Dr. Howard Smith Oncall

  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/iHbZjH6qC2c   The Essential Trading Post is recalling its Wintergreen and Birch Essential Oils.  These products contain potentially poisonous methyl salicylate in non-child-resistant packaging.  If you have children in your home or children visiting, this is a risk for accidental poisoning.  Return the product to the point of purchase for a refund.  You may reach the company at 1-774-202-6121.   https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2020/essential-trading-post-recalls-wintergreen-and-birch-essential-oils-due-to-failure-to   #recall #wintergreenoil #birchoil #essentialtradingpost #poisoning  

  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/bnw4P45rh-A   Listen up. CoVid19 is deadly and everywhere in the air and on every surface.  It's in many of us who don’t know we carry it.  If you have it, it's on your breath, in your saliva, and in, pardon, your shit. If you want to survive and avoid killing your spouse, mother, sister, brother, or your child, do everything to avoid catching CoVid.  Wash hands constantly.  Avoid touching public surfaces.   Wear the best mask you can buy or make to avoid passing virus to someone else.  Distance from all but those with whom you live. You’re not immortal!  More deaths do occur where people ignore science and common sense.   #covid #coronavirus #masks #wash #distance  

  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/7EuS0BPgQiA   Medifast of Baltimore is recalling its Optavia Essential Old Fashioned Maple & Brown Sugar Oatmeal.  This product contains traces of undeclared milk.  Even tiny amounts of milk may trigger life-threatening allergic reactions in milk-sensitive individuals.  If you have this product, destroy it.  Contact Medifast at 1-888-678-2842 for additional information and product replacement.   https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/medifast-inc-issues-allergy-alert-undeclared-milk-optavia-essential-old-fashioned-maple-brown-sugar   #recall #oatmeal #opavia #milk  

  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/Nlw2NR1XSAM   A global epidemiological study reveals a significant correlation between lower than optimal Vitamin D levels and both numbers of CoVid infections as well as deaths attributed to the virus.  British researchers focused on data from 20 European countries tabulating published average Vitamin D levels and CoVid statistics from each.   Serum vitamin D levels less than 30 nmol/L are considered deficient.  Such deficiencies were found in Spain (26), Italy (28), and in aging Swiss (23).     The investigators note that vitamin D supplementation is proven safe and effective.  If you live in an area that is a virus hot spot, get plenty of sun and check your levels.   https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-21211/v1   #covid #coronavirus #vitamind  

  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/yyCHg5eQEcA   When composing tweet, texts, and answering surveys, you tend to reveal more private, confidential information on your smartphone than on your desktop computer.  University of Pennsylvania researchers report this conclusion from their analysis of more than 369,00 tweets, nearly 20,000 call-to-action web ads, and 10,000 restaurant reviews.   The investigators attribute this “truth serum” phone effect to our intimacies with these devices.  Because phones often serve as our adult pacifiers, we view them as safe zones.  We all too often lower our defenses and risk our own data security.   This study should prompt us all to be extraordinarily careful with content we provide on social media via the phone.   https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0022242920912732 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200503092738.htm   #smartphone #socialmedia #privacy #security  

  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/-WYaCiYoGSY   Here’s yet another reason to wash your hands more obsessively after using any toilet.  Fifty-three percent of CoVid positive hospitalized Chinese patients also had viral RNA in their stool as well as in their nasal and oropharyngeal samples.   CoVid in the gastrointestinal tract was not age-dependent as evidence of virus was found in subjects from 10 months through 78 years of age.  The virus also tends to linger in longer in the GI tract than in the respiratory system and 23% of patients still had positive stool samples when their nasal and oral samples turned negative.   CoVid is everywhere in population-dense cities. Watch out!   https://www.gastrojournal.org/article/S0016-5085(20)30282-1/pdf?referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2Finfectiousdisease%2Fcovid19%2F85315   #covid #coronavirus #gastrointestinal #respiratory  

  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/-4BkGgnnZe4   A bioengineered two-headed antibody constructed from a llama antibody to the SARS coronavirus prevents the CoVid19 virus from attaching to and infecting cells.  Virologists at the University of Texas-Austin worked for years on llama antibodies to SARS and MERS viruses and now report a way to repurpose them for our current coronavirus.   The llama anti-SARS antibody called VHH72 did also bind to CoVid19 but weakly.  Linking two of the VHH72 molecules together produced a novel antibody that did bind to CoVid19 spike protein preventing it from infecting tissue cultured cells while also continuing to block the SARS virus.  The investigators are beginning tests in animals.   Fingers crossed everyone.   https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200501184301.htm   #covid #coronavirus #llama #antibody #sars  

