Dr. Howard Smith Reports

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C6cVFOirVTV/ The Consumer Product Safety Commission and Randder are calling Randder 2-Pack Liquid Fuel Bottles.  These portable fuel containers lack child-resistant closures leading to flammable liquid spillage with a risk of burns or poisoning. About 1830 of these bottles were sold on amazon.com. Stop using these fuel bottles and contact Randder at catherine0...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C6cUcKerN_q/ The Consumer Product Safety Commission and Crate and Barrel now recall Crate & Barrel Hampshire Cribs as the mattress support pins fail allowing the mattress and your baby to drop out. About 3,200 of these cribs were sold in the US and about 120 were sold in Canada. Take your baby out of these dangerous cribs and contact Crate and Barrel at 1-...

https://www.instagram.com/p/C6cSorkLZLu/ The Consumer Product Safety Commission and Full Speed Aheads are recalling Gossamer Pro AGX+ cranksets.  The arms and attached pedals detach from these cranks leading to crashes, falls, and injuries.  Affected are units with serial numbers beginning with B1, B2 or B3. About 12,300 of these cranksets and about 250 were sold in Canada at bike stores with Cann...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C6cSCU2rQNY/ The Consumer Product Safety Commission and the 3M Technical Service Team are recalling 3M Peltor X4 Series Earmuffs.  These noise-silencing earmuffs develop cracks and allow deafening sound to reach your ears leading to hearing losses. About 40,000 sound earmuffs were sold in the US and about 6,700 were sold in Canada and industrial distributors n...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C6cRUA9LDjk/ The Consumer Product Safety Commission and Oregon Tool are recalling Oregon, PowerPro, Country Tuff, and Speeco branded log splitters and cylinder kits.  The hydraulic cylinder rod on these units separates from the piston, the wedge won’t retract properly, and when the piston moves again the rod and wedge move unpredictably leading to injuries. Ab...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C6cQhyEL3l5/ The Consumer Product Safety Commission and JAKKS Pacific nows recall Mario Kart™ 24V Ride-On Racer Cars.  The accelerator pedal sticks when debris-clogged leading to unexpected, continued vehicle operation, crashes, and injuries.  Affected are cars with date codes: 1752VE01, 1782VE01, 1952VE01, 2242VE01, 2352VE01, 2852VE01, 0583VE01. About 17,500...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C6cPyTvLMrE/ The Consumer Product Safety Commission and Crosman are recalling Crosman Icon 177 and .22 Caliber Air Rifles.  A loaded rifle, even if uncocked can suddenly and unpredictably discharge if jolted or dropped leading to injuries, some severe.  Affected are model numbers CPI77S and CPI22S. About 2500 of these rifles were sold Do It Best Hardware, True...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C6W4w-RLFFy/ Kudos to the Energizer Battery company for working with the nonprofit, parent-initiated Reese’s Purpose foundation to develop the first child-safer button and hearing aid coin battery that helps to prevent the potentially fatal ingestion problem.  These little batteries look good enough to eat.  When swallowed, they lodge in the throat or anywhere...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C6W3-7_Luib/ PowerHeal is a bioelectric bandage that generates microcurrrents capable of accelerating healing.  Developed and manufactured by Vormaris, the polyester dressing contains elemental silver and zinc microcell batteries that generate the healing currents after activation by conductive tissue fluids.  In addition to promoting wound healing, these “spa...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C6W28Z6r14f/ The FDA has just approved the prescription phone app Rejoyn, created by Otsuka and Click Therapeutics.  It’s designed to be used by those with major depression already taking medications.  The app is to be used for 2 hours a week over 6 weeks. Its use results in significant resolution of depressive symptoms.   This benefit was demonstrated during...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C6W16gsLYG9/ The most common diseases of childhood, measles, whooping cough, mumps, diphtheria, and meningitis, once almost completely eradicated,  are now being regularly reported in Europe.  They will almost certainly spread across the ocean to your neighborhood.  This resurgence of communicable diseases is due to one public health disaster.  That is a risin...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C6W1G5qLp8W/ Your smartphone may soon have the ability to rapidly determine the level of sugar or other compounds in your blood and in other bodily fluids.  The secret: magnetism and your phone’s built in compass.   Physicists at Colorado’s National Institute of Standards and Technology have developed a smart hydrogel with embedded magnetic particles.  The hyd...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C6W0W3XrJl0/ Urologists and pathologists at the University of Michigan have developed a gene-based urine test that detects the most dangerous prostate cancers more effectively than the standard PSA tests.  They identified 18 genes uniquely expressed by high grade prostate cancers and detectable in the urine.  They paired the gene test with clinical data to der...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C6Wzb4srpj8/ The bioactive compounds in red cabbage juice, RCJ, reversed the consequences of colitis in a mouse model.  Researchers at the Universities of Missouri and Nebraska demonstrated that the freshly prepared juices from the red cabbage contain  polyphenols, anthrocyanins, organic acids, and multiple complex sugars. Mouse colitis, induced by dextran sod...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C6WyG78rC4H/ A new look at this issue by French and American researchers is dispelling the age-old hypothesis that women’s menstrual cycles are completely controlled by lunar phase cycles since both are roughly 28 days in length.  After studying more than 3,000 young women from both countries and analyzing 27,000 ovarian cycles, they conclude that the cycle le...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C6WuJDVr3jQ/ Restricting your eating to only 10 hours a day, will not help you lose those pounds compared with wolfing it down during all of your waking hours.  So say Johns Hopkins epidemiologists following their randomized study of 41 middle-aged persons, over 90% women, eating the same number of calories with half doing so over 10 hours and the others over...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C6WstnzLzVT/ Atrial fibrillation is the nearly functionless wiggling of the heart’s upper chambers rather than purposeful pumping.  One in every four persons with atrial fibrillation, AF for short, is under the age of 65.  That’s surprising, since common wisdom considers AF to be a disease of the elderly.   This from cardiologists at the University of Pittsbur...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C6WrKMpLziz/ A medication in a foam and liquid form that a man or woman applies to the scalp when losing hair has been around for years.  This topical medication contains the drug minoxidil, branded as Rogaine. This topical minoxidil treatment is effective but can be messy, may yield spotty results, and may stop working in time.   Minoxidil can be given by mou...

