Dr. Howard Smith Reports

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C2IeRTHra4b/ The CPSC and UBBCARE now recall UBBCARE Play Yard Crib Mattresses since they violate multiple federal safety regulations for crib mattresses including thickness and labeling thus posing a suffocation hazard to infants. About 1,000 of these crib mattresses were sold at amazon.com. Stop allowing your infant to sleep on these crib mattresses and cont...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C2IdijfrO9A/ The CPSC and Bell Sports are recalling Bell Slope Adult Helmets since their strap anchors can dislodge with applied force violating federal bicycle safety standards and creating risks of head injuries. About 11,000 of these adult bike helmets were sold at Target, Fred Meyer, Academy, other stores nationwide and on websites. Stop wearing these defe...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C2IbxzWLD_T/ The CPSC and Boot Royalty Company are recalling Justin Boots Keaven WP Met Guard Work Boots Model SE4570 since the boot lacks the metatarsal guard leading to impact injuries of the wearer’s feet. About 3200 work boots were sold at Grainger, Safety Shoes Distributors, Saf-Gard Safety Shoe Company and other stores nationwide and online at grainger.c...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C2Ia7yqLHKv/ The CPSC and Retrospec are recalling Scout Kid’s Bike Helmets as they fail to comply with federal positional stability and labeling requirement for bicycle helmets leading to protection failure and head injuries. About 72,000 helmets were sold in the US and about 150 were sold in Canada at T Scheels, Play it Again Sports, and independent bicycle s...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C2IZ1BVrA6B/ The CPSC and Alliance4Safety are recalling New Age furniture tip restraint kits since the plastic zip tie included with the kit tends to become brittle and break.  This allows the furniture anchored to the wall by the kit to fall, entrap, and injure children or pets. Millions of these zip tie restraint kits were included with clothing storage furn...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C17HxyJrqbb/ As you fill your stomach with food, its distended walls send signals to your brain that its time to stop eating.  MIT mechanical bioengineers have invented an ingestible capsule that triggers these same signals.  When tested in experimental animals, appropriately enough young and growing pigs, the capsules reduced the animals’ intakes by some 40%....

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C17HHpkLtht/ Indwelling Foley-type urinary catheters that are placed in the bladder are unfortunately, a 2 lane highway: urine flows out but bacteria flow into the bladder triggering infections.  CalTech bioengineers have now employed artificial intelligence-powered design tools to create a catheter that prevents the inward bacterial flow.  Since the self-prop...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C17F_72r5YU/ Lung cancers can be detected with CT imaging, but finding masses is not cancer-specific and this imaging technology is not available to everyone in every country.  Enter MIT nanoscientists with a novel method for lung cancer detection.  They have developed a nano sensor platform named PATROL, short for point-of-care aerosolizable nanosensors with...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C17FU4Sriuj/ Baylor College of Medicine molecular biologists have discovered a novel way to effectively control new genes inserted into patients’ chromosomes as part of cutting edge gene therapy.  Since conventional agents used to control gene expression are substances foreign to the human body, a patient’s immune system will rapidly remove them.  The Baylor r...

 Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C17EkkQLMdl/ Those Tejocote root weight loss supplements sold on Amazon, TikTok, and Etsy for weight loss are contaminated with the toxic and poisonous yellow oleander.  So warns the FDA after the agency discovered this agent in 9 different products being touted and sold on social media and other more established online marketplaces.  These supplements are no...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C17DMTRL_Y0/ Biochemists at Harvard’s Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have identified a so-called stapled lipopeptide that can be sprayed in the nose and prevent the Covid virus from infecting human tissues.  A stapled lipopeptide is a bioactive protein stabilized by addition of a “staple” sequence and linked to a lipid or fatty molecule which helps localize this...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C17CYkqr09t/ From Harvard’s engineering School and Boston University’s rehabilitation sciences college comes a soft, wearable, motorized garment that completely neutralizes the freezing gait of those with Parkinson’s Disease.  The gentle push from the garment stops the halting walk and permits wearer to walk faster and further.  Buoyed by their sucess, the Har...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C17BmuLrIHM/ You’ve heard of SIDS, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, but a significant number of toddlers are also victims of sudden death.  The older babies and children are said to be victims of SUDS or Sudden Unexplained Death Syndrome.  NYU neurologists now report a preliminary case study of 7 children for whom home video recordings were available to document...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C17A0UXrw5n/ Even minimal alcohol and tobacco use by pregnant women affects their child’s brain performance later.  This the conclusion of a multisite, collaborative study helmed by Columbia University psychiatrists.  The researchers reviewed the brain wave studies of 649 children at various ages from 5 to 11 years looking at abnormalities as a function of mat...

Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/C16_cbcLOaX/ While CoVid has already killed 1.1 million Americans, the CDC reports that more than 5000 of our friends and neighbors have succumbed to Long CoVid.  The fatalities include 1491 persons during 2023 and 3544 from 2020 through 2022.  These CDC statistics implicate CoVid as a continuing, significant public health problem.  The Long CoVid proportion of...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C1tfMb2LD2U/ The FDA and Blue Ridge Beef have recalled Blue Ridge Beef Kitten Grind, Kitten Mix, and Puppy Mix due to contamination with salmonella and listeria monocytogenes.  Ingesting these pet foods can lead to gastrointestinal infections.  Humans may also contract infections from their infected pets or by handling these contaminated pet foods.  All lots ...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C1tej_ULcAK/ The FDA and Astor Chocolate Corporation have recalled Choceur Caramel Candy Bars since the presence of coconut in this candy bar is not listed on the label.  Those with an allergy to coconut could develop a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction should they consume this product.  Affected is lot number 0101614649. These candy bars were sold...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C1tdzwDLoH9/ The FDA and Tampa Bay Fisheries, Inc are recalling 365 WHOLE FOODS Market Beer Battered Pollock and Cod Fillets due to undeclared soy.  Affected are pollock lot number 32508201 and cod lot numbers 32348201 and 32628201. Those with an allergy to pollock or cod could develop a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction should they consume these p...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C1tc8VmLOhb/ The FDA and World Variety Produce, Inc.have recalled Melissa’s Hot Kimchi due to the omission of fish on the allergy information panel.  Those with an allergy to fish could develop a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction should they consume this product.  Affected lots are 48528201, 48858701, and 49003901. This affected kimchi has been sol...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C1tcTLortrH/ The FDA and Nam & Son have recalled Sam Sung Soybean Sprouts due to contamination with listeria monocytogenes. 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.  This product has been...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C1tbf-xrgJ5/ The FDA and Reckitt/Mead Johnson Nutrition are recalling certain batches of Nutramigen due to contamination with Cronobacter sakazakii,  This bacterium can causes life-threatening systemic infections and meningitis.  The affected batches are: ZL3FRW, ZL3FPE, ZL3FXJ, ZL3FQD, ZL3FMH, ZL3FHG all with a Use By date of 1/1/25. Do not feed this recalled...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C1taqFoLVjj/ The CPSC and Perch, Amusty Inc., and Bingo Deals are recalling Litti City Premier Doctor Playset and Teacher Purse Set, Litti Pritti Stylist Handbag Set, and Prextex Slime Eggs as they all contain unsafe levels of phthalates.  The teacher set, the handbag set, and the egg also contain toxic lead levels.   About 205,000 of these toys were sold onli...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C1taGAurlpM/ The CPSC and Pella are recalling Pella Architect Series Casement Windows are the window may detach and fall out of its frame creating injury hazards. About 12,000 of these casement windows were sold at Pella Window and Door stores, Lowe’s, ABC Supply, Allied Building Products, Builders First Source, Builders Supply Co, Inc., Hammond Lumber Company...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C1tZQRQrpZG/ The CPSC and Brandline are recalling HEAO 4-in-1 High Chairs that are marketed for infant sleep as they recline more than 10 degrees in violation of federal guidelines for safe sleep and risk baby suffocation.  These high chairs also have features that risk finger lacerations and body part entrapment. About 820 high chairs were sold online at amaz...

The CPSC and DGL Group Ltd. are recalling Hover-1 Helix hoverboards are their lithium ion batteries overheat leading to fires and burns.  The affected hoverboards have serial numbers containing 15914, 19203, or 19988 as the fifth of the six-code serial number on the board’s bottom label.  About 25,000 boards were sold online at walmart.com and amazon.com. Stop riding these hoverboards and contact...