  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/MVh9P7Y95GE   In small room or office where a person asymptomatically carrying the CoVid virus has been breathing or occasionally coughing, there may be anywhere from 100,000 to 100 billion copies of live virus hanging in the air to infect you.  This from a pre-published Swiss study just released online.   Coughing but also normal breathing generates aerosols that waft up into the air.  In a closed room, they tend to remain aloft.  Even distancing within the room would lead to you inhaling hundreds of virus copies, enough to infect you.   When you are near a non-family member, it is mandatory that you wear an effective mask filter.   https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.04.27.20081398v1.full.pdf   https://www.sciencealert.com/here-s-what-we-know-so-far-about-those-who-can-pass-corona-without-symptoms   #covid #coronavirus #aerosols #masks  

  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/ArVsNnN7w1c   Mondelez Global LLC is voluntarily recalling its Ritz Cheese Cracker Sandwiches Family Size (21.6 oz. carton). The carton is mislabeled indicating a cheese cracker within when in fact the product is a peanut butter sandwich.  The outer carton indicates that the product may contain peanuts but not that it is all peanut butter.  It contains 16 individually-wrapped sandwiches, and these are properly labeled at Ritz Peanut Butter Cracker Sandwiches.  If a peanut allergic person consumes these crackers thinking that they are cheese crackers, a life-threatening reaction could ensue.   If you have this carton, return it to the store.  Contact the company at 1-844-366-1171 for more information.   https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/mondelez-global-llc-conducts-voluntary-recall-limited-quantity-ritz-cheese-cracker-sandwiches-family   #recall #cheesecrackers #ritz #peanutcrackers  

  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/gkCK3sgvhvg   Epson has recalled the Power Adapters Included with its V-series scanners.  The power adapter has the part number EADP-16CB B printed pin its label. These units may overheat causing burns and fires.  A total of 314,000 were sold in the US and 25,000 in Canada at Best Buy, Office Depot, Staples, Walmart, and miscellaneous department stores.  If you have a V-series Epson scanner, stop using it.  Contact Epson at 1-888-367-2656 for more information about a replacement.   https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2020/epson-recalls-power-adapters-sold-with-epson-scanners-due-to-burn-and-fire-hazards   #recall #epson #scanner #poweradapter #burns  

  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/_CL6sRegwqM   Dexter Industries is recalling its Modular Robotics Rechargeable Battery Packs.  These batteries may short circuit and overheat causing a burn or fire hazard.  Those affected at 9.6V 2000Ah NiMH (nickel-metal hydride) batteries with max charge current of 2 amps.  The packs have been sold individually as well as part of Classroom Kits and GoPiGo and BrickPi robotic bundles.  Return these items to the point of purchase for a refund or replacement.  Contact Dexter at 1-877-233-6859.   https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2020/modular-robotics-recalls-rechargeable-battery-packs-due-to-burn-hazard   #recall #robotics #battery #nimhbattery #nimhbattery  

  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/HvLfgC5CgYc   Ximi Vogue is recalling its Children’s Neck Pillows.  The paint on the zippers and zipper pulls contains a high lead level.  The pillows affected are the Pink Elephant, the Gray Elephant, the Blue Chick, and the Green Dinosaur.  If you have one of these, return it to the place of purchase for a refund.  For additional information, call Ximi Vogue at 1-855-946-4002.   https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2020/ximi-vogue-recalls-childrens-neck-pillows-due-to-violation-of-the-federal-lead-paint#   #recall #neckpillow #children #lead  

  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/lfiw8UfL700   Low vitamin D levels may link to a woman’s inability to conceive.  A recently published Chinese study analyzed 154 women treated at a fertility center looking at vitamin D levels and the presence of toxic immune cells in their uterine linings.   Low vitamin D levels correlated with numbers of killer lymphocytes and scavenging macrophages in the endometrial linings of women unable to become and remain pregnant.  Vitamin D supplementation appears to reduce the populations of these immune cells present.   Women experiencing infertility should have their vitamin D levels checked.  If levels are low, normalization via food supplements or sunlight exposure may well improve the chances of a blessed event.   https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/aji.13243?af=R   #infertility #vitamind #macrophages #killerlymphocytes  

