Dr. Howard Smith Reports

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C57eC_VrFq7/ The Food and Drug Administration and Gracie’s Kitchen of New Haven are now recalling King Cullen Broccoli Cutlets with Bread Crumbs and Parmesan.  This product contains undeclared sesame and wheat.  Those with an allergies to sesame and wheat as well as those with gluten sensitivity and/or celiac disease could develop a serious or life-threatening...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C57dUrILgfM/ The Consumer Product Safety Commission and Thule are recalling Thule RideAlong rear-mounted Child Bike Seats.  These seats contain toxic levels of the flame retardant DecaBDE which is dangerous if ingested or if it gets into the eyes. About 8,640 of these seats were sold in the US about 3,880 were sold in Canada at REI and baby stores nationwide a...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C57coRzrZmt/ The Consumer Product Safety Commission and Lovey & Grink are recalling four types of children’s sleepwear garments: girl’s two-piece pajama sets, girl’s nightgowns, boy’s two-piece pajama sets, and unisex two-piece pajama sets as they fail to meet federal flammability standards for children’s sleepwear. About 23,720 sets were sold at Five Loav...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C57cAKOrS2y/ The Consumer Product Safety Commission and Walmart are recalling Mainstays Electric Mini Choppers.  The chopper’s blades can suddenly activate during chopper assembly or when not in the container leading to laceration hazards. About 51,750 of these mini choppers were sold by Walmart in stores and online. Stop using these mini choppers and return t...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C57bPaLr23C/ The Consumer Product Safety Commission and Essential Medical Supply are recalling Endurance® Hand Bed Rails.  These bed rails can trap a person within the rail structure or between the rail and the side of the bed.  Bedrails with model numbers that DO NOT END IN R are included in this recall. About 272,000 of these bed rails were sold at home heal...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C57AOpjLJJg/ The CPSC and Excalibur Crossbows now recall Excalibur Crossbow C2 Cranks.  The cocking hooks on these cranks break leading to unexpected projectile misfires with injuries to bystanders and users.  About 15,000 of these crossbow cranks were sold in the US and about 3920 were sold in Canada at Bass Pro Shops, Cabela’s, and other stores nationwide an...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C56_m-xLwbQ/ The Consumer Product Safety Commission and Empower Brands are recalling BLACK+DECKER Model HGS011 Easy Garment Steamers.  These steamers can spew scalding hot water and steam creating burn hazards. About 1.6 million steamers were sold at Walmart, Target, Amazon, Bed Bath & Beyond and other stores nationwide, including online at walmart.com, ta...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C569_vXrP2J/ The Consumer Product Safety Commission and Yoto Ltd.are recalling Yoto Mini Speakers as their lithium-ion batteries overheat leading to fire and burn hazards. About 251,165 of these speakers were sold at us.yotoplay.com, Amazon.com, Target.com and maisonette.com, and in toy and gift stores nationwide., Stop using or allowing your children to use t...

