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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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00:01:08

Napei Collapsible Infant Bath Tubs Contain Dangerous...

Dr. Howard Smith Reports ·

2025/11/15

Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DREdU2Zl3Pf/These tub’s built-in thermometers contain button cell batteries that can be easily accessed by children violating federal safety standards. If swallowed, these small batteries cause serious chemical burns and sometimes death. The affected tub is Model No. Baby Bathtub – 0823.About 7,800 of the recalled infant bath tubs were in the US through Amazon between July and September 2025.Stop using these recalled bath tubs and contact Sefon by email at

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00:01:14

STIHL BR 800 Backpack Blowers Spew Fan Parts

Dr. Howard Smith Reports ·

2025/11/15

Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DREcw_FD_AR/The fan wheel inside this blower breaks apart and creates serious laceration hazards for users and bystanders. Affected are Magnum models X and C-E with serial numbers between 546515117 and 547916107.About 47,800 of these recalled backpack blowers were sold nationwide at authorized STIHL independent dealers beginning in May 2025.Stop using these recalled backpack blowers immediately and take them to an authorized STIHL servicing dealer for a free

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00:01:20

Lezyne Pressure Over Drive Bicycle Floor Pumps Have...

Dr. Howard Smith Reports ·

2025/11/15

Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DREcKChFLeZ/The pump’s canister can eject forcefully from the base when pressurized leading to impact injuries to the user or bystanders. This recall applies to both the analog and digital gauge versions with a bleed valve on the front of the base.About 7,500 pumps were sold in the US and an additional 680 pumps sold in Canada at bicycle stores including Art’s Cyclery, Incycle, Bike Bling, Sports Basement, and Over the Edge Sports as well as online at

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00:01:20

Astemrey Y’all Can DIY Liquid Bioethanol Fireplace...

Dr. Howard Smith Reports ·

2025/11/15

Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DREbg-njGG3/These containers violate the mandatory safety standard for portable fuel containers as they lack a flame mitigation device and create a serious risk of a flash fire. Only containers manufactured and sold after January 12, 2025 are included in this recall.About 14,000 containers were sold on Amazon from April 2025 through July 2025. Stop using this recalled fuel containers and keep it away from children. To receive a free replacement, clearly mark the

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00:01:08

Inkari Plush Alpaca Toys Have Eyes That Choke

Dr. Howard Smith Reports ·

2025/11/15

Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DREap00Fdhh/The googly eyes on these stuffed animals detach and create a choking hazard for children under the age of three years. The affected toy collections are the Naturals, Baristas, Rainbow, Monsterfluffs, and Limited Edition.About 64,000 of these toys were sold at specialty stores nationwide and online through Amazon, Etsy, and Inkari-alpaca.com between November 2020 and July 2025.Take these recalled toys away from children. To receive a full refund, cut

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00:02:05

British Gel Regrows Tooth Enamel

Dr. Howard Smith Reports ·

2025/11/11

Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DQ7uxlVCRe5/If your teeth lose their enamel coating, you’ll experience sensitivity, frank pain, cavities, diminished dental strength, appearance deterioration, and possible infections. Dental enamel cannot conventionally be regrown. Mild enamel deterioration can be helped by fluoride, hydroxyapatite, or calcium phosphate toothpastes. Mild or moderate patchy loss requires application or a tooth-colored composite resin or veneer to rebuild worn zones and seal

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00:01:32

Warning: Trendy Dubai Chocolate Can Trigger Allergy

Dr. Howard Smith Reports ·

2025/11/11

Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DQ7uIKqFVf8/Halloween is over but Thanksgiving and the winter holidays bring an abundance of chocolate into the home. Now allergists from Chicago’s Northwestern U and New York’s Northwell Health warn that both authentic “Dubai chocolate” and copycat versions pose serious allergy risks for those with allergies to pistachio, sesame, wheat, milk, and other nuts. These common allergens are present in Dubai chocolate, and the ingredient labels often fail to report

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00:01:27

Early Peanut Exposure Slashes Childhood Allergy Rate

Dr. Howard Smith Reports ·

2025/11/11

Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DQ7tUAikdo7/The incidence of child peanut allergy dropped 43% over 8 years following NIH recommendation for feeding babies peanut products at an early age. A University of Pennsylvania multi-site collaborative study of 124,868 children was just published in the journal Pediatrics. The data for peanuts but also for eggs, nuts, fish and other allergenic foods show that introducing these potential allergens at 4 to 6 months of age prevents later allergy

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00:01:21

Steady Walks Beat Large Step Counts

Dr. Howard Smith Reports ·

2025/11/11

Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DQ7li8pjM88/One or two steady walks of 10 to 15 minutes a day can reduce the risk of heart disease by up to two-thirds. This finding by University of Sydney and Universidad Europea public health researchers and published in the Annals of Internal Medicine challenges the long-held “10,000 steps a day”rule and suggests that how you walk matters more than how much you walk.The study followed 33,560 adults ages 40 to 79 for nearly eight years. Even walking fewer

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00:01:29

CoVid In PregnancyAnd Autism

Dr. Howard Smith Reports ·

2025/11/11

Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DQ7kx-WjUfS/Women contracting CoVid while pregnant are 29% more likely to deliver babies who later develop symptoms and signs of autism spectrum disorder including speech, motor, and cognitive problems. Maternal-fetal medical researchers at Harvard’s Mass. General Hospital studied 18,124 live births at the hospital over a 14 month period and just published their results in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology.The risks were higher in boys and when the CoVid

