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Dr. Howard Smith OnCall
by Howard G. Smith MD
Howard G. Smith, M.D. is a former radio medical editor and talk show host in the Boston Metro area. His "Medical Minute" of health and wellness news and commentary was a regular weekday feature on WBZ-AM, WRKO-AM, and WMRE-AM. His popular two-way talk show, Dr. Howard Smith OnCall, was regularly heard Sunday morning and middays on WBZ. More recently, Dr. Smith has adopted the 21st century technology of audio and video podcasting as conduits for the short health and wellness reports, HEALTH NEWS YOU SHOULD USE, and the timely how-to recommendations, HEALTH TIPS YOU CAN'T SKIP. Many of these have video versions, and they may be found on his YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKPOSWu-b4GjEK_iOCsp4MA Trained at Harvard Medical School and a long-time faculty member at Boston Children’s Hospital, he practiced Pediatric Otolaryngology for 40 years in Boston, Southern Cal
Episodes
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CoVid Boosters Do Protect
Vidcast: https://youtu.be/HofDg7gyG14 CoVid infection risk dropped more than 11 fold for those who received a third, boosting dose of CoVid vaccine. Israeli researchers studied 1,144,690 persons over the age of 60 boosted with a third dose of the Pfizer vaccine and compared the incidence and...
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How Moderna CoVid Vaccine Produces Better Protection
Vidcast: https://youtu.be/tTmjDS-xJr4 Vaccination with the Moderna CoVid vaccine triggers more IgA anti-CoVid antibodies and anti-CoVid killer T cells compared with the Pfizer vaccine. Researchers at Harvard and MIT studied the immune responses of 73 vaccine recipients including 28 who received…
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Majority Of Food Allergy Sufferers Don’t Know You Can Avoid Shots
Vidcast: https://youtu.be/8YtIcbsg2ls Seventy-two percent of adults and parents of children with food allergies are unaware that oral immunotherapy is an effective, painless, and convenient alternative to allergy shots. This the conclusion of a nationwide survey of some 781 respondents conducted…
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WHO Names Mu A Variant Of Concern
Vidcast: https://youtu.be/vBtj9iV8pSA At the end of August, the World Health Organization announced another variant of interest, classified at B.1.621 and commonly known as the Mu variant. This variant encompasses a constellation of mutations that could render it more impervious to the anti-CoVid...
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Recall On Rocky Top Farms Cherry Butter
Vidcast: https://youtu.be/4r8Mzi1m-U0 The FDA and Rocky Top Farms have recalled Rocky Top Farms Cherry Butter. This product, sold in clear 10 ounce jars, contains undeclared milk. Those with milk allergies could develop a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction after ingesting this cherry...
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Recall On Banoful Top Orange Biscuits
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...
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Weis Crab Cake Meal Is On 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...
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Carrot Cake 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...
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Recalled Are Cutie Spoovel Children’s Eating Utensils
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...
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Top Paw® Double Diner Dog Bowls Are Recalled
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…
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TurboSke Kids Toddler Bike Helmets On 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…
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Recall On StepUp Sidekick Learning Towers
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…
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Turkey Sandwiches On Recall
Vidcast: https://youtu.be/Mp6qq3zU7pg The FDA and MG Foods, Inc. now recall MG Foods and Fresh to You Turkey Sandwiches. These products are potentially contaminated with listeria monocytogenes. This germ may cause serious and potentially fatal infections in the very young, elders, and the...
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Hu Chocolate Covered Hunks-Sour Goldenberries On Recall
Vidcast: https://youtu.be/ChoFzdYcZIY The FDA and Hu Products are recalling Hu Chocolate Covered Hunks-Sour Goldenberries. This product may contain undeclared almonds. Those with almond allergies may develop a severe or life-threatening allergic reaction. If you have this product, don’t consume…
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Queso Fresco Products Are Recalled
Vidcast: https://youtu.be/7zYYi0fZx0Q The FDA and El Abuelito Cheese now recall all Quesco Fresco products with sell dates through 3/28/21 due to the possibility that they are contaminated with listeria monocytogenes. This micro-organism may cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in the…
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Recall On Market District Gourmet Chocolate Covered Pretzels
Vidcast: https://youtu.be/HzIXtpbscw8 The FDA and Giant Eagle Inc. now recall Market District Gourmet Chocolate Covered Pretzel Platters and Bags with sell by dates of 4/3/21. The product may contain undeclared pecan allergen. Those with an allergy to pecan nuts may develop a severe or...
