Dr. Howard Smith Oncall

  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/TDo2aE0zCXA   The FDA and Stutzman Farms have recalled all of the Stutzman Farms Einkorn Products including berries, flour, pretzels, grate nuts, and crackers.  What is einkorn you might ask.  It is the the oldest form of wheat known to man first grown 5,000 years ago.  Einkorn is German for “single grain,” is considered to be an extremely healthy form of wheat, and has a deep, nutty, and toasty flavor.  Unfortunately, these Stutzman Farm products are not labeled as containing wheat.  If a person with a wheat allergy should ingest einkorn, a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction could result.  These products were sold in: Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.  Those with a known wheat allergy should return these products to Stutzman or dispose of them.  You can reach Stutzman Farms by phone at 1-330-674-1289 extension 2, and be prepared to leave a message for a callback.   https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-aler

  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/IRMUdD7Z6XY   The CPSC and Danby Products are recalling all Danby Brand Freestanding and Slide-in Electric and Gas Ranges.  If these appliances aren’t secured to a back wall or to the floor with anti-tipover brackets, they may tip over when heavy materials are placed on an open oven door.  This creates entrapment, injury, and also burn hazards if hot foods and liquids in cookware on the top burners were to spill on bystanders. About 1700 of these ranges were sold at Home Depot, ABC Appliance, and other appliance stores nationwide.  If you have one of these Danby ranges, contact the company by phone at 1-877-246-2296 to find out whether your appliance is involved in this recall and to schedule a free home service call to be certain that the tip-over bracket is properly installed.  Meanwhile, keep things off an open oven door.   https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2022/Danby-Products-Recalls-Free-Standing-and-Slide-in-Electric-and-Gas-Ranges-Due-to-Tip-Over-Hazard-and-Risk-of-Burn-Injurie

  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/D5QtmXCfkL8   The CPSC and Olight Ecommerce Technology Ltd. have recalled Olight M2R Pro and Warrior Mini LED pocket flashlights in a variety of colors including lack, camouflage, desert tan, OD green, Patriotic Edition, gunmetal gray, orange, blue, ocean camouflage, purple, white, seasonal titanium, copper, and antique bronze colors.  These flashlights may accidentally turn on in your pocket or in a holster, become extremely hot, and burn your pants and skin.  About 215,000 of these flashlights were sold online at Olightstore.com, Amazon.com and through small independent stores nationwide.  Stop using these led flashlights and contact Olight by phone at 1-888-889-6870 or via email at cs@olightstore.com for a full refund in the form of a store credit or a free replacement flashlight.   https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2022/Olight-Ecommerce-Technology-Recalls-Flashlights-Due-to-Burn-Hazard   #olight #ledflashlight #overheating #burns #fire #recall  

Crate and Barrel Be the Band Music Sets May Fragment Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/86IL9EXry5s   The CPSC and Crate and Barrel have recalled Crate and Barrel Be the Band Music Sets.  The maracas in these sets may break or detach from their handles, release the metal beads within, and create a choking, aspiration, and suffocation hazard for young children.  About 620 of these music sets were sold online at crateandbarrel.com.  If you bought one of these toys, immediately sequester it from your children and make certain that none of the beads have already escaped. Contact Crate and Barrel by phone at 1-800-967-6696 for instructions on how to receive a refund in the form of a $20 store credit.   https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2022/Crate-and-Barrel-Recalls-Be-the-Band-Music-Sets-Due-to-Choking-and-Suffocation-Hazards   #crateandbarrel #musicset #maracas #foreignbodies #choking #suffocation #recall  

  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/mWh2GGnbD6Y   The CPSC and American Honda are recalling 2019 through 2021 Honda Talon 1000 S2 and S4 Off-Highway vehicles.  These vehicle’s air filter intake funnel band screw could loosen and be sucked into the engine proper leading to a catastrophic engine failure, loss of vehicle control, and a possible crash and injuries to the driver and bystanders.  About 32,000 of these vehicles were sold nationwide at Honda Powersports dealers.  If you own one of these vehicles, stop driving it and contact an authorized Honda Powersports dealer to schedule an inspection and a free repair.  For more information about this recall, call American Honda at 1-866-784-1870.   https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2022/American-Honda-Recalls-Recreational-Off-Highway-Vehicles-ROVs-Due-to-Crash-and-Injury-Hazards   #honda #offhighway #talon #airintake #enginefailure #crash #injury #recall  

