Dr. Howard Smith Reports

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DEQshNWskvL/ Mr. Christmas recalls its Wireless Decorative Tree Light Controllers, models 39611, 39612, and 39630.  These wireless receivers overheat creating a fire hazard.  About 44,600 of these controllers were sold at Walmart, Target, and Cracker Barrel stores nationwide and online at their websites between July 2024 and November 2024. Stop using these tre...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DEQr_4NMWmY/ Melii Baby has recalled its Silicone Spoons for Babies. The spoon tips break apart creating a choking risk for infants. Affected are spoons sold in 3-pack (code 2024-01), 4-pack (codes 2023-12 to 2024-05), and 5-piece silicone feeding sets with various animal shapes including cats, dinos, dogs, sharks, and unicorns. About 85,100 units were sold at...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DEQreFfJTle/ Chervon North America now recalls SKIL 40V 5.0Ah Lithium-Ion Batteries, model BY8708-00. These batteries overheat creating fire and burn hazards. Affected are batteries manufactured before May 1, 2021. About 63,000 of these batteries were sold in the U.S. and about 359 were sold in Canada individually or as part of SKIL 40V Brushless Mower kits at...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DEQq2XYODfS/ Charmast now recalls for its Charmast W1056 Power Banks. These power banks’ lithium-ion batteries overheat and ignite creating fire and burn hazards. About 488,000 units were sold exclusively on Amazon.com between December 2018 and September 2024. Stop using these recalled power banks immediately. For a full refund, contact Charmast at 1-929-636-0...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DEQqAeVvJoe/ Thanks for watching and listening in 2024.  Upcoming in 2025 are live programs with call-ins so you can ask questions and make comments about your experiences in the health care system.  Happy New Year

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/reel/DDxQcwGuj6-/ When is the best time for a pregnant mom to receive a vaccine in order to optimally protect her newborn? A study just published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology from the Mass General Hosp shows that all vaccines should be administered at least five weeks before the due date. This permits optimal development and then transfer...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/drhowardsmithreports/reel/DDvPzn2SGkU/ Many personal care products contain the toxic organic chemicals PFAS, short for per- and polyfluoroalkyl compounds.  These poisons are used in hair dyes, nail polishes, makeup, and other cosmetics.  Worse, a study from Brown University demonstrates that these chemicals migrate from your skin and hair into your bloodstream. ...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/reel/DDvPSeiSITJ/ The FDA and Novo Nordisk, the manufacturer of the popular diet drugs Ozempic and Wegovy, are issuing a warning that versions of these drugs created using raw materials are dangerous.  To date, 346 adverse reactions have been reported, 100 persons have been hospitalized, and 10 deaths have occurred.  The problem stems from the fact that the agen...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/drhowardsmithreports/reel/DDvOvRdyGHU/ Robots are hot commodities these days and telemedicine, meeting your medical team through your computer, continues to be popular after its intense use during the height of the pandemic.  Problem is your doctors and nurses can’t directly examine you by touch. Chinese scientists are on the brink of licking this problems.  The...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/reel/DDvNrimy_Q8/ MIT bioengineers, in cooperation with investigators at Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the Novo Nordisk company, have developed an ingestible capsule that can jet drugs into a patients intestinal wall avoiding the syringes and needles that many diabetics and others hate.  The device operates on the same principle as the jet propulsion...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/drhowardsmithreports/reel/DDvM3OwSPOb/ New York’s Mount Sinai neuroscientists call it Pose AI.  Using video and EEG data, it analyses the random movements of just born babies in the NICU and capably predicts neurologic dysfunction and abnormal states of consciousness permitting clinicians to intervene earlier and more effectively.  The system has been initially...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/reel/DDvLmadSHkZ/ Eating at least 2 to 4 eggs a week appears to improve your brain’s performance particularly for women.  A UC-San Diego study found that the eggs slowed memory decline and enhanced cognitive skills.  Other studies have shown the same effect for men as well.  For years, the humble egg has been blamed for raising cholesterol because it contains th...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/drhowardsmithreports/reel/DDvKxBNSoJ7/ If you were waiting until age 50 to get your first mammogram, you’ll now be 10 years too late.  