Dr. Howard Smith Reports

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CweofWAuC-_/ Recall by: CPSC; Gree Electric Appliances Problem:  42 models of dehumidifiers branded as Kenmore, GE, SoleusAir, Norpole, and Seabreeze manufactured in 2011 through February 2014 overheat, emit smoke, catch fire and create burn hazards. Sold: About 1.56 million dehumidifiers were sold at Home Depot, Lowe's, Menards, Sam's Club, Sears, Wal...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CwensMtvCc9/ Recall by: CPSC; Zipadee Kids Problem: The spindles on these recalled Convertible House Bed Frames and Montessori Floor Beds are spaced far enough apart that children may become entrapped with strangulation and death.  The bed’s design permits a child’s torso but not the head to slip through. Sold: About 7,450 beds were sold online at Zipadeekids....

Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/CwemiCKL-vn/ Recall by: CPSC; Simplay3  Problem: These towers tip over creating fall and injury hazards to the children using them. Sold: About 108,450 were sold in the US and about 5512 were sold in Canada online at TheSimplay3company.com, Amazon.com, Target.com, Walmart.com, and other web sites and at Buttercup Baby Store, Fun Stuff, Midstates, and other toy...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CwelprvMpnK/ Recall by: CPSC; Midwest Lubricants Problem: This product is not sold in child-resistant containers.  The sodium hydroxide is caustic with a risk of chemical burns to the skin and eyes. Sold: 3,000 containers of this lye were sold at midwestlubricants.com and amazon.com. Actions: Immediately store this product in secure spot away from children.  C...

Recall by: CPSC; Costco Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CwekLKvurZW/ Problem: These Ubio-branded batteries may overheat and ignite causing fires and burns. Sold: About 350K power banks were sold nationwide by Costco and online at Costco.com. Actions:  Stop using these power banks.  Return the unit to Costco stores or call Costco at 1-800-774-2678 for a refund or for more information. https:/...

Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/CwcOmTuRtOH/   tattoos, nanotatoos, nanotechnology, monitor, goldJohns Hopkins bimolecular engineers have developed complex nano-tattoos that adhere to individual cells and measure function.  These flexible nano-tattoos may harbor optical and electronic sensors and are constructed in arrays using gold micro-wiring.  The microarrays are attached to a dissolvable...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CwcNfiINuFZ/ Bioengineers at Britain’s University of Leeds have developed soft, silicone robotic tentacles, manipulated by external magnetic fields, that will allow minimally invasive microsurgery deep within the lungs.  These tiny devices, only 2 millimeters in diameter, are capable of traveling 37% further into your airways compared with conventional surgica...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CwcMdBzsuYk/ From Boston’s Mass. Eye and Ear Infirmary comes the report of an exciting Phase 1 trial using an patient’s own eye stem cells to repair a chemically burned cornea.  In this preliminary study of the so-called CALEC procedure which stands for cultivated autologous limbal epithelial cell transplantation, 4 patients with burned corneas each received s...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CwcLTpDrGPD/ For the first time, the Nobel Prize winning CRISPR gene editing technology has successfully inactivated an HIV-like virus from primate cells.  Temple University microbiologists employed a single dose of an injectable gene editing therapy known as EBT-101, developed by Excision Biotherapeutics Inc., to successfully and permanently neutralize the HI...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CwcKMUXsF2R/ Permitting infants to view tv, phone, pad, or computer screens over their first year of life leads to markedly faulty communication and problem-solving skills.  Japanese child development researchers report this finding following their study of 7,097 children. Of the group 48.5% watched less than an hour a day and served as controls, 29.5% watched...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CwcJH3Xtu2_/ Those contracting a CoVid infection are 1.5 to 2 times more likely than flu patients to develop a new case of persisting hypertension.  Investigators at New York’s Albert Einstein College of Medicine studied 45,398 CoVid patients and 13,864 influenza patients infected between 2020 and 2022. The analysis revealed that a CoVid infection requiring ho...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CwcH30nvWFJ/ Playing organized American football was associated with a 61% greater risk of eventually developing Parkinson’s Disease.  Neurologic disease investigators at Boston University’s Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy and Alzheimer’s Disease Research Centers surveyed 1875 men for diagnoses of Parkinson’s and tabulated their participation in football or o...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CwcGpwORwyz/ Taking the over-the-counter contraceptive levonorgestrel with the anti-inflammatory arthritis NSAID drug piroxicam improves the chances of preventing pregnancy by 49%.  Hong Kong reproductive investigators report this finding after studying 860 women half of whom received the prescription NSAID piroxicam 40 mg along with the 1.5 mg dose of levonor...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CwcEazygKFZ/ Getting vaccinated against shingles, pneumonia, tetanus, diphtheria, and even the flu is associated with a 25-30% up to a 40% lower risk of developing the dementia of Alzheimer’s Disease.  Biomedical informatics researchers at the University of Texas followed about 1,652,000 initially dementia-free subjects over an 8 year period. The numbers revea...