  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/hLIHxAYMVK8   The FDA and Golden Medal Mushroom Inc. are again recalling its Golden Medal Mushroom Enoki Mushrooms.  These mushroom are contaminated with listeria monocytogenes, a bacterium that may cause severe or fatal infections in the very young, elders, and those with weakened immune systems.  These mushrooms were sold in Chicago, Los Angeles, and Dallas.  Return these mushrooms to the place of purchase for a refund or toss them.  In. You require more information about this recall, call Golden Medal Mushroom at 1-323-720-9126.   https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/golden-medal-mushroom-inc-recalls-enoki-mushrooms-because-possible-health-risk-revised     #enokimushrooms #goldenmedal #listeria #infection #recall  

  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/QnAjZyUHtCc   The FDA and Torn & Glasser announce the recall of Sprouts Farmers Market Dark Chocolate Covered Cherries.  These candies contain the undeclared allergen almond.  Those who are allergic to almonds and tree nuts could develop a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction after ingesting these chocolate covered cherries.  This product was sold at t Sprouts Farmer Market stores in the following 6 states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah.  If you bought this product, return it to the place of purchase for a full refund or destroy it.  For more information, call Torn & Glasser at 1-(213) 627-6496.   https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/urgent-torn-glasser-recalls-sprouts-farmer-market-dark-chocolate-covered-cherries-12-oz-because   #sprouts #chocolatecherries #almonds #treenuts #allergy #recall  

  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/b9HfeIvhA1Q   The FDA and the Chicago Sweet Connection Bakery have recalled  Chicago Sweet Connection Bakery Coffee Cakes and Paczkis Varieties.  By the way, paczkis are Polish donuts and they look delicious.  These pastries have undeclared egg, milk, and wheat.  Anyone with egg, milk, or wheat allergies could develop a serious of life-threatening allergic reaction after consuming these products.  The pasties were sold at retail outlets in Illinois and Wisconsin.  If you bought any of them and have egg, milk, or wheat allergies, don’t consume them but do contact the Chicago Sweet Connection Baker company by phone at 1-773- 283-4430 to arrange a refund.   https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/third-synthesis-inc-issues-allergy-alert-undeclared-egg-milk-and-wheat-allergen-statement   #chicagosweetconnectionbaker #coffeecake #paczkis #egg #milk #wheat #allergy #recall  

  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/GkWRi67LDME   The CPSC and Fitbit are recalling the Fitbit Ionic smartwatches.  The lithium ion batteries in these watches may overheat leading to burn injuries.  About 1 million of these watches were sold in the US and about 693 thousand were sold worldwide at Best Buy, Kohl’s, Target and other stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com and Fitbit.com.  This model was discontinued, and the last inventory was sold in December, 2021.  Immediately stop using this smartwatch and contact Fitbit by phone at 1-888-925-1764 to receive pre-paid packaging to return the device. Upon receipt of the device, you will be issued a refund of $299.    https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2022/Fitbit-Recalls-Ionic-Smartwatches-Due%20to-Burn-Hazard-One-Million-Sold-in-the-U-S   #fitbit #ionicsmartwatch #overheating #burn #recall  

  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/1yclIEv_3d4   The CPSC and Aldi are recalling the Bee Happy 12 Days of Craft Advent Calendars.  The paint used on the Day 10 brown bell contains lead levels that exceed federal safety standards and create a risk of lead poisoning for young children should the paint be ingested.  About 13 of these units were sold at Aldi stores in Laguna Woods, CA and West Madison, AL. If you bought one of these calendars, do not allow children to play with it.  Contact Aldi by phone at 1-833-460-2092 to arrange for a full refund.   https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2022/ALDI-Recalls-Bee-Happy-12-Days-of-Craft-Advent-Calendars-Due-to-Violation-of-the-Federal-Lead-Paint-Ban-and-Lead-Poisoning-Hazard   #aldi #calendar #leadpaint #poisoning #recall  