Vids https://www.instagram.com/p/C569ZFDrD4s/ The Consumer Product Safety Commission and Fischer Sports US are recalling Fischer RC4 Junior Ski Boots.  The cuffs on these ski boots can rotate leading to lock malfunctions, falls, and injuries. About 1460 ski boots were sold nationwide at ski stores and online at Fischer sports.com/us_en/ and on other websites. Stop using these ski boots And contact...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C568yGsLtRe/ The Consumer Product Safety Commission and Huenco are recalling all sizes of BRS Portable Liquid Fuel Bottles as they fail to meet federal child-resistant standards creating fire and burn hazards. About 1600 of these bottles were sold on amazon.com. Stop using these fuel bottles and store them out of your children’s reach.  Contact Huenco by email...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C567uMjrufk/ The Consumer Product Safety Commission and Red Land Cotton are recalling Red Land Cotton “Quilts” and “Quilted Shams” as needle fragments have been found inside some of this bedding. About 17,400 quilts and shams have been sold at Red Land Cotton store and online at redlandcotton.com and amazon.com. Stop using these quilts and shams and call Red L...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C561KCZru9I/ The CPSC and Delta Cycle are recalling Delta Cycle and Dimension Stem Raisers as they loosen during bike rides leading to handlebar shifting, falls, crashes, and injuries.  Affected are Delta Cycle models TD3318B, TD3318S, TD3418B, and TD3418S and Dimension models SM1977 and SM197. About 500,000 of these stem raisers were sold in the US and about...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C560g2cLWdt/ The Consumer Product Safety Commission and Intimidator are recalling Intimidator and Mahindra branded utility vehicles due to a defective universal joint that cuts into the brake line leading to crashes and injuries. About 19,264 UTVs were sold at Intimidator and Mahindra dealers nationwide. Stop riding these UTVs and contact a Intimidator and Mah...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C56z8P0r_ki/ The CPSC and Innovative Bedding Solutions/SBL are recalling GhostBed-branded Natural Mattresses as they violate federal smoldering ignition requirements creating fire and burn hazards.   About 1250 of these mattresses were sold at GhostBed.com, GhostBedNatural.com and other websites. Stop sleeping on these mattresses and contact GhostBed at 1- 877...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C56zMBrLxlN/ The Consumer Product Safety Commission and Jugder now recall Jugader Zipline Kits including cable wire, trolley, and seat as the stainless steel cable breaks leading to falls, injuries, and worse. About 6600 of these kits were sold on Amazon.com. Immediately discontinue use of these ziplines.  Contact Jugader at 1- 800-360-8078 or via email at  su...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C5ty_m6Ll32/ You might say: Doc….We’ve heard over and over that charcoal grilling produces carcinogenic compounds that might later trigger cancer.  Now, though, Stanford University chemists have uncovered yet another genetic risk associated with cooking foods at high temperatures.   We know that our food comes from plants and animals, but we never think about...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C5tyNkdLpIo/   Babies breastfed for at least 4 months perform significantly better on their English and Math achievement tests at age 16 than those never breastfed.  This from a British study of 5000 kids born between 2000 and 2002.   Tabulating the teen’s scores on the British General Certificate of Secondary Education or GCSE tests, those breastfed for 4-6 m...

 Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C5txiCDrV4j/ More than half of people of all ages admit to a fear of clowns or so-called coulrophobia. A survey of 987 participants by South Wales psychologists reveals that 53.5% of us have some fear of clowns,  Compare this with other phobias where 3.8% have a fear of animals, 3% have a fear of needles, 2.8% have a fear of heights, 2.3% fear weather, 2.2% f...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C5twslyrt5F/ Men who regularly lift or move heavy objects at work enjoy a 44% higher sperm count and a 46% higher sperm concentration compared with those who do not move heavy objects as part of their occupational activities.  Harvard researchers studied 377 male partners of couples undergoing infertility workups and used surveys to elicit information about th...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C5tvj9lrGXS/ Nearly one one every three pediatric admissions for burns is due to scalding from a hot bowl of noodles.  This from a  University of Chicago review of 790 children under 18 years of age.  The data showed that 31% of the burns were due to instant noodles, that those with ramen burns compared with those due to other causes were slightly older, 5.4 y...

 Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C5tu0z_ruaY/ Listening to music you love lowers your pain threshold.  Dutch anesthesia-pain researchers studied the perception of pressure- and electrically-induced pain in 415 subjects.  Tolerance for both types of pain was better for those listening to their preferred brands of music rather than music they found annoying.  One odd finding: listening to musi...

Limp Handshakes Associated With Depression   Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C5ttozjLsY5/   Those with a strong handgrip have a 26% lower risk of depression as years go by.  This the conclusion after a study of 115,600 older Europeans living in 24 different countries over a 7 year period.     The investigators found a dose-response relationship between handgrip power and risk of depression f...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C5tsz3NLceS/ Those regularly consuming almonds in advance of unexpected, sudden vigorous exercise report less fatigue and muscle soreness as well as better leg and back strength. North Carolina investigators report this association following their randomized study of 64 middle aged men and women.   The experimental group ate 57 grams of almonds daily for one m...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C5tpUxzr0vr/ The greater the intensity of road cycling training on a given day, the lower the moods of those cyclists the following day.  Researchers at Barcelona’s Laboratory of Sports Psychology and Sport Research Institute carefully monitored 5 recreational road cyclists over a 6 week period.   Captured was data that reflected the cyclists actual and percei...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C5oDg1yuV4k/   Mindfulness meditation can reduce your guilt, but doing so may have a negative impact on your social relationships.  Psychologists at the University of Washington conducted a series of 8 experiments on 1400 participants that included 3 groups: US adults recruited online, undergrads at UPenn’s Wharton business school, and Portuguese grad students...