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Adam’s Secret Extra Strength Capsules On Recall
Vidcast: https://youtu.be/zZSlKfYrscU The FDA and Adamssecret.co announce the recall of Adam’s Secret Extra Strength 1500 and Adam’s Secret Extra Strength 3000 capsules. These products contain undeclared sildenafil and/or tadalafil, better known as Viagra and Cialis. These are phosphodiesterase...
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Recall On J Hunt Home Accent Tables with Charging Receptacles
Vidcast: https://youtu.be/-5xyrIa_4D8 The CPSC and Jim Lamp recall the J Hunt and J Hunt & Co. Home Accent Tables with Charging Receptacles. The charging receptacles and USB ports may have electrical issues that could create a shock hazard. About 99,000 of these tables were sold in the US and...
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Toro Power Max Snowthrowers Are Recalled
Vidcast: https://youtu.be/nwcEEVN6xkg The CPSC and Toro are recalling the Toro Power Max 826 OHAE Snowthrowers with model number 37802. The auger may fail to disengage when the control lever is released posing a real threat of amputation for the operator or bystanders. About 6700 of these units...
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Presto Indoor Electric Smoker Recalled
Vidcast: https://youtu.be/guoDrYebx2o The CPSC and National Presto have a recall on the Presto Indoor Electric Smoker. The heating element and the associated wiring are defective posing an electric shock hazard. This cooking device was sold at Shopko, Sears, Kmart, Belk, Veterans Canteen Store…
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Recall on 10-In-1 Incredible Inventions Science Kits
Xvidd https://youtu.be/O0LSBd8YwMM The CPSC and Anker Play Products are recalling 10-In-1 Incredible Inventions Science Kits. The paint on the red and blue magnet included with this kit exceeds safe federal lead levels. The labelling on this product also lacks mandated warnings for magnets and...
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Primark Nose and Body Piercings On Recall
Vidcast: https://youtu.be/ZQJThGWhf1c The CPSC and Primark announce the recall of two Primark piercings: 5-Pack Nose and Body Bar Piercing. These items have elevated levels of the mineral nickel which can and often does induce an allergic-type skin irritation. If you have these, stop using them...
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CoVid Turns Your Body On Itself
Vidcast: https://youtu.be/lEjT1k3ouG4 CoVid can trigger autoimmune disease like rheumatoid arthritis, autoimmune, muscle inflammation, and so-called CoVid toes. For the first time, radiologists at Northwestern University release images of these CoVid-induced maladies. Using multi-modality imaging...
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Moderna and Pfizer Vaccines Neutralize CoVid And Variants
Vidcast: https://youtu.be/RMPpAQAprE4 Reports on the two mRNA vaccines Americans are receiving were published just days ago in the New England Journal of Medicine by Moderna and Pfizer with their academic collaborators. Both vaccines trigger antibodies that neutralize the original predominant…
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Asthma No Risk For CoVid
Vidcast: https://youtu.be/3PyyXUDX9m8 Asthmatics are less likely to contract CoVid. So say Australian researchers after their meta-analysis of 57 worldwide studies that encompassed 587,200 persons. The data show that about 7 per 100 asthmatics develop a CoVid infection but 8 per 100 in the…
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Dole™ Endless Summer Salad Kit Recalled
Vidcast: https://youtu.be/SkmYOO_0CZw The FDA and Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc. are recalling the Dole™ Endless Summer Salad Kit. This product contains undeclared fish and egg. Those with allergies to fish, egg, or both should avoid consuming this product. This product was sold in AZ, CA, CO, IA…
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Recall On Think! Protein fiber oatmeal farmer’s market berry crumble
Vidcast: https://youtu.be/PQNRGm0zFto The FDA and the think! And Interpac Technologies, Inc. announce the recall of think! Protein fiber oatmeal farmer’s market berry crumble. This product may contain undeclared tree nuts including almonds and pecan. Those with allergies to these types of nuts…
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Heat Therapy Massager On Recall
Vidcast: https://youtu.be/x2zq09Tx-PU The FDA and the Wahl Clipper Corporation are recalling the Wahl Deluxe Heat Therapy Massager, Model 4212. The connection between the massager and the heat source may overheat leading to sparking, smoking, and a fire hazard. If you own this product…
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Organic Yellow Peas Recalled
Vidcast: https://youtu.be/3xdNrOVHd9Y The FDA and Maine Grains, Inc. are recalling Organic Yellow Peas sold between 10/17 and 11/1/2020. This product may contain undeclared soybeans. Those with a soybean allergy may develop a severe or life-threatening reaction if they ingest the yellow peas.…
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CB2 Chests & Dressers On Recall
Vidcast: https://youtu.be/OeLW7r3CpCc The CPSC and CB2 have recalled CB2 Chests and Dressers. These pieces of furniture may tip over and injure children if not anchored to the wall. 11,000 were sold in the US and 355 sold in Canada. If you have one of these at home, unload it and/or move it to a...
