Dr. Howard Smith Oncall

  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/46QSqXL9_YQ   The FDA and KBF Inc. have recalled Banoful Top Orange Biscuits.  This food contains undeclared milk, and those with milk allergies could develop serious or life-threatening allergic reactions should they eat these biscuits.  This bakery item was sold nationwide through retail stores and mail order outlets.  If you purchased these biscuits, return them to the place of purchase for a refund.  For additional information, call KBF at 1-646-714-4062.   https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/kbf-inc-issues-allergy-alert-undeclared-milk-allergens-banoful-top-orange-biscuit   #kbf #biscuits #milk #allergy #recall  

  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/KK3Dk3ppG0U   The FDA and Weis Markets are recalling the Weis Crab Cake Meal.  This product contains undeclared milk.  Those with milk allergies have develop a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction after ingesting this crab cake.  The lots affected carry sell by dates of 8/25/2021 through 9/05/2021.  This product was sold by Weis Markets in PA, MD, NJ, and WV.  If you bought this product, return it to any Weis Market for a refund.  For more information, you may call 1-866-999-9347, option 5.   https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/weis-markets-issues-allergy-alert-7-crab-cake-meal-due-undeclared-milk-allergen   #weismarket #crabcakemeal #milk #allergy #recall  

  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/k9ecWB_1N_c   The FDA and the Baking Institute Bakery Co. have recalled a pastry simply labelled Carrot Cake.  These cakes contains undeclared walnuts, coconut, and milk.  Those with allergies to these ingredients may develop a serious or even life-threatening reaction after ingesting the carrot cake.  This product was sold in northern Illinois in 6 and 8 inch sizes.  If you purchased these cakes, return them to the place of purchase for a full refund.  If you have questions about this recall, contact the Baking Institute Bakery Co. at 1-t 847-272-5900.   https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/baking-institute-bakery-co-issues-allergen-alert-undeclared-walnuts-coconuts-and-milk-carrot-cake   #bakeryinstitute #carrotcake #walnuts #coconut #milk #allergy #recall  

  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/NpoNtKyqyFQ   The CPSC and Ryan and Rose have recalled Cutie Spoovel Children’s Eating Utensils.  The handle of this utensil may fragment and release small parts that pose a choking hazard for young children.  About 17,750 of these utensils were sold in the US and 110 were sold in Canada all online via ryanandrose.com.  Take these utensils away from your children, trash them, and contact Ryan and Rose by phone at 1-800-317-8764 or via email at Recall@RyanAndRose.co.   https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2021/Ryan-and-Rose-Recalls-Children-s-Eating-Utensils-Due-to-Choking-Hazard-Recall-Alert   #ryanandrose #cutiespoovel #utensil #choking #recall  

  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/DRlXy8xWWRg   The CPSC and Petsmart are recalling Top Paw® Double Diner Dog Bowls.  The rubber gasket that covered the unfinished and sharp bottom edge of this product comes off easily and this create a laceration hazard.  About 100,300 of these dog bowls were sold at Petsmart stores and online at petsmart.com.  Immediately stop using these dog bowls and return them to any Petsmart store for a refund.  For additional information, contact Petsmart by phone at 1-888-839-9638 or online at petsmart.com.   https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2021/PetSmart-Recalls-Top-Paw-Double-Diner-Dog-Bowls-Due-to-Laceration-Hazard   #petsmart #dogbowl #laceration #recall  

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/rQYCb4rorm4   The CPSC and SKE Outdoors are recalling TurboSke Kids Toddler Bike Helmets.  These children’s bicycle helmets fail to meet federal safety standards and create a head injury risk.  About 860 of these helmet have been sold online through amazon.com and other online retailers.  Do not permit your children to use these bicycle helmets.  Call SKE Outdoors by phone at 1-888-761-2989 or online at skeoutdoors.com to arrange free shipping back in exchange for a full refund or a replacement helmet.   https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2021/SKE-Outdoors-Recalls-Kids-Bike-Helmets-Due-to-Risk-of-Head-Injury   #skeoutdoors #bikehelmet #safety #headinjury #recall  

