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Dr. Howard Smith Reports

Howard G. Smith MD, AM

Howard G. Smith MD, AM has been reporting health and wellness news for more than 35 years on radio and via podcasts. Harvard Medical School, MD; Harvard University, AM, Immunology; former Medical Editor, WBZ-AM, Boston. Website: http://www.drhowardsmith.com Email: drhowardsmith.reports@gmail.com

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00:03:08

Are you aware Of The Ticking Time Bomb That Is High...

Dr. Howard Smith Reports ·

2025/08/26

Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DN04xTN2nvK/Blah, blah blah you’re thinking. Yea, yea, yea Dr. Smith I’ve heard this all before. PLEASE don’t click off and give me a couple minutes to help you save your own life or the lives of those you love.An astounding 77% of Americans do not know that blood pressures greater than 130/80 are a significant risk for heart attack and stroke as well as dementia, kidney failure, and blindness. One in 4 still think the numbers are the old cutoffs 140/90. So

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00:01:30

CoVid Infections Age Your Blood Vessels

Dr. Howard Smith Reports ·

2025/08/26

Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DN038nZ3AWE/Even a mild case of CoVid will age your vital arteries 5 years. This from a study by French cardiologists recently published in the European Heart Journal. The cardiovascular researchers studied data from 2090 individuals in 16 countries from late 2020 through early 2022. Arterial aging was estimated by measuring the degree of vessel stiffness using pulse wave propagation measurements. The negative effects of a CoVid infection were more

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00:01:43

Clear-type E-Cigarettes Rot Your Heart Faster

Dr. Howard Smith Reports ·

2025/08/26

Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DN023UfWjJq/So-called “clear e-cigarettes that contain synthetic cooling agents trigger greater blood pressure and heart rate increases than menthol flavored e-cigarettes. Yale and Boston University researchers issue this warning following their study of 200 young adult vapers and non-vapers. They analyzed 3 groups: 23 clear-ecig vapers; 111 non-clear vapers; and 73 non-vapers. Their paper appears in the Journal of the American Heart Association.These “clear”

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00:00:59

Fromi USA Brie Royal Faucon Cheese Is Listeria...

Dr. Howard Smith Reports ·

2025/08/23

Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DNrzfRnaKSG/This bacteria can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in children, the elderly, and those with weakened immune systems. It can also cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women. Affected is Lot Number 615.About 12 cases of this cheese was sold at Cheese Plate Brooklyn – Park Slope and Cheese Plate Brooklyn – Carroll Gardens between July 24 and August 13, 2025.Return this cheese to the place of purchase for a full refund. For

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00:01:35

Middlefield Original Cheese Co-Op’s Products Have...

Dr. Howard Smith Reports ·

2025/08/23

Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DNrymjdWsfn/This bacterium causes a severe and sometimes fatal systemic infection in the very young, older frail individuals, and those with weakened immune systems. Listeria can also trigger miscarriages and stillbirths. The affected items include 100% Grass-Fed Pepper Jack Cheese with Lot Code 251661; Copia Collective 100% Grass-Fed Pepper Jack Cheese with Lot Code 251661; Horseradish Flavored Cheese with Lot Code 2524061; Monterey Jack Cheese with Lot Code

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00:01:37

Sand Bar, Arctic Shores, Best Yet, Great American,...

Dr. Howard Smith Reports ·

2025/08/22

Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DNq6jI3M-Yh/These frozen shrimp are contaminated with the radionuclide Cesium-137. Cesium-137 is a man-made radioisotope, and long-term, repeated low-dose exposure may increase the risk of cancer. Affected products include raw and cooked frozen shrimp with lot numbers including 087305, 095944, 111154, 095946, 109562, 109540, 109541, 109542, 125143, 130632, 128267, 134010, and 128275. The frozen shrimp were sold in Alabama, Arizona, California, Massachusetts,

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00:01:15

Remington Hair Dryers Electrocute

Dr. Howard Smith Reports ·

2025/08/22

Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DNq54scp_T2/These hair dryers lack an immersion protection device thereby creating a risk of death or serious injury from electrocution or shock if the hair dryers fall into water while plugged in. Affected is model number D3190DCDNAbout 56,300 hairdryers were sold in the US at Walmart Marketplace, Target Marketplace, and Amazon from March 2024.Immediately unplug and stop using these dangerous hair dryers. To receive a full refund, submit a photo of the hair

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00:01:13

Werner 20-foot and 24-foot Multi-Max Pro...