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Pfizer Vaccine Details
Vidcast: https://youtu.be/lzF-NFY8ok0 From the actual documents the company submitted to the FDA and CDC. The Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine consists of messenger RNA wrapped up in a lipid nanoparticle package. The RNA is formulated to avoid immune destruction once injected and to code for a CoVid spike...
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Moderna Vaccine Details
Vidcast: https://youtu.be/gyHNlHNrOLc From the actual documents the company submitted to the FDA and CDC. The Moderna Vaccine consists of messenger RNA wrapped up in a lipid nanoparticle package. The RNA is formulated to avoid immune destruction once injected and to code for a CoVid spike...
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Previous CoVid Patients Only Need One Vaccine Dose
Vidcast: https://youtu.be/2olR_GBnm0I This observation suggests we can save precious CoVid vaccine supplies say virologists and epidemiologists at the University of Maryland. They suggest this strategy after testing 33 health care workers with proven, previous CoVid infections and 26 uninfected...
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Buttered Popcorn Is On Recall
Vidcast: https://youtu.be/ptHTSvUcuX8 The FDA and Bickel’s Snack Foods are recalling Bickel’s Snack Foods 8 oz. Butter Flavored Popcorn. This item contains undeclared milk. Those with a milk allergy could become severely ill by ingesting the popcorn. Only one lot bearing the following code is...
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Recall of Cappuccino Single Serve Cups
Vidcast: https://youtu.be/O33cuYKQ6DE The FDA and the Door County Coffee & Tea Co. are recalling 5.1 oz packages of French Vanilla Flavored Cappuccino Single Serve Cups. This product may contain undeclared milk and soy. Persons with allergies to milk, soy, or both may suffer serious and possible...
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House-Autry Tartar Sauce On Recall
Vidcast: https://youtu.be/Sw7ql33dA20 The FDA and House-Autry Mills, Inc. are recalling House-Autry Tartar Sauce with best by dates ranging from 8/18/2021 to 9/21/2021. The company’s co-manufacturer has verified accelerated spoilage associated with these batches. This product was sold in SC, NC,...
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Moderna Vaccine Works Against New CoVid Strains
Vidcast: https://youtu.be/fLyp9qqfU8w Antibodies produced by persons immunized with the Moderna CoVid vaccine could capably neutralize the British and South African coronavirus strains in the test tube. This the conclusion of testing completed by Moderna and the NIH Vaccine Research Center....
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Cancer Patients At High Risk For Severe CoVid
Vidcast: https://youtu.be/goFncFdxFbo In those testing positive for CoVid, a simultaneous cancer diagnosis significantly increases the chances for hospitalization and dying over the next month. Investigators at the University of Pennsylvania studied 323 CoVid positive persons of whom 67 had…
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Ignore Mask Wearing And Get CoVid
Vidcast: https://youtu.be/8MQo73utTe0 If you’re looking for a CoVid infection that could kill or leave you with lingering neurologic, cardiac, and kidney function, avoid wearing a tight fitting, multilayer mask with a filter. A new study from Boston University now shows that mask wearing is...
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New British CoVid Strain IS Deadlier
Vidcast: https://youtu.be/d3SnLyV8z9s The CoVid strain B.1.1.7, isolated in the UK, besides spreading more readily person to person, appears to be about 65%% deadlier that the original Chinese virus. This according to data just presented at the WHO’s Strategic Advisory Group of Experts meeting....