  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/qW99pqHh6_s   Condies Foods of Kearns, UT is voluntarily recalling two sandwiches:  roll chicken salad on croissant and sandwich chicken salad on white bread.  These products may contain undeclared soy risking a serious allergic reaction in sensitized individuals.  Consumers should return this product to the point of purchase for a refund.  Call the company at 1-801-969-1448 for more information.   https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/condies-foods-issues-allergy-alert-undeclared-soy-allergen-chicken-salad-croissant-single-item-43237   #recall #chickensandwich #chickenroll  #condies #soy    

  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/x5O9J4N07Gw   A new MRI technique permitting simultaneous brain scanning of two persons face-to-face touching one another shows that their sensory and motor regions light up in response to a partner’s actions but also in anticipation of them.     Finnish neuroscientists, psychologists, and biomedical engineers modified a standard MRI coil to permit two person scanning.  Ten GenZ subject-pairs, all friends or romantic partners, were examined.   Though the image resolutions of this split coil technique were lower, the researchers could determine that motor activities in the brains of those touching triggered sensory activity in the brains of those being touched in a coordinated fashion.   This is only the beginning of many more studies to come.   https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00279/full   #mri #romance #touching #love  

  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/X8JrdcYjpUY   An early warning to halt society reopening may well come from levels of CoVid19 viral proteins in our wastewater.   A Dutch study monitored wastewater treatment plants serving 6 cities 3 weeks before the first CoVid case surfaced and again one and two weeks after that case appeared.    Based on the analysis of wastewater viral material, the investigators found there were no persons infected 3 weeks prior to the first case.  At one week after that case surfaced, there were 2.5 infected persons per half-million and 2 weeks after there were nearly 11 persons per half million.   This technique may help our scarce CoVid tests go further.   https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.03.29.20045880v1.full.pdf   #covid19 #coronavirus #wastewater #reopening #earlydetection  

  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/DIeQuhE9pGI   GSK Consumer Healthcare is voluntarily recalling 5 lots of Benefiber Healthy Shape Prebiotic Fiber Supplement powder and Benefiber Prebiotic Fiber Supplement powder.  The products have foreign body contamination: green plastic pieces or shavings from bottle caps.  There is a potential choking or gastrointestinal lining laceration risk.  If you have this product, call the GSK  Contact Center at 1-800-452-0051 to see if the lot that you have has been recalled.  They will inform you bout how to obtain a replacement.   https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/gsk-consumer-healthcare-recalls-benefiber-healthy-shape-prebiotic-fiber-supplement-and-benefiber   #recall #fibersupplement #prebiotic #foreignbody  

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/YaE4PmkG1PA The Royal Trading Co. is recalling its TAINY BOCTOKA DRY FRUITS MIX COMPOT APPLE.  This product has undeclared sulfites.  Those allergic to sulfite may suffer a live-threatening allergic reaction after ingesting this product.  If you purchased this product, do not consume it but return it to the point of purchase for a full refund.   Information from the company by calling 1-347-223-1095.   https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/royal-international-trading-inc-issues-alert-undeclared-sulfites-tayni-boctoka-dry-fruits-mix-compot#recall-announcement   #recall #fruitcompote #tainy #sulfites  

  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/DIeXNAtK_Xg   Food families associated with dementia include processed meats, starches, and sugary, fatty snacks.  Epidemiologists at France's University of Bordeaux and Harvard Medical School studied 627 participants analyzing their dietary habits and the incidence of dementia over a 12 year follow up period.   Those developing dementia consumed diets centered around animal-based foods including many nitrite-containing processed meats.  They frequently co-consumed starchy breads, pasta, and rice, snack foods including pastries, and high fat dairy items such as yogurts and cheese.  Those free of dementia consumed diets centered on plant-based products emphasizing healthier fruits and vegetables and a high degree of food variety.   Relatively meat-less moderation is the key.   https://n.neurology.org/content/neurology/early/2020/04/21/WNL.0000000000009399.full.pdf   #dementia #meat #plants #moderation  

  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/X2Snjx3q43g   Contrary to urban legend, the best-liked kids are not always the best-looking, athletic, or smartest.  They are the most fun!  Psychologists at the Florida Atlantic University and Montreal’s Concordia University performed a longitudinal study on 1273 pre-teens 9-12 years of age. The data reveal that being fun, stimulating other kids with upbeat creativity and sometimes mischievous behaviors, is a peer magnet.  The poster child for fun is Ferris Bueller.  The school principal hates him but ..... (clip: He’s a righteous dude!   Fun leads to status. Then elevated social status often translates into lifetime success.    https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jopy.12546   https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200423093725.htm   #fun #popularity #success #ferrisbueller