https://www.instagram.com/p/CwcCbHcPVVs/ Cases of CoVid are again on the rise, and many of them are driven by the Omicron subvariant labeled EG.5 and known by the nickname Eris.  EG.5 is EG.5 is $ descended from the XBB.1.9.2 and has what has been described as a moderate growth advantage over the currently predominating subvariants XBB.1.16 and XBB.1.5.  The global prevalence of Eris has doubled o...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CvjgSxPp2lJ/ Recall By: FDA and MilMar Food Group LLC. Problem:  These frozen blintzes contain undeclared milk. Sold: Retail outlets in New York, New Jersey, Maryland and Florida. Action: Those with milk allergies should return this product to the place of purchase.  For more information, call MilMar at 1-845-294-5400. https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CvjfmBTuH2m/ Recall By: FDA and Betty Lou’s Inc. Problem: Betty Lou’s Brand Paleo Java Nuts About Energy Balls with Cacao, Coffee & Pumpkin Seeds contain undeclared sesame allergen that could trigger a serious reaction in sesame-allergic persons.  The involved product has a Best By date of May 8, 2024. Sold: Retail stores in AL, AK, CA, CO, CT, FL, MI, MO,...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/Cvje484MXDX/ Recalled By: FDA and Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream Co. Problem:  Six count packages of Outshine No Sugar Added Strawberry Fruit Bars with batch numbers LLA317822 and LLA317922 contain undeclared milk. Sold: Kroger in Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, and Kentucky; Shoprite in Maryland Pennsylvania, Virginia, Delaware, and New Jersey; and Walmart in Arizon...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CvjePQ0OwD5/ Recall By: FDA and ONO LLC. Problem:  These packages of blueberry muffin flavored oats contain undeclared milk.  The affected lot is #11923. Sold: Nationwide at Target, Vitamin Shoppe stores and online at eatovernightoats.com. Actions: Do not consume these oats if you have a milk allergy.  Return the product to the place of purchase for a refund. ...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/Cvjdi8Uu-Fm/ Recall By: FDA and Cooperstown. Cheese Company of Milford NY. Problem:  This company’s cheese products are contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes that causes serious disease in the very young, older, frail persons, and in those with weak immune systems.  Involved cheeses are labeled Jersey Girl, Toma Celena, Roma Torino, Abbie, SK, Jersey Gold,...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/Cvjc2goLH8P/ Recall By: FDA and Rich Products Problem:  These mozzarella sticks contain undeclared egg or soy.  Affected are those lots with a Best If Used By date of 12/28/2024. Sold: At Sam’s Club stores in Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia. Actions:  Don’t consume these mozzarella stick if you have egg or soy allergies and return them...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CvjcHABAjfI/ Recall By: FDA and Frito-Lay. Problem:    About 7,000 bags of Doritos Nacho Cheese Tortilla Chips contain some spicy sweet chili tortilla chips containing soy and wheat.  These were chiefly sold in Pennsylvania. Action:  If you or family members have a soy or wheat allergy, return these Doritos Nacho Cheese Tortilla Chips to the place of purchase...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CvjbTPyMy3r/ Recall By: FDA ands Ozona Organics Problem: Ozona Probiotics and GoHealth Probiotics for children and adults as well as Ozona Organics Probiotics for Dogs, Cats, Horses and Pigs may be contaminated with bacterial growth. Sold: Online via gohealthy.us, amazon.com, and at Walmart stores. Action: Do not consume these products or feed them to your chi...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/Cvjam7TOG2-/ Recall By: CPSC and room Bikes. Problem:  The handlebar and its stem tend to detach from the frame leading to loss of control, falls, and injuries. Sold: About 84,000 bikes were sold in the US and about 533 were sold in Canada at local bicycle stores and online at room.com and Amazon.com. Action:  Stop using these bikes and contact woom by phone a...

Yama Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CvjZqolslyS/ Recall By: CPSC and Yamaha Problem:  The accelerator pedal spring dislodges failing to return the pedal to its resting position leading to continued acceleration and a runaway vehicle with crash and injury hazards. Sold: About 11,000 of these 2023 Yamaha vehicles were sold in the US and about 2200 were sold in Canada. Action: Immediately stop...