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NSAIDS Hurt Or Help CoVid Defenses
Vidcast: https://youtu.be/TCSocBiLeG4 Ibuprofen, Advil or Motrin, aspirin in all its forms, and naproxen, Aleve, may help CoVid invade your body if taken just after viral exposure by preventing production of the neutralizing antibodies that keep CoVid out of your cells. The same drugs, if used…
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Over-The-Counter Nasal Spray Kills CoVid
Vidcast: https://youtu.be/IJC6NST_x7g A readily available nasal spray, Xlear, containing the sugar xylitol and grapefruit seed extract, kills CoVid in the test tube and would be expected to do the same in your nose, the entry point for this dread virus into your body. Northwestern University and...
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Cancer Vaccine Halts Aggressive Tumors
Vidcast: https://youtu.be/NV89fz9pmhY Personalized vaccines designed to spur immunity to a patient’s own cancer can control nasty tumors up to four years. This exciting news comes from the immuno-oncologists at Boston’s Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The study treated 8 patients who had advanced…
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Who On The Street Is Likely CoVid Positive?
Vidcast: https://youtu.be/FDMZSlBOkXc When walking, stay furthest away from 50 year olds followed by those in their 80’s and then 20 somethings. This warning stems from a Dutch study that looked at the incidence of positive CoVid tests in their population of 278,455. The highest percent of…
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Nicotine Associated with Breast Cancer Spread
Vidcast: https://youtu.be/QcYjVj1fdmU North Carolina oncologists report that former or current cigarette smokers are significantly more likely to suffer breast cancer lung metastases compared with non-smokers. To find out why, they went into the lab and found, in a mouse model, that nicotine is…
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Recall On Ruffles Original Potato Chips
Vidcast: https://youtu.be/9atJLxiblq4 The FDA and the Frito-Lay Co. are recalling Frito-Lay Ruffles Potato Chips. There is undeclared milk in this product. Those with a milk allergy could become ill if they ingest these potato chips. This product was distributed in IA, KS, MO. NB, OK, and AK. If...
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Hiland Chocolate Milk On Recall
Vidcast: https://youtu.be/RlApib9rLQk The FDA and Hiland Dairy are recalling Hiland Dairy 1% low fat chocolate milk. Some of this product may contain food-grade sanitizers that would trigger illness if ingested. These products were sold in Oklahoma City and its metro area, Western Oklahoma…
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Butternut Squash Is Recalled
Vidcast: https://youtu.be/mE08eGh0Y9k The FDA, Lancaster Foods, Pero Family Farms, and Publix Super Markets are recalling a variety of butternut squash products that contain the squash from Pero Farms and Race West. These have been found to have contamination with listeria monocytogenes. This...
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Recall On Lake Champlain Chocolates
Vidcast: https://youtu.be/bdtAN-Daz3Y The FDA and Lake Champlain Chocolates are recalling a variety of products including: Hazelnut, Fruit & Nut, Almond, Granola Five Star Bars Organic Milk Chocolate Bar with Sea Salt & Almonds Milk Chocolate Almond Bark Chocolates of Vermont Green Mountain Any…
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Topical Anesthetic Cream On Recall
Vidcast: https://youtu.be/xS2lRzuIEAU The CPSC and Scalpa are recalling Scalpa Numb Maximum Strength Topical Anesthetic Cream. This product contains the pharmaceutical lidocaine, also known as Xylocaine, and this agent must be sold in child-resistant packaging. Scalpa has not provided that…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Howard G. Smith, M.D. is a former radio medical editor and talk show host in the Boston Metro area. His "Medical Minute" of health and wellness news and commentary was a regular weekday feature on WBZ-AM, WRKO-AM, and WMRE-AM. His popular two-way talk show, Dr. Howard Smith OnCall, was regularly heard Sunday morning and middays on WBZ.
More recently, Dr. Smith has adopted the 21st century technology of audio and video podcasting as conduits for the short health and wellness reports, HEALTH NEWS YOU SHOULD USE, and the timely how-to recommendations, HEALTH TIPS YOU CAN'T SKIP. Many of these have video versions, and they may be found on his YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKPOSWu-b4GjEK_iOCsp4MA
Trained at Harvard Medical School and a long-time faculty member at Boston Children’s Hospital, he practiced Pediatric Otolaryngology for 40 years in Boston, Southern Cal
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