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHDygk-shuL/ Immunotherapy has been a resounding success for melanoma skin cancer and small cell lung cancer.  Not so for ovarian cancer.  Cancer immunologists at the University of Virginia have now discovered what underlies this failure. Their research discovered that flagellin protein from gut bacteria blocks the effectiveness of the checkpoint inhibitors...

Treating Deep Lung Disease 11.03.2025

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/drhowardsmithreports/reel/DHDxzayvjCg/ Treating acute and chronic lung disease like influenza, CoVid, and emphysema is challenging since may therapeutic agents fail to reach the deep and peripheral portions of the lungs.   RNA innovators at the University of Pennsylvania report the development of new mRNA therapy that can do just that.  Housed in a lipid nanopar...

Your Vital Organs May Age Faster Than You 11.03.2025

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHDxDQMuX1-/ The different organs in our bodies age at different rates. When certain of our vital organs are older than our years would predict, the risk of serious illness escalates.  British and Finnish investigators studied blood samples from 6235 middle-aged adults and tracked their health over a 20 year arc. Accelerated aging in the heart, liver, and b...

Reducing Your Microplastic Exposure 11.03.2025

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/drhowardsmithreports/reel/DHDwCTEPLKc/ Neurologists at Canada’s University of Ottawa, alarmed at the discovery of microplastic and nanoplastic particles in brains of those suffering from dementia, now offer concrete suggestions about how all of us can reduce this threat.  They report that drinking filtered tap water rather than bottled water can reduce your micr...

Plastic Packaging Attacks Both Ends of Your Body 11.03.2025

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHDvDa9ukWT/ Since the late 20th century its been all the rage.  The oil industry made it so cheap, it virtually replaced all other packaging material.  But now, we are paying the piper. A study just published in ScienceAdvances reports that microplastics, tiny microscopic plastic fragments, can and will block blood vessels in the brain. These plastic obstr...

Dr. Howard Smith-LIVE-031025 10.03.2025

  https://www.instagram.com/drhowardsmithreports/reel/DHCJIq8Rlq8/ The 12 new health reports  Plastic Packaging Attacks Both Ends of Your Body Reducing Your Microplastic Exposure Your Vital Organs May Age Faster Than You Treating Deep Lung Disease Improving Ovarian Cancer Immunotherapy Solving The Cold Sore Mystery Success: Vaccine Prevention of Cervical Cancer American Baby Food Is Junk Ice Cream...

Dr. Howard Smith LIVE 3/10/25 09.03.2025

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/drhowardsmithreports/reel/DG_oiQZJ4pL/ Dr. Howard Smith here inviting you to join me this Monday, March 10th on my live webcast on TikTok and Facebook beginning at 2 pm EASTERN, 1 pm CENTRAL, 12 noon MOUNTAIN, and 11 am o the West coast..  I’ll be featuring 12 brand new health reports, health news your can use to change your life.  Besides that there’s the opppo...

Ascent SinuCleanse Soft Tip Squeeze Bottle Nasal Wash System Has Germs 06.03.2025

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/drhowardsmithreports/reel/DG3pK6lPzuj/ Confirmed testing detected Staphylococcus  contamination. Affected is lot number 024122661A1.This product was sold nationwide. Discontinue use of the Sinucleanse nasal wash system immediately. Return the product to the place of purchase for a refund.  Former info about this recall, please contact Ascent Consumer Products In...

Vitafer-L Gold Liquid Contains A Dangerous Prescription Drug 06.03.2025

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/reel/DG3oc5UpJFd/ This product contains undeclared tadalafil. This prescription medication is a phosphodiesterase inhibitor that can dangerously depress blood pressure particularly in those taking nitrate-containing medications such as nitroglycerin. This product is sold through Amazon and Walmart in every state. Immediately stop using this product and return it...

Little Leaf Southwest Salad Kits Have Hidden Allergens 06.03.2025

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/drhowardsmithreports/reel/DG3ntr_vfnL/ These kits have undeclared fish and wheat allergens.  Those with an allergies to fish and wheat as well as celiac disease could develop a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction should they consume this product.  Affected is lot number 050011 with a Enjoy By date of 3/8/25. These salad kits were sold in Massachusetts,...

Wild Coast Raw Chicken Cat Food Has Bird Flu 06.03.2025

Contamination  Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/reel/DG3m-EovZVD/ Lots #22660, #22653, #22641, #22639, #22672 and #22664 with a Best Buy date of 12/25 are possibly contaminated with Influenza H5N1, bird flu. If you fed your cat any of this product,  look for signs of bird flu such as fever, lethargy, low appetite, reddened or inflamed eyes, discharge from the eyes and nose, difficulty breathing...

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