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Dr. Howard Smith OnCall

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

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0:59

Running Better By Rubber Banding Your Feet - Reprise

Dr. Howard Smith OnCall ·

2020/07/20

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/ozRY5Fj2CMw Endurance running with a resistance band connecting your shoes can increase your running efficiency by over 9%. Mechanical engineers at UC-Santa Barbara clocked runners with and without latex surgical tubing connecting their feet. The tubing stores kinetic energy as the legs move past one another, and that energy helps power the next cycle. The result: shorter, quicker steps jacking up the average stride from 90 steps/min to 100. The tubing also

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0:58

Four Commandments Of Good Parenting

Dr. Howard Smith OnCall ·

2020/07/13

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/EjFQsAfXW2k After my years as a camp counselor, raising 4 kids, and caring for children and their parents as a pediatric otolaryngologist for 40 years, here are my go-to principles for effective parenting. ONE. Consistency. Establish reasonable boundaries that create security. Offer praise and rewards for remaining within them. Use a carrot versus a stick. Announce consequences for violations. Say what you’ll do and do what you say. TWO:: Responsibility.

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0:58

Training Overload Exhausts Your Brain Along With Your...

Dr. Howard Smith OnCall ·

2020/07/13

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/xidm260T2Qc Overdoing your training for an endurance sport can leave you mentally fatigued. A French investigation, just published in the journal Current Biology, studied 37 thirty something male athletes during a 9 week training program. Over-training led to feelings of mental exhaustion but also increased impulsivity with a preference for immediate rather than gratification. Brain imaging tests confirmed that the altered decision-making was due to diminished

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1:00

Melanoma In the Young On The Rise - Reprise

Dr. Howard Smith OnCall ·

2020/07/13

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/T4cdm4mMfgE Deadly head and neck melanoma has increased by 51% for children and younger adults over the past 20 years. St. Louis University oncologists raise this warning after reviewing nearly 12,500 confirmed melanoma cases documented in American and Canadian cancer registries. Once predominately a cancer of older patients, it is now popping up increasingly often in children, adolescents, and young adults. White males 15 to 39 years of age are the prime targets

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0:53

Hunger Cripples Decision-making - Reprise

Dr. Howard Smith OnCall ·

2020/07/13

x Vidcast: https://youtu.be/NSuMJlOl42A You’ll make poor choices and turn in awful intellectual performances on an empty stomach. Psychologists at Scotland’s University of Dundee put 50 participants to the test either 2 hours after eating or following a 10 hour fast. Test results revealed that hunger triggers impatience, impulsivity, and a need for immediate gratification . The well-fed were willing to wait over a month for a substantial reward while the hungry could only manage 3 days. If

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Tea Drives Better Brain Connectivity - Reprise

Dr. Howard Smith OnCall ·

2020/07/13

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/JI5Z-3IfCwo Regularly consuming green, oolong, or black tea at least 4 times weekly will improve your brain’s regional synchrony and your thinking skills. A collaborative study recently published in the journal Aging looked at MRI brain imaging and neuropsychological test results as a function of tea drinking. The imaging studies showed that regular tea drinkers had more efficient connections between various regions of their brains. This speeds transfer of

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0:53

Stress Greases Your Biological Clocks - Reprise

Dr. Howard Smith OnCall ·

2020/07/13

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/QetW5Xs_9Uk Our cells and bodies work on internal biological clocks which are lubricated for better efficiency by good old fashioned stress. University of Minnesota biologists now report this phenomenon in the journal Neuron. Using a mouse model and tissue cultures of cells, the scientists unraveled the complex blend of signaling proteins that control the clock. They found that stress accelerates the speed of signal processing and improves the robust nature of

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0:53

Have Time-Outs Passed Their Time-- Reprise

Dr. Howard Smith OnCall ·

2020/07/13

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/ZYkfn_mauO8 The common child discipline, the good old time out, is safe and effective. University of Michigan pediatric psychologists report this conclusion after studying a large group of children in Early Had State Research study at 3 points in their early development: around 3, 4 and 10 years of age. Despite the statements found on 30% of parental advice websites, time outs are recommended by the Academy of Pediatrics and not associated with anxiety, depression,

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0:57

Is It Safe Avoiding A Repeat C-Section? - Reprise

Dr. Howard Smith OnCall ·

2020/07/13

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/Cx1EWDS3Cok Most women are counseled to try a vaginal delivery following a previous Caesarian section (VBAC). The latest evidence from the University of Oxford questions the wisdom of that recommendation. More than 74,000 Scottish births over a 13 year period show that a VBAC is associated with a 7 fold higher risk of a uterine rupture, a 3 fold higher risk of surgical injury, and a two-fold higher risk of sepsis and blood transfusion. There is also a greater risk

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0:57

Active Thinking Requires More Sleep

Dr. Howard Smith OnCall ·

2020/07/13

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/p5LbkvtUu74 The harder you think, the more sleep you require. Neuroscientists at University College London report this finding after studying sleeping patterns in zebrafish. These marine animals are a good model since, like humans, require a daily sleep session to rejuvenate their brains. Experimental animals were driven to continuous brain activity by drugs such as caffeine or by forced, non-stop, swimming. When an opportunity for them to rest occurred, they

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0:36

Polaris Vehicles Have Been Recalled

Dr. Howard Smith OnCall ·

2020/07/07

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/YLtNdsKtk0Y The CPSC and Polaris around the recall of Ranger, General Utility, Phoenix 200, and All-Terrain Vehicles. These products each have throttle defects that may cause crash hazards. If you own any of these vehicles, stop using them and contact your Polaris dealer to arrange a free inspection and repair. You may reach Polaris by calling 1-800-765-2747.