  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/UfSK8N8jghc   The CPSC and Step 2 now recall StepUp Sidekick Learning Towers.  The storage tray with its cup holders and step may detach from the tower and create a fall hazard for a child.  About 1,570 of these items were sold in the US and about 34 were sold in Canada online at step2.com and at amazon.com.  Stop using this recalled StepUp Sidekick Learning Tower and contact Step2 by phone at 1-800-347-8372 or online at step2.com to arrange a full refund or a credit on Step2.com of equivalent value. For purchases on amazon, you can arrange your refund in the form of an Amazon gift card.   https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2021/Step2-Recalls-StepUp-Sidekick-Learning-Towers-Due-to-Fall-Hazard-Recall-Alert   #step2 #tower #tray #falls #children #recall  

  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/IbE2Xf-8UQQ   Those fully vaccinated against CoVid who develop breakthrough infections and positive PCR tests carry the same high levels of infectious virus as the unvaccinated.  This warning comes to us from the University of Wisconsin and the CDC.  The Wisconsin researchers studied the quantitative PCR test results from 699 Wisconsin residents who tested positive for the virus in July, 2021.   Very large CoVid viral levels were detected in 68% of those fully vaccinated compared with 63% of those unvaccinated.  The viruses recovered from these samples were proven to be infectious in 95% of the vaccinated and 88% of the unvaccinated.  These large numbers of infectious virus were detected in those who were asymptomatic as well as in those suffering the symptoms of CoVid.   What should you do?  Assume that even those vaccinated could bear CoVid. That being the case, we all must continue to wear effective masks when indoors and when close together outdoors.  Assume that it is unsafe

Moderna Twice As Protective Against Delta CoVid As Pfizer Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/vhmIGC8Db4k   Those vaccinated with the Moderna mRNA CoVid vaccine are now about 50% less likely to develop a positive CoVid PCR test when compared with those who received the Pfizer vaccine.  This conclusion comes from a massive Mayo Clinic Health System study.  The researchers tabulated the month by month effectiveness of the two mRNA vaccines December 2020 to July 2021 in each of 5 states as Delta became the most prevalent form of CoVid.  They analyzed data from over 636,000 patients with at least one positive CoVid PCR test.   Initial data presented to the FDA by Moderna and Pfizer indicated that each vaccine was about 94% effective against the original wild type of CoVid.   Just looking at Mayo’s month by month Minnesota experience, as the Delta variant became more prevalent, each vaccine became less protective against CoVid but Pfizer also became significantly less protective than Moderna.  Data  in July for the 5 state

  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/flxjj9dc1Pc   Riding with windows open WHILE wearing a mask is the wining formula for protecting yourself from CoVid.  Britain’s Global Centre for Clean Air Research studied in-car air quality with multiple sensors and estimated your probability of  CoVid transmission from another, infected passenger.  They tested various conditions including everyone masked or maskless, windows closed or open, the ventilation system bringing in fresh outside air or recirculating the air, speaking levels varying from loud to normal to only breathing, and various trip durations.   Transmission of infection rises as speech volume levels escalate.  Infection transmission diminishes when passengers wear a typical non-medical 3 layer cloth mask  as airflow through the vehicle increases by opening the windows or, second best, bringing in fresh air while air conditioning.     With 50%.        Loud speaking        Normal Speaking.         Only breathing       eff. Mask WC-RC                 28.5%/hr.    