ACOG, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists are now recommending that all women start having breast imaging for early detection of cancer every 1 to 2 years beginning at age 40.  Why the change?  Breast cancer i...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DDvCTv2yG5Z/ Over the past 4 years, the numbers of US kids receiving their measles shots before entering kindergarten has been on the decline.  The result: this year saw a 4-fold increase in serious measles outbreaks, 16 versus 4 in 2023. Measles vaccine has saved more lives over the past 50 years than any other vaccine.  Measles is highly contagious and there...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DDvBn4syhB1/ A Florida Atlantic University study shows that alcohol has led to twice as many deaths in 2020 as occurred in 1999.  This sobering statistic isn’t driven by deaths in middle-aged or older Americans with weakened bodies.  The age group with the most deaths was 25 to 34 years where the death rate due to booze quadrupled.  The guys bellying up to the...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DDvA_8EytTK/ Boozing to excess when you’re young permanently degrades the ability of your brain cells, your neurons, to communicate with one another.  Such changes are exactly the same seen in those with the cognitive decline of dementia including  Alzheimer’s.  Penn State neurobiologists make this observation with a mouse model where young mice were fed an ex...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DDu_-Q2ySqz/ Infants 6 months and younger were less likely to be hospitalized and die from CoVid if their mothers received a CoVid vaccine at least 5 weeks before delivery.  This from a CDC analysis of multisite hospital data collected from 2022 through 2024. Our infants are as $ susceptible to severe CoVid as older Americans 65 through 74 years of age yet the...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DDfd-zTgupi/ IHA Beverage now recalls Super Cinnamon Powder due to lead contamination. Lead is toxic to the nervous system and it particularly dangerous for growing children. This cinnamon powder was sold in California retail stores and at a few other locations across the U.S. Stop using this cinnamon powder and either discard it or return it to the place of p...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DDfdMwHs8Sh/ Sugar Foods is recalling Fresh Gourmet Tortilla Strips Santa Fe Style due to undeclared wheat. Affected product has a Best By Date of June 20, 2025. Fresh Gourmet Crispy Onion Strips containing wheat, were packaged in Tortilla Strip packaging. These mislabelled packages were sold in Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Texas, and Washington state. Stop con...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DDfcpBQJeoU/ Carolina Prime Pet, Inc.now recalls Hollywood Feed Carolina Made Chicken Chips, lot number 20051324L2 and an expiration date of 11/13/25.  These dog treats have salmonella contamination. About 400 bags of these treats were sold at Hollywood Feed stores in 19 states including Alabama, Georgia, Missouri, and Texas, as well as online at HollywoodFeed...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DDfb7LYJkFU/ Handsome Brook Farms is recalling Kirkland Signature Organic Pasture Raised 24-Count Eggs, lot number 327, due to contamination with almonella.  This bacterium can cause serious and sometimes fatal gastrointestinal and systemic infections in young children, elderly persons, and others with weakened immune systems.  The affected eggs have a use by...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DDfa9G6uNwa/ SunFed Produce, LLC has recalled its whole fresh American cucumbers.  This salmonella contaminated produce is packaged in containers labeled “SunFed” brand or in boxes labelled “Agrotato, S.A. de C.V” and were sold between October 12, 2024, and November 26, 2024. About 3,000 cases of these tainted cucumbers were sold in Alaska, Arizona, California...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DDfaRSOurFc/ Gracie’s Kitchens Inc has recalled all ready-to-eat fruit and vegetable products manufactured between November 4 and November 13, 2024 due to listeria contamination. The recall includes multiple items under the brands Gracie’s Kitchens, King Kullen, and Wild By Nature. Listeria can trigger serious infections, in young children, in the elderly, and...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DDfZqdUAnsv/ Russ Davis Wholesale is recalling multiple products including Crazy Fresh brand cucumbers and salad kits due to Salmonella contamination. Affected are cukes packaged with a 7-digit lot code preceded by an “X” and a sell-by or use-by date on the top label. About 69,300 cuke bags were sold in Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nor...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DDfZCd4OXI5/ Baloian Farms of Arizona now recalls all sizes of whole fresh American cucumbers due to salmonella contamination. The affected products include the “Pamela” brand, those in a generic white box with the grower’s name “Agrotato, S.A. de C.V.,” or clear PamPak branded bags of 6 cucumbers. These cukes were sold in California, Arizona, Texas, Michigan,...