Dr. Howard Smith Reports

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/RPF8j9SV70Y   Three chemicals, frequently found in women’s personal hygiene   products, are closely associated with preterm birth.   Columbia Medical Center systems biologists report this finding after analyzing vaginal fluid samples from 232 women in their 2 nd trimesters.   Thirty-four percent or 80 of the group went on the suffer preterm births.   Using mass spectr...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/XjpWoP5PkX4   The Mediterranean diet, rich in healthy fats and anti-inflammatory nutrients but devoid of red and processed meats fights the inflammation that degrades menstrual regularity, embryo implantation, and sperm quality.     Australian public health researchers extoll the virtues of the Med diet in an excellent review appearing in the journal Nutrients .   The...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/oJN4TYJvc_I   The FDA and Ameripack Foods LLC are recalling H-E-B Meal Simple Chocolate Chunk Brownies.   This pastry item contains undeclared soy and egg.   Those with soy and egg allergies could develop a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction should they consume this product.   The involved product has a Use By date of 1/12/2023.   Do not consume these brown...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/w8_4LjoJLhY   The FDA and Utopia Foods are expanding the recall of Utopia Enoki Mushrooms.   The product once again is contaminated with listeria monocytogenes.   This bacterium causes serious and sometimes life-threatening allergic reactions in the very young, in older, frail persons, and in those with weakened immune systems.   Listeria can also trigger miscarriages...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/aPlVXgPma5s   The CPSC and American Honda are expanding the recall of 2019-2021 Honda Talon 1000 ROVs, recreational off-highway vehicles.   The intake funnel band screw on these units loosens, falls into the engine, and triggers sudden engine failures with loss of vehicle control and injuries to the vehicle occupants and bystanders.   About 34,000 vehicles, sold at Ho...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/w6D9_xA9qs4   The CPSC and Bissell are recalling BISSELL Cordless Multi-Surface Wet Dry Vacuums Models 2551, 2551W and 25519.   The vacuum’s battery pack circuit board is defective, may overheat, and can ignite. About 61,000 vacuums were sold in the US and about 4,300 were sold in Canada at Walmart stores and online at bissell.com, walmart.com, qvc.com, amazon.com, co...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/nFj2LsPoLT4   The CPSC and LG Electronics are recalling LG 86-inch smart televisions and stands.   The TV is unstable on the assembled stand creating tip over and entrapment hazards with serious injuries and even death especially for children.   About 52,000 were sold in the US, about 1,800 were sold in Canada, and about 2,900 were sold in Mexico.   If you bought one...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/HzF2PazEr0I   The CPSC and MI Windows and Doors are recalling MI 1620 vinyl single-hung impact windows with window opening control devices.   The tilt latch on the windows is defective, it causes the window opening control devices to malfunction, the windows open too widely, and falls and injuries may occur.   About 25,000 of these windows were sold at independent win...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/gJvMrHlsD4s   The CPSC and the QBP company now recall Quality-branded bicycle handlebars and the bicycles with which they are sold.   These carbon handlebars may unexpectedly fracture where brake and shift levers are attached to them leading to loss of bike control, crashes, and injuries to riders and bystanders.   About 8740 units were sold in the US and 350 were sol...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/fP8wEuHS3Ug   The FDA and Daiso California LLC are recalling Tohato and Kashiwado popcorn and other snacks.   These products contain undeclared almonds, peanuts, soybeans, milk, and shellfish.   Those with allergies to these foods may develop serious or life-threatening allergic reactions should they consume these snacks.   The snacks were sold at Daiso stores in Cali...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/vJP0kvKZIE8   The CPSC and the PJ Salvage company have recalled PJ Salvage Children’s Pajamas.   These garments do not meet federal flammability safety standards for children’s sleepwear creating risks of burn injuries.   About 2650 children’s pajamas were sold online at pjsalvage.com, amazon.com, zappos.com and at the retail stores of Animal Crackers, Auntie Barbara’...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/cBpHzNpoSQ8   The CPSC and the Kids2 company are again recalling all models of Kids2 Rocking Sleepers.   Infants have died in these sleepers after rolling from their back onto their stomachs or sides while unattended and unrestrained.   This product was initially recalled in April, 2019.   Eleven deaths occurred before the initial recall and 4 deaths have occurred sin...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/dMtshy-Enpc   The CPSC and Fisher-Price are reannouncing their recall of all models of Rock ‘n Play Sleepers.   Infants have died in these sleepers after rolling from their backs onto their stomachs or sides while unattended and unrestrained.   This product was initially recalled in April, 2019 at which time the product had been implicated in 30 infant deaths.   Since...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/5BSrVdRvSwM   A wireless earphone called Breeze that plays brain wave synchronized patterns of static and dynamic stereophonic beats has the ability to lull you into sleep or drive an already sleeping subject into ever deeper sleep.   LG Electronics manufacturers the earphone pair that it developed in collaboration with the SleepWave company.   The device has 80 built...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/nTOVVYNmKJM   Strands of hair can provide a linear record of a child’s exposures to a variety of environment chemicals.   LinusBio is a New York City Mt. Sinai Hospital spinoff that has developed a process to do just that using mass spectrometry techniques.   Company investigators in collaboration with hospital pediatricians and psychologists report the use of this te...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/re9BTORSIPk   That’s the question being posed by Georgia Institute of Technology biomechanical neuroscientists as they use their studies of cat locomotion and balance to better understand how the human motor system operates in health and following paralyzing injury.   Collaborating with colleagues in Philadelphia and Canada, they have developed models of human cortica...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/zBJedxeQp5o   A pill that will someday literally jet propel insulin into the stomach lining is now announced by Chinese bioengineers.   The multilayered ingestible starts with a magnesium core that vigorously bubbles when exposed to stomach acid.   A layer of insulin is electrostatically coated on the core and is, in turn, covered with an outer covering of esterified...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/f3bX9VoCMoY   Infections about prosthetic hip and knee joints are particularly difficult to tame.   One promising approach to this problem is now announced by Chinese bioengineers.   By combining hyaluronic acid, ionic silver, and black phosphorous, they created an hydrogel that is easily injected around joint prostheses and inhibits bacterial growth and troublesome i...

    Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/w54wfwoCNiQ   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 for both men and women.   The association seemed som...

    VidCast:   https://youtu.be/3_eVP2N-rcU   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 month...

Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/3UWbVHPkBqU   The American Academy of Pediatrics is now out with its first advice in 15 years for parents of obese adolescents and the medical teams that care for them.   That advice is to attack obesity aggressively by offering medications to those 12 years and over and by considering bariatric, that is weight loss, surgery for those at least 13 years of age.   Kids ex...

Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/meZntJ9wACg   Consuming more than 20% of your daily calories by wolfing down quarter-pounders, pizza, and donuts risks depositing enough fat in your liver to damage it, stop it from its vital detoxification role, and eventually triggering the need for a liver transplant.   University of Southern California investigators studied liver fat measurements and dietary habits...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/_EJfEdpsKBY   The FDA and SunSprout Enterprises are recalling multiple lots of raw alfalfa sprouts.   This product is contaminated with salmonella. This bacterium can trigger serious gastroenteritis and life-threatening sepsis in the very young, in older, frail individuals, and in those with weakened immune systems.   The products have been sold in Nebraska, Kansas, a...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/ukH58EpdAcc   The FDA and Caesar’s Pasta LLC are recalling Caesar’s Pasta & Orefresco Frozen Manicotti.   These products are contaminated with listeria monocytyogenes and have a best by date of 9/28/2024.   Listeria can trigger serious and fatal infections in the very young, in older, frail individuals, and in those with weakened immune systems.   This frozen manicott...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/bSOrO_u2-io   The FDA and Daiso USA now recall Tohato Nagewa Snack.   This product contains undeclared milk.   Those with milk allergies could develop serious and life-threatening allergic reactions should they ingest this snack.   This product was sold in Daiso stores in California, Washington, Nevada, Texas, Arizona, New York, and New Jersey.   If you purchased this...