  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/1ZrUDJdvXOQ   The mRNA vaccines that can most effectively protect you from CoVid do carry a tiny risk that you could develop a case of treatable cardiac inflammation.  Even your risk of that is 6 times greater should you develop a CoVid infection.  This and other reassuring conclusions stem from a massive Israeli study of more than 1.7 million persons that was just published in the New England Journal.  Half the group was vaccinated with the Pfizer CoVid vaccine.  The researchers also studied s a subset of more than 340,000 unvaccinated persons half of whom developed CoVid.   The tabulated data revealed that, while vaccination increased the myocarditis risk 3-fold to 2.7 events per 100,000, a CoVid infection propelled that risk 18-fold to 11 events per 100,000 while increasing the risk of other life-threatening events including pericarditis, arrhythmias, blood clots in the veins and lungs, heart attacks, and strokes.   My advice:  there isn’t any better health and wellness move th

  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/q0PeLQEeG-U   As the vaccines made against the wild type CoVid are helping us weather the pandemic fueled by variants that first arose in Great Britain, the B.1.117 alpha, in South Africa, the B.1.351 beta, in Brazil, the P.1 gamma, and yes in India, the B.1.617 delta, all is not well.  Since not enough people have been fully vaccinated, even in countries with advanced health systems such as the US and European countries, the virus has continued to mutate.   One particularly worrisome variant has arisen in South America, the C.37 lambda.  While the Delta variant is more contagious than the wild type and earlier variants and can break through mRNA vaccine immunity to cause infection, those vaccine-immunized do clear the virus quickly.  The lambda variant, now dominant in some South American countries and in the process of spreading around the world, appears to even more poorly bind the protective antibodies generated by our current vaccines.  The result: more severe CoVid breakthro

  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/THKzX2Ygo6o   This question continues to pop up, and now we have a randomized, multicenter study to provide a definitive answer.    Collaborators at Duke, Vanderbilt, Baylor, Temple, the University of Kansas, and the Universities of Florida and South Florida studied 1360 health care workers during the pre-vaccine era between April and November, 2020.  A group of 683 participants were randomly chosen to receive a month of HCQ and 676 were selected to receive a placebo.  Each participant was studied for any side effects from the HCQ or placebo, and the chief outcome measure was the development of a CoVid infection as authenticated by a positive PCR test.   When the numbers were tallied, there was good news and bad news associated with the HCQ therapy.  The good news:  those receiving it compared to an innocuous placebo suffered no increase in reported adverse effects.  The bad news: the HCQ does not significantly reduce the risk of CoVid infection.   https://www.medrxiv.org/content

  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/hOZb_hIGmBk   From the FDA’s science and engineering lab comes the warning that your iPhone or any electronic device with a strong magnetic coupling interface could generate magnetic fields capable of activating the magnetic switches that control implantable pacemakers and cardioverter-defibrillators.   The magnetic switches in these devices are designed to be triggered by magnetic fields stronger than 10 gauss.  To test the ability of the Apple iPhone 12 series and the Apple Watches to accidentally set off these switches, the FDA measured the magnetic fields around these devices at various distances.   All the 12 series iPhones and the Apple Watch generate magnetic fields greater than 10 gauss up to 11 millimeters or nearly a half inch away.  For safety sake, the FDA scientists recommend keeping these phones and the watch at least 6 inches away from the implantable device site.     Why?  If a pacemaker’s magnetic switch is activated, it could begin pacing when unneeded leading to

  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/oTO39cwGbqQ   Vaccination with either the Moderna or the Pfizer mRNA vaccines triggers strong but gradually declining CoVid antibody and cell-mediated responses.  University of  Pennsylvania researchers studied the immune responses of 61 vaccinated individuals at 6 time-points: pre-vaccine to 6 months after the jab.  Sixteen of the 61 vaccine recipients were vaccinated after surviving CoVid.   The peak antibody levels were measured 1 week after the second dose.  Then, over the first 3 months following vaccination, the antibody levels dropped by one-half every 35 days.  Over the second 3 months, the antibody levels dropped by one-half every 60 days.  All those vaccinated did have detectable antibody by 6 months.  A gratifying finding is that populations of B cells that manufacture protective anti-Covid antibodies to CoVid variants actually increased over 3-6 months post-vaccination.  This indicates that the vaccine, made against so-called wild-type CoVid, triggers a response capabl