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00:02:05

CoVid mRNA Vaccines Help Fight Cancer

Dr. Howard Smith Reports ·

2025/11/11

Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DQ7kB3aF64K/If rejecting a CoVid vaccine that helps you avoid CoVid infection which could land you on a ventilator or in the morgue wasn’t incentive enough to get the jab, oncologists at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and University of Florida report that COVID-19 mRNA vaccines dramatically improve survival for lung cancer and melanoma patients with advanced, metastatic disease. Their study, published in the journal Nature, demonstrates that

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00:01:43

RSV Is Upon Us

Dr. Howard Smith Reports ·

2025/11/11

Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DQ7izrDFySQ/As the weather cools, I’m sad to report that a new wave of respiratory syncytial virus, RSV, driven infections is again beginning to sweep across the US. These infections are sending increasing numbers of babies and toddlers to hospitals and to intensive care units. Besides RSV, cases of influenza and CoVid are also rising as we head into the peak respiratory virus season.What can you do to protect yourselves but especially your babies. Pregnant

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00:01:40

Artificial Intelligence Finds Rare Sperm For IVF

Dr. Howard Smith Reports ·

2025/11/11

Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DQ7h-llESdf/Men with low sperm counts, so-called azoospermia, have problems fathering children. To correct that problem, researchers at New York’s Columbia University Fertility Center have developed a system to ferret out, capture, and aggregate the rare sperm in a man’s semen sample in order to successfully fertilize an egg.Their procedure, dubbed STAR, short for Sperm Tracking and Recovery, uses high-powered imaging to take more than 8 million pictures of a

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00:01:26

Sour Candies Sour Your Dental Health

Dr. Howard Smith Reports ·

2025/11/11

Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DQ7hQTrkc8V/As you likely know from your child’s Halloween bucket, sour candies are all the rage. In fact, sales of sour treats have surged by 70% over the past decade driven by viral “sour candy challenges” on TikTok and YouTube. Dentists at the renowned Tufts University School of Dental Medicine warn that sour candy can seriously damage your child’s and your teeth due to its high acid content. The citric, malic, tartaric, and fumaric acids found in these

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00:03:35

Your Children’s Teeth DO Need Fluoride

Dr. Howard Smith Reports ·

2025/11/11

Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DQ7fZt_leLr/Once again, a professional association is spreading the truth in order that the American public not be confused or gaslit by information from government sources. The FDA is suddenly recommending that ingestible fluoride products not be given to children under age three—or to any child at low or moderate risk for tooth decay. The American Dental Association, ADA for short, disagrees and states that fluoride tablets and drops remain safe and effective

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00:01:28

First and Last Brand Tomato Sauces Have Clostridium...

Dr. Howard Smith Reports ·

2025/11/05

Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DQsFdBxjUsa/Clostridium botulinum is the bacteria that causes botulism. Botulism is a serious illness caused by this bacteria’s toxin which attacks the nervous system and can lead to paralysis and respiratory failure. Affected are Original Marinara Sauce, Tomato & Basil; the Original Traditional Pasta Sauce, Meat Flavored; and the Original Puttanesca Sauce, Mildly Hot & Spicy with a “Use By” date of 09/26.The recalled products were sold in Connecticut

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00:01:39

Häagen-Dazs Chocolate Dark Chocolate Mini Bars Have...

Dr. Howard Smith Reports ·

2025/11/05

Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DQsEvwtCW-s/Those with an allergy or severe sensitivity to wheat, a gluten intolerance, or celiac disease could experience a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume this product. The affected product is packaged in 6-count boxes with batch code LLA519501 and a Best By date of January 31, 2027. These recalled Häagen-Dazs Chocolate Dark Chocolate Mini Bars were sold at Kroger stores in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado,

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00:01:20

Hoque Brand Dry Ghoinnya Fish Will Poison You

Dr. Howard Smith Reports ·

2025/11/05

Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DQsEHtEF6rl/This product is uneviscerated and that poses a risk of poisoning with botulism. The recalled fish are in 10- to 12-pound clear plastic packages with an expiration date of May 19, 2025, and UPC code 908172635412.These dangerous Dry Ghoinnya Fish were sold nationwide across the US in retail stores.Do not consume this poisonous fish. Return it to the place of purchase for a full refund. If you did eat it and are experiencing the symptoms of botulism

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00:01:11

Moonlight and Kroger Branded California-grown Yellow...

Dr. Howard Smith Reports ·

2025/11/05

Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DQsDfQ2F1my/Listeria 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 lots include 01PCLC, 03PCAF, 106PCLF, 113PCLF.These peaches were sold at retail stores across the US between September 16 and October 29, 2025.Consumers should immediately stop eating the recalled peaches and discard them. Anyone who

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00:01:21

Monarch Premium Kratom Powder Is Contaminated with...

Dr. Howard Smith Reports ·

2025/11/05

Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DQsCr1rDUTP/Salmonella trigger serious and sometimes fatal gastrointestinal and systemic infections in young children, elderly persons, and others with weakened immune systems. The affected lots: 020123PA3F-T, 020123PA3F-G, 020123PA3F-R, and 020123PA3F-W.This powder was sold at retail stores and via mail order in every state EXCEPT in Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Rhode Island, and Wisconsin. All sales occurred between April 2023 and September 2023.Stop using

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