Vids https://www.instagram.com/p/C57ksWlr4al/ The Food and Drug Administration and Belgian Yummies, SOFRA, and Ria branded ice cream and gelato frozen confections contain a list of undeclared allergens including wheat, soy, egg, coconut, peanuts, FD&C Yellow #5.  Those with allergies to any or all of these could develop serious allergic reactions. All of these products were distributed in Flor...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C57kDr2r3Mr/ The Food and Drug Administration and Baron Spices Inc are recalling Blues Hog Sweet and Savory Seasoning as this product contains undeclared soy and wheat allergens.   Those with an allergy to soy or wheat or both could develop a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction should they consume this product.   Affected are lot numbers 034-363 and...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C57jIM3LgJi/ The Food and Drug Administration, Global Mix, Inc,and World Green Nutrition, Inc have recalled tejocote and herbal supplements sold under the following brands:  Eva Nutrition, Science of Alpha, Niwali, NWL Nutra, and ELV Control Herbal Supplement.  Though labeled as containing tejocote root or other herbs, they contain the highly toxic yellow olea...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C57iTVdrZgG/ The Food and Drug Administration and the Oregon Spice Company are recalling Johnny’s Parmesan Garlic Seasoning.  It contains undeclared sesame.  Those with an allergy to sesame could develop a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction should they consume this product.  This garlic seasoning was sold in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Nevad...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C57hpGBr6Vq/ The Food and Drug Administration and Homestyle Foods Inc. Are recalling Kowalski Simply Sides - Jack’s Potato Salad due to undeclared egg.  Affected product has a sell by date of 4/29/24.  An incorrect label for Very Berry Strawberry has placed on the packaging. This potato salad was sold in Michigan to 25 stores including 21 Kroger locations, Dia...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C57hBhIrz16/ The Food and Drug Administration and Feel Good Foods are recalling Feel Good Foods Cream Cheese Stuffed Mini Bagels due to gluten contamination.  Those with a gluten sensitivity or celiac disease could develop a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction should they consume this product.  Affected mini bagels have Best By dates ranging from 5/2...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C57gNM5L3Rr/ The Food and Drug Administration and the Roly Poly Bakery of New Britain, CT now recall Roly Poly Multgrain Bread due to undeclared egg.  Those with an allergy to egg could develop a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction should they consume this product. Affected is all bread purchased before 4/11/24. This bread has been sold at the Roly P...