Dr. Howard Smith Reports ·

2025/08/22

Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DNq5RgHJ50p/The locking mechanisms on these ladders jam and fail to fully lock into place creating fall hazards. The recalled ladders are model numbers ALMP-20IAA and ALMP-24IAA.About 122,250 ladders were sold in the US at Home Depot stores nationwide and online at HomeDepot.com from November 2021 through February 2024.Stop climbing on these recalled ladders and contact Werner at 1-888-624-1907 or via email ladder@realtimeresults.net to obtain a full refund

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00:01:15

Firefly Fuel Safe & Green 32 oz. Fuel Bottles Poison...

Dr. Howard Smith Reports ·

2025/08/22

Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DNq4nTJp4gJ/This fuel bottle’s nozzle applicator is not child-resistant creating a deadly poisoning hazard since these bottles contain volatile hydrocarbons that cause chemical pneumonias and fatal lung damage. The bottles are also incorrectly labeled as “Non-Toxic.”About 11,275 fuel bottles were sold in the US at Amazon.com, Walmart.com, and Fireflyfuel.com from August 2019 through May 2025.Immediately remove the nozzle applicator and reinstall the original

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00:01:09

Wolfgang Puck Stainless Steel Petite Tea Kettles Have...

Dr. Howard Smith Reports ·

2025/08/22

Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DNq3i2BN-WU/This kettle’s infuser basket lid loosens and falls off during use creating a burn hazard. The affected kettles have lot codes 022020, 022021, 022022, 042022, 022023, or 032023.About 40,000 kettles were sold in the US online at HSN.com and through the HSN television network from August 2020 through January 2025.Stop using the recalled tea kettles and contact Synergy Housewares at 1-855-837-4111 or by visiting claims.synergyhousewares.com/recall to

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00:01:39

Drinkmate 1-Liter Carbonation Bottles Explode

Dr. Howard Smith Reports ·

2025/08/22

Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DNq2lgrJ071/These bottles fail to withstand normal operating pressures during use and create serious impact, laceration, and hearing damage hazards. The affected bottles have expiration dates between January 2026 and October 2026.About 106,200 bottles were sold in the US, and about 5,000 were sold in Canada online at iDrinkproducts.com, Walmart.com, Amazon.com, Target.com, and HomeDepot.com from April 2023 through October 2024.Stop using these recalled bottles

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00:01:18

ESR HaloLock Wireless Power Banks Ignite

Dr. Howard Smith Reports ·

2025/08/22

Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DNq1y7fJ0CN/This unit’s lithium-ion battery overheats creating fire and burn hazards. Affected are models 2G520, 2G505B, and 2G512B.About 24,000 units were sold in the US, and about 9,900 were sold in Canada online at Amazon.com, Homedepot.com, and Esrtech.com from September 2023 through July 2025.Stop using these recalled power banks and contact Waymeet at 1-888-990-0280 or via the email support@esrtech.com for a full refund. You will need to email your order

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00:01:30

There’s An Optimal Time of Day For A Test

Dr. Howard Smith Reports ·

2025/08/17

Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DNeAc9Iv79P/The best time to take a test is between 11 AM and 1 PM. Psychologists at Italy’s University of Messina analyzed the results of 104,552 oral exams conducted at universities and found that those yielding passing grades occurred midday. Pass rates tend to dip early in the morning and again late in the afternoon. In addition, test scores among those with passing grades were higher during this day period.The researchers attribute this pattern to three