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0:43

Belecoo Strollers On Recall

Dr. Howard Smith OnCall ·

2020/07/07

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/1x43z_hkq08 The CPSC and Avalon Furniture are recalling Cottage Town Bedroom Furniture. This product has base coat paint with unacceptably high levels of lead. The furniture pieces involved ae part of the Cottage Town bedroom furniture collection including: dresser, mirror, headboard, footboard, and chests, and nightstand. If you have this furniture in your home, stop using it and contact the seller, Rooms To Go for a free furniture pickup and replacement by calling

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Cub Scout Award Pins Recalled

Dr. Howard Smith OnCall ·

2020/07/07

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/L3Zpb25hCkc The CPSC and the Boy Scouts of America have recalled the Cub Scouts Outdoor Activity Pins. The pin’s face and shaft both contain unacceptably high lead levels. If your child has earned and received one of these pins, take it back to any Boy Scouts retail store for a full refund or a merchandise credit. You may contact the Boy Scouts National Distribution Center to arrange for return and refunds by calling 1-800-323-0736.

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0:46

Mystic Shield Protection Topical Solution On Recall

Dr. Howard Smith OnCall ·

2020/07/07

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/zhzL-hi-ehU The FDA and Transliquid Technologies are recalling Mystic Shield Protection Topical Solution, a hand sanitizer. This product has been found to contain methanol contamination. Methanol exposure may produce blindness, seizures, coma, headache and gastrointestinal symptoms. This product has been distributed and sold in CA, LA, MA, and TX. If you bought this product, do not use it and return it to the point of purchase. For more information, call the

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Menopausal Hot Flushes And Sweats Predict...

Dr. Howard Smith OnCall ·

2020/07/07

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/KQ4YOMdO--Y Women with these vasomotor symptoms or VMS are 70% more likely to suffer heart attacks or strokes over time. Epidemiologists at Australia’s University of Queenland just published this warning after their meta-analysis of 23,365 women. The risk of adverse cardiovascular consequences rises with severity of hot flushes and night sweats but not with how often they occur. Women with severe vasomotor symptoms are more than twice as likely to have a

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1:01

Visualizing Face Mask Protection

Dr. Howard Smith OnCall ·

2020/07/07

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/JNv97823NnM The most protective face masks available, excepting the N95s reserved for medical first responders, are multi-layered high-thread-count cotton and cup masks. Mechanical engineers at Florida Atlantic University present these conclusions and provide visual proof. These time lapse photos of each mask type show that a simple bandana offers little aerosol flow protection. Even multilayered cotton and cup masks allow aerosol leakage around loosely fitting

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The Latest On Pediatric Multisystem Inflammatory...

Dr. Howard Smith OnCall ·

2020/07/07

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/v6pzU4nlni8 Pediatricians from children’s hospitals across the US just published their study of 186 children in 26 states who developed so-called MIS-C. This disease is uncommon, 2 in 100,00, and begins 2-4 weeks after CoVid infection. Median age was 8.2 years, 62% were boys, and 70% tested CoVid19 positive.There was gastrointestinal inflammation in 92%, cardiovascular issues in 80% with coronary artery aneurysms in up to 20%, blood disease in 76%, skin or mucous

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The CoVid-Recovered That Turn Positive Again

Dr. Howard Smith OnCall ·

2020/07/07

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/F6n9dM7ZsYY Those who weather CoVid19, become virus negative but then subsequently test positive tend to be younger, sicker, and less immune to CoVid than those who remain negative. A Chinese study, just released on sthe pre-print server medrixiv.org compared 15 such patients with 107 non-recurrent controls. Their data showed that the rate of recurrent positivity is just 1.87%. The those relapsing were 28% younger, their hospitalizations were 40% longer, their time

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Fear Of Flying With The Middle Seat Occupied

Dr. Howard Smith OnCall ·

2020/07/07

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/7k46Q_wHFwc Emptying every middle seat on an otherwise full airliner will cut your risk of contracting CoVid19 by 50%. This conclusion comes to us from MIT’s Sloan School of Management. For details of the math, check out Professor Arnold Barnett’s online preprint. He crunched the numbers using the coach section stats of the ubiquitous Airbus 320 and Boeing 737. With every seat full, your risk of getting CoVid is 1/7,000 but leaving the center seats empty drops

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0:40

Five Cheese Stuffed Shells On Recall

Dr. Howard Smith OnCall ·

2020/07/01

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/EtaQeeSLgV4 The FDA and Garland Ventures Ltd are recalling Five Cheese Stuffed Shells. This product is potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. This microorganism can cause a severe or sometimes fatal infection in the very young, elders, the frail, or those with immune disorders. If you have this product, do not consume it but return it to the place of purchase for a complete refund. For more information, contact the company at 1-972-795-5313.

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