  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/BGYm7dKKqVE   The CPSC and Petzl are recalling the PIRANA Descender Canyoneering Devices.  The climber’s rope may become caught or wedged in the device’s blocking slot preventing the individual from moving up or down.  If the climber is suspended in a waterfall or in a pool, there is a risk of drowning.  About 3450 of these devices were sold in the US and 177 were sold in Canada at REI, Karst Sports, Backcountry.com, petzl.com, and other websites and outdoor stores.  Immediately stop using these descender devices and contact Petzl by phone at 1-877-807-3805 or via email at Returns@petzl.com to arrange for a full refund and a pre-paid shipping label.   https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2022/Petzl-Recalls-PIRANA-Descender-Canyoneering-Devices-Due-to-Drowning-Risk   #pirana #descender #locking #injury #drowning #recall  

  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/nXLuHZwqorI   The CPSC and BRP are recalling Ski-Doo Expedition SE, LE, and SWT 900 ACE Turbo snowmobiles from the model years 2020 through 2022.  Fuel may leak from the tank onto superheated components if the vehicle is on a tilt or flips over, and this will create fire and burn hazards.  About 700 of these snowmobiles were sold in the US and about 3900 were sold in Canada.  If you own one of these snowmobiles, stop using it and contact your nearest Ski-Doo dealer to arrange for a free repair.  This repair modifies the routing and exit location of the fuel tank vent and installation of a protective plate.   https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2022/BRP-Recalls-Snowmobiles-Due-to-Fire-Hazard-Recall-Alert   #skidoo #snowmobiles #fuelleakage #fire #burns #recall  

Short Short Medical Reports are the cutting edge medical and healthcare discoveries not quite ready for the clinic, but I want you to know about them now.   Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/7wKrhWX2MUM   Cleaning surfaces at home using common commercial disinfectants may release dangerous levels of volatile organic compounds into the air you breathe.  Engineers at Indiana University remind you to ventilate the rooms where you use these compounds.   https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/sciadv.abj9156   Pharmaceutical companies and diabetes researchers are taking human stem cells and, in effect, training them to produce insulin as do our own pancreatic islet cells.  These home-grown islet cells can be infused into the body, protected with immunosuppression, and produce insulin on demand.  One Ohio diabetic is now living with these cells and no longer requires insulin injections.   https://www.jci.org/articles/view/158305   Ketamine, the drug commonly used for general anesthesia, is being repurposed for other

  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/mq9ov3lJ1fI   Children with CoVid-induced multiple inflammatory syndrome, MIS-C, recovered more quickly when larazotide, a drug developed and approved for treatment of celiac disease, was added to the usual regimen of steroids and intravenous immune globulins.  Pediatric gastroenterologists at Harvard’s Mass. General Hospital and pathologists at the Brigham & Women’s who originally developed the drug received an FDA compassionate use waiver to use larazotide in severely ill children with MIS-C.   Their initial trial compared the clinical courses of 4 children receiving the enhanced regimen with those who were treated conventionally.  The treated kids resolved this gastrointestinal inflammatory symptoms faster, enjoyed a 10 fold faster decline of their circulating inflammatory proteins, and, most importantly, were able to be discharged home sooner.   These results were so promising that the FDA gave clearance for a now ongoing phase 3 randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlle

  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/uuaSQbFb33E   Women who smoke consistently from 14 weeks before conception to 10 weeks after it carry fetuses that are consistently underweight and are born with a notable weight deficit.  Dutch researchers studied 689 pregnant women between 2010 and 2018 and compared the babies carried by the smokers with the non-smokers.   Those who smoked a half-pack a day or more were already carrying smaller fetuses by week 10 of their pregnancies.  Their 20 week ultrasounds revealed significantly smaller babies and no growth catchup during the second trimester. Over their gestational periods, the weight deficits persisted and theses babies of smoking mothers were more likely to be born small for gestational age.  Furthermore, the fetal growth deficits were directly proportional to the number of cigarettes smoked per day.    If you are a woman who smokes and you want to have the healthiest baby possible, stop smoking or cut it way down by 4 months before you try to conceive and don’t resume u