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00:01:21

Dieting Makes Men Sad and Depressed

Dr. Howard Smith Reports ·

2025/08/17

Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DNd_g0dN0lg/The low calorie and restricted nutrient diets that many overweight and obese men are following have a significant chance of making them depressed. The University of Toronto’s Departments of Psychiatry and Biostatistics reviewed data from more than 28,000 US men gathered from 2007 to 2018.While calorie-restrictive diets were associated with a bump in depressive feelings as well as a decline in cognitive performance, nutrient-restrictive diets

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00:01:28

Nicotine Pouches Are Poisoning Children

Dr. Howard Smith Reports ·

2025/08/17

Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DNd-p9zO5Hl/Nicotine pouches ingestions have surged some 700% between the years 2020 and 2023. This from a study by Nationwide Children’s Hospital that analyzed national poison control data from 2010 to 2023 on over 134,000 cases of nicotine ingestion in children under 6. The study, published in the journal Pediatrics, found that the majority of the ingestions occurred in children under 2 years old. This is likely because kids can easily mistake the small,

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00:01:36

Scents of Fertile Women Attract and Relax Men

Dr. Howard Smith Reports ·

2025/08/17

Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DNd97UEOGKy/Ovulating women produce three organic chemicals that, when vaporized, are pleasing to men and trigger their more favorable opinion of the women emanating them. This intriguing study from the University of Tokyo’s Department of Applied Biological Chemistry and its International Research Center for Neurointelligence. During the study, 84 scent samples, collected from women during various phases of their menstrual cycles, were presented to 21 men

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00:01:14

Dental Floss Vaccinations

Dr. Howard Smith Reports ·

2025/08/17

Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DNd8-nmPeM1/More hope for the needle-phobic comes researchers at North Carolina State University. Lacing ordinary dental floss with vaccine permits vaccine delivery to the thin, permeable gum tissue between teeth and gums known as the junctional epithelium.Testing this dental floss vaccination technique in mice, it produced stronger respiratory lining immunity than traditional oral vaccines and comparable immunity to nasal vaccines. The floss vaxing worked

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00:01:33

Wiping Out Ovarian Cancer Protective Cells

Dr. Howard Smith Reports ·

2025/08/17

Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DNd8M5osKnr/Ovarian cancer cells tend to be resistant to the best cancer therapies including chemo-, radiation-, and immuno. University of Chicago OB-GYN oncologists, collaborating with the National Cancer Institute’s Experimental Therapeutics researchers, now look to a novel approach that seeks to disarm the so-called Cancer Associated Fibroblasts, CAFs, that provide protective cover for the cancer cells themselves.A tumor-induced enzyme NNMT is necessary for

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00:01:31

Increasing Brain Lithium Halts and Reverses Alzheimer’s

Dr. Howard Smith Reports ·

2025/08/17

Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DNd6_L_NINg/Harvard Medical School research geneticists have discovered that a new lithium compound can effectively treat Alzheimer’s dementia. Lithium within the brain normally protects and stabilizes brain cells. When this vital element is trapped by amyloid plaques, neurons degenerate leading to devastating cognitive decline.Using a preclinical mouse model, the researchers found that a lithium deficiency accelerates Alzheimer’s-type neuronal degeneration.

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00:01:43

Gene Editing Allows Pancreatic Islet Cell...

Dr. Howard Smith Reports ·

2025/08/17

Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DNd6KltPeD_/Transplantation immuno-geneticists at Sweden’s Uppsala University Hospital have successfully used gene editing to modify human pancreatic islet cells such that these transplants are more histocompatible, survive longer, and function better. Their single patient case report appeared in a recent issues of the New England Journal of Medicine.The recipient is a 42-year-old male juvenile-onset insulin-dependent diabetic. The researchers utilized

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