Dr. Howard Smith Reports

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CxL3kFbxvYK/ Recall by: CPSC; Whirlpool Problem:  The dryers in these commercial stacked combos can overhead and ignite your clothes leading to fires and burns.  Affected are ADC brand stacked commercial 30 lb dryers with model number ADG-30X2R or ADG-30X2Ri. Sold: About 2500 units were sold. Actions: Owners and operators of laundries and laundromats should ta...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CxL2x0aR8kn/ Recall by: CPSC; Lectric eBikes LLC Problem: The front and rear disc brakes on these bikes have calipers that fail leading to crash and injury hazards for the rider and bystanders. Sold: About 45,000 bikes were sold online by lectricebikes.com. Actions: Stop riding these ebikes and contact Lectric at 1-877-479-5422 to receive a free caliper repair...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CxL1LVqxBXm/ The Canadian startup, New School Foods, has perfected a plant-based salmon that looks, cooks, flakes, and tastes like the real thing all without any hooks, lines, or sinkers.  Though the product is only now available in a beta-test form, it is created with proprietary processes that create aligned muscle fibers, connective tissues, and other compo...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CxL0Fo4xy_m/ Texas A&M pharmacologists have perfected a method for 3D printing medications with precise dosages in child-friendly shapes and flavors.  This technology permits the fabrication of pills that deliver just the proper amount of a drug that works most effectively and safely within a narrow dosing range.  Currently, to deliver such doses, adult-si...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CxLzF1Mxiyq/ A tiny implant can detect the temperature changes characteristic of a transplanted organ’s rejection some 3 weeks earlier than conventional signs.  Northwestern University nephrologists and bioengineers report that their ultra-thin temperature sensor, smaller than your pinky fingernail and the depth of a hair, placed under a kidney’s capsule layer...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CxLyDzIxqCX/ An hour of flashing light therapy helps reset your biological clock.  Stanford psychiatrists report this preliminary yet promising finding after their study of 10 healthy 25 year old volunteers.  Each subject took part in two 36 hour sleep lab stays.  During one,  there was exposure to one hour of repetitive flashing light during the non-REM sleep...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CxLwrZDxJXL/ A new study from Harvard’s Mass General Hospital suggests how the exercise-induced hormone irisin is able to reduce brain levels of the amyloid deposits that are the hallmark of Alzheimer’s dementia.  Investigators at the hospital’s Genetics and Aging Unit studied the process in their own ground-breaking Alzheimer’s Disease model using a 3D cell h...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CxLvX4cR6Ap/ Semaglutide, the current “it” drug for weight loss, that was initially approved for management of non-insulin requiring diabetes, type 2 diabetes, cuts and even eliminates the need for insulin injections by type 1 diabetics.  This small University of Buffalo study was just published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Endocrinologists there st...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CxLsoKBRhdq/ A micro-multichannel syringe carrying a variety of chemotherapeutic agents and implantable into a tumor can help predict the effectiveness of these agents once that tumor is surgically removed.   Neurosurgeons and radiologists at Boston’s Brigham and Women’s hospital in collaboration with MIT bioengineers have developed and tested a biocompatible...

Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/CxLrZpax-Jy/ From California’s famed Scripps Research Institute comes a study suggesting that a class of insomnia medications may help stunt the symptoms of narcotic withdrawal as well as inhibit drug-seeking behaviors.  This preclinical study exposed oxycodone-addicted rats to an experimental dual orexin receptor antagonist drug, DORA-12, which is pharmacologi...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CxLpzKQRdUA/ During pregnancy, exposure to extreme heat bumps up the risk of severe maternal complications some 27%.  California public health researchers led by those at UC-Irvine studied 403,602 pregnancies in women with an average age of 30 years over a 10 year period preceding CoVid.  Exposures to hot weather were categorized by intensity of the heat as we...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CxLmD6OxDu2/ A novel test pairing a laser spectroscopic cell analysis with artificial intelligence capably distinguishes individuals with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome, ME/CFS, from healthy persons in 91% of cases.  British researchers at the University of Oxford studied 61 ME/CFS patients comparing them with 37 healthy controls.  After a...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/Cw9kVNRuwPI/ Recall by: FDA; Texas Tamale Co. Problem:  Texas Tamale brand Black Bean Tamales contain undeclared milk allergen.  This occurs since Hatch Green Chile and Cheese Tamales were mistakenly packaged in Black Bean Tamale Bags.  Affected is lot # 17023 with a Best Before date of 6/19/2025. Sold: Trader Joe's stores in: Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado ,...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/Cw9jh6WODdu/ Recall by: FDA; Ice Cream House Problem: All Ice Cream House dairy ice cream, sorbet, and non-dairy kosher frozen dessert products are contaminated with listeria monocyogenes.  These include all flavors of packed ice cream, sorbets, cakes, ice cream sandwiches, cones, pops. Sold:  At Ice Cream House in Brooklyn and through retail supermarkets in N...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/Cw9iz0jO-i-/ Recall by:FDA; Weis Markets Problem: Weis Quality Brownie Moose Tracks Ice Cream contains undeclared egg. Sold: Weis Markets’ stores in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey, New York, Delaware and West Virginia. Actions:  Return the product to the Weis Market at which you purchased it for a refund.  For more information, call Weis Customer...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/Cw9iBzEOoQT/ Recall by: FDA; Life Raft Treats Problem:  Life Raft Treats Not Fried Chicken ice cream bucket, Not Fried Chicken ice cream bar, and Life Is Peachy ice cream products, all with BEST BY DATES up to 8212024 are contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes . Sold: In GA, IL, MD, NC, NY, SC, and TX. Actions:  Do not consume these ice cream treats.  Return...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/Cw9gz9uO9lo/ Recall by: FDA: OBC Group Corp; Todorganic Inc. Problem:  FDA analysis of these seed and capsules  shows that they contain yellow oleander plant.  This plant contains cardiac glycosides which are toxic to humans and animals causing severe and sometimes fatal cardiovascular, neurologic, and gastrointestinal side effects. Sold: Online via amazon.com...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/Cw9f8WbO__R/ Problem: Aiper Elite Pro GS100 cordless robotic pool vacuum cleaners have batteries that overheat and short circuit if the charging cord is plugged into the cleaner without an adapter. Sold:  About 22,000 were sold in the US, about 50 were sold in Canada, and about 4 were sold in Mexico online at aiper.com, Amazon.com, cocktailpool.com, factorypur...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/Cw9fIU-uqiP/ Recall by: CPSC;  Electrolux Home Products Problem:  Frigidaire Stainless-Steel 30-inch 4 Burner and 36-inch 5 Burner Gas Cooktops have plastic control knobs with a black shaft that tend to crack and break leading to gas leaks with fire and possible explosion risks. Sold:  About 77,000 of these gas cooktops were sold at Lowe’s, The Home Depot, and...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/Cw9eTY0OKVQ/ Recall by: CPSC; Apollo Imports, Inc. Problem:  Apollo Phantom V1, V2 and 60V Electric Scooters models have a suspension and wheel assembly module that detaches causing falls and injuries to the rider and bystanders. Sold: About 3,900 of these scooters were sold online at Apolloscooters.com, Fluidfreeride.com, Justride.com, Adventuresportsusa.com...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/Cw9dc3sOeoJ/ Recall by: CPSC; Prime-Line Problem:  Defender Security, Gate-House and Reliabilt branded glass doorknobs tend to crack and separate from their attachment assemblies leaking to lacerations. Sold:  About 167,000 of these doorknobs were sold in the US, and about 10,265 were sold in Canada at home improvement stores nationwide and online at Amazon.co...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/Cw9ceazuU3q/ Recall by: CPSC; TOMY Problem:  Boon Flair highchairs manufactured before September 2016 and all Boon Flair Elite highchairs have seats that detach from their bases due to loosening bolts. Sold: About 83,000 high chairs were sold in the US, and about 2,850 were sold in Canada at Bed Bath & Beyond, Target, Toys ‘R’ Us, and other stores nationwi...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/Cw9ae12u8eu/ Recall by: CPSC; Bombardier Recreational Products Problem: All model year 2023 Ski-Doo Freeride and Summit model snowmobiles and all Lynx Shredder model snowmobiles equipped with an 850E-TEC Turbo R Engine have leaky main injector fuel return hoses.  This creates fire and burn hazards. Sold: About 4,070 of these snowmobiles were sold in the US, an...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/Cw9ZmUyub67/ Recall by: CPSC; Polaris Industries Problem: The handlebars hooks on Polaris Snowmobiles, Model Year 2022-2023 MATRYX PRO RMK and MATRYX RMK KHAOS, create puncture hazards to the rider’s body should a crash occur. Sold: About 15,900 of these snowmobiles were sold in the US, and about 7,040 were sold in Canada.   Actions:  Stop riding these snowmob...

Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cw8hX2cRhTL/ With new CoVid subvariants and other viruses appearing each month, we need faster assays for identifying and quantitating viruses.   UCLA laboratory scientists have answered that call by developing a novel viral assay using advanced optics and machine learning.  Rather than employing the time-consuming staining of samples and manual counting of vir...