  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/N3pVudLSzLQ   A child’s level of dislike for a given food rather than how much the child likes that food is a better predictor of consumption at any given meal.  Penn State nutritionists studied 61 children 4 to 6 years of age who were asked to rate the 7 foods presented to them on a meal tray: chicken nuggets, grapes, potato chips, cherry tomatoes, broccoli, ketchup, and cookies.   After the children consumed the available foods they wished, the researchers weighed the remaining foods and mathematically compared the food consumed with the child’s expressed preferences.  The results showed that the correlation between liking a food and the amount consumed was poor while the relationship between disliking a given food and the amount that remained uneaten was statistically significant.   Interesting enough, other studies have shown the same trend for adults.   https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S019566632200037X?via%3Dihub   #children #foodpreferences #foodconsum

  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/hnkLtoEJjIA   Individuals with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are at least 6 times more likely to evidence a hoarding disorder (HD) that significantly interferes with the conduct of their lives.  So say psychologists at the UK’s Anglia Ruskin University following their study of 88 patients in an ADHD clinic, a matched control group of 90 persons, and an online sample of 220 UK residents.   The 19% of ADHD patients with severe and life-inhibiting hoarding behaviors were surprisingly in their 30’s with an equal number of males and females impacted.  Even among the remaining 81 of ADHD patients, there was a measurable tendency toward hoarding.   Previous studies of those with hoarding disorder concentrated on older females who self-identified and sought help with their tendencies to fill their living spaces with a suffocating quantity of items.   The new information this study reveals is that younger adults are similarly afflicted.   https://www.sciencedirect.com/sc

  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/iR1H6epMhGI   The CDC announced on 2/25/22 a recommended extension in the interval between the first and second shots of mRNA vaccine from 3-4 weeks to 8 weeks.  They explained that this longer interval drives  an improvement in CoVid immunity generation and a reduction in the incidence of complications including myocarditis.   Let’s look at the specifics for vaccination.  The extension only applies for those 12 years through 64 years of age.  Those who are 5 through 11 years, 65 years or older, or immunocompromised should continue to receive their second shot 3 to 4 weeks after the first.  Furthermore, as part of their vaccination, they should receive a 3rd shot 4 weeks later.  For those immunocompromised who are 12 years or older, they should receive a booster, a 4th shot, 3 months after the 3rd shot.   For those not immunocompromised 12 years and older, they should receive a 3rd shot as a booster 5 months after the second shot.  Boosters are not recommended for any children 5 t

  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/yIo1uEg9sVM   The young women who experience migraines and become pregnant are more likely to suffer sometimes dire complications.  Investigators at Harvard’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital issue this warning after analyzing more than 30,000 pregnancies in about 19,000 women over a 20 year period.   The data shows that pregnant women with migraine headaches are 17% more likely to have a pre-term delivery, 28% more likely to suffer elevation blood pressures, and 40% more likely to develop pre-eclampsia.  A closer look at the numbers indicates that the presence or absence of aura with the migraine affects the risk of preeclampsia, since those women with aura had a 51% risk while those with migraines and no aura had a 29% risk.     About 20% of women of childbearing age suffer from migraines. It is important for any pregnant woman or any woman contemplating pregnancy who also has migraines to be on the lookout for these potential complications during their pregnancies.   https://www.sc

  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/9XfhDAQtQP8   The early reports from NY State show that the Pfizer vaccine works better and longer for teens than for the elementary school crew.  The NY State Public Health Department in collaboration with the University of Albany now report the vaccine efficiencies for 852,384 fully vaccinated adolescents 12-17 years and 365,502 children 5-11 years during the 6 weeks from mid-December, 2021 to the end of January, 2022 during the rise of the Omicron variant.   For the teens, the vaccine prevented cases in 66% and hospitalization in 85%.  For the younger kids, the vax efficiencies were 68% for infection and 100% for hospitalization.  Over the 6 week observation period, the Pfizer vaccine effectiveness in teens declined 23% for infections and 14% for hospitalization.  The vaccine’s effectiveness for the younger children declined significantly more than for the teens: 82% for infections and 52% for hospitalization.   The vaccine clearly works, but teens and younger children will req