  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/ZzFGHB-xezI   Nearly 42% of patients infected with CoVid suffer longstanding brain fog and significant cognitive impairment.  This among the findings by Stanford researchers after their neuropsychiatric studies of 100 CoVid patients.   Most of these patients had milder cases with only 29% hospitalized and 12% treated in the ICU.  Nevertheless, the group performed poorly on cognitive tests with impaired sustained attention, working memory, and decision-making.  In addition, 22%  of the group demonstrated moderate to severe depressive and/or anxiety symptoms.   Over and over, studies prove that CoVid is not an innocuous disease that you can contract and recover from completely.  If you don’t die on a respirator, you may be left with a damaged brain, heart, or kidneys.  Then there’s this……Another study showed that 30% of CoVid19 survivors suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder.   https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.08.23.21256078v1.full.pdf https://jamanetwork.com/jour

  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/UmUmQVbG8u0   Mask wearing reduces CoVid cases by 88% in the absence of any other defenses.  Who cares you say now that we have the CoVid vaccines?  Well think again. Your vaccine defense wanes continuously to the point where it’s only partially protective against the aggressive and now ubiquitous Delta variant by 6 months. And beyond Delta, we have the Lambda variant, which is even worse.   So masks.  Researchers at UC-Davis analyzed CoVid data for 20 weeks from February to July, 2020, way before any vaccines were available.  About 420,000 persons were surveyed about mask-wearing and other mitigation efforts.  Mask-wearing was THE most effective protection against CoVid followed by quarantine and immigration restrictions.  On the other hand, use of mass transit was a CoVid spreader.   In the face of threatening variants and declining vaccine immunity, your only reasonable defense is a good mask and solid scientific guidance. By good, I mean a KN95 or an N95 dust, non-medical mask

  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/--py7iricNA   The FDA and multiple companies have recalled products containing frozen shrimp from Avanti Frozen Foods that are contaminated with salmonella.  The products involved include sushi from Genji Pacific exclusively sold in California by Whole Foods, sushi from Mai Cuisine Inc sold in northern California by Target, sushi from Mai Franchising Inc. sold in northern California by New Leaf Community Markets, and finally frozen shrimp sold nationwide under various brands including Big River 365, Ahold, Censea, Cos, Cwno Brand, First Street, Nature’s Promise, Harbor Banks. Hos, Meijer, Sandbar, Sea Cove, Waterfront Bistro, Wellesley Farms, WFNO Brands, Hannaford, and FoodLion.  Salmonella causes serious and sometime fatal infections in the young, elders, and those with weak immune systems.  It triggers a gastroenteritis that may progress to bodyside sepsis.  If you bought ANY of these products, do not consume them.  Return them to the place of purchase.   https://www.fda.gov/s

  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/zso-laKq8kQ   The FDA and Loki Fish Co. have issued a recall of Keta Salmon Lox.  This food product is contaminated with listeria monocytogenes.  This bacterium causes a serious and sometimes fatal infection in the very young, elders, and those who are immunocompromised.  It can trigger miscarriages and stillbirths.  This product has been sold in Oregon and Washington state.  If you purchased this lox, don’t consume it.  Destroy it or return it to the place of purchase.  If you have additional questions, call the Loki Fish Company at 1-206-937-1048.   https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/loki-fish-company-recalls-keta-salmon-lox-because-possible-health-risk   #loki #lox #listeria #recall  

  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/r2Nx3ZfcObw   The FDA and New England Cupboard are recalling Jimbo’s Bloody Mary Mix.  This product contains undeclared soy, wheat, and sulfites.  Those with allergies to soy, wheat, or sulfites could develop serious or life-threatening allergic reactions to these allergens.  This bloody mary mix was distributed and sold in ME, NH, VT, MA, MD, and mild Neo-Synephrine Nasal Spray.  If you purchased this product, call New England Cupboard at 1-207-848-4900 for a full refund.   https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/jimbos-kitchen-dba-new-england-cupboard-issues-allergy-alert-jimbos-bloody-mary-mix   #newenglandcupboard #jimbos #bloodmarymix #soy #wheat #sulfites #recall