Dr. Howard Smith Reports

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Let’s talk about vaccines and the CoVid vaccines in particular.  Way too many Americans are rejecting CoVid vaccination, and we are already seeing the terrible impact of their vaccination hesitancy.  Cases are rising in states and regions where vaccination percentages are low, the hospitals are filling up again.  Their availabilities of ICU, ventilator, and extreme life-saving therapy that is ECMO, are again becoming inadequate given the numbers of those with severe CoVid.

So why do people resist vaccination?  The vaccines were developed too quickly with never before used technology.  There is no long-term safety data on the vaccines.  They could develop a severe side effects.  At best, the vaccines are only 95% effective.  Many, particularly younger Americans,  feel they are basically healthy and don’t need vaccination.

Here are the facts about vaccines.  First…they do work and they are safe.  Before release for general use, each vaccine was subjected to 3 phases of testing for effectiveness and safety.  The mRNA vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer are 95% effective and very, very safe.

Now that we have billions of shots in arms around the world, we know that CoVid vaccines definitely work against all CoVid variants and save lives.  CoVid in general and the deadly, rapidly infectious delta variant is spreading like wildfire only in those areas where a majority aren’t vaccinated.  

The flip side of the coin:  those fully vaccinated rarely get CoVid or silently spread CoVid.  The vaccinated that do get it have extremely mild cases, and it is rare for the vaccinated to end up in the hospital let alone in the ICU, on a ventilator, or in a coffin.  I’ve studied the data, and the vaccines are extremely safe with rare, serious reactions to any of the vaccines.

Because CoVid and especially the Delta variant spreads silently, it is critical that everyone is vaccinated.  If you don’t get the vaccine for yourself, get it for your family, for your neighbors, for your country.

https://www.islandpacket.com/news/coronavirus/article251460458.html

#CoVid #vaccines #variants #delta

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/D7CvDS1Iwb8

Let’s talk about vaccines and the CoVid vaccines in particular.  Way too many Americans are rejecting CoVid vaccination, and we are already seeing the terrible impact of their vaccination hesitancy.  Cases are rising in states and regions where vaccination percentages are low, the hospitals are filling up again.  Their availabilities of ICU, ventilator, and extreme life-saving therapy that is ECMO, are again becoming inadequate given the numbers of those with severe CoVid.

So why do people resist vaccination?  The vaccines were developed too quickly with never before used technology.  There is no long-term safety data on the vaccines.  They could develop a severe side effects.  At best, the vaccines are only 95% effective.  Many, particularly younger Americans,  feel they are basically healthy and don’t need vaccination.

Here are the facts about vaccines.  First…they do work and they are safe.  Before release for general use, each vaccine was subjected to 3 phases of testing for effectiveness and safety.  The mRNA vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer are 95% effective and very, very safe.

Now that we have billions of shots in arms around the world, we know that CoVid vaccines definitely work against all CoVid variants and save lives.  CoVid in general and the deadly, rapidly infectious delta variant is spreading like wildfire only in those areas where a majority aren’t vaccinated.  

The flip side of the coin:  those fully vaccinated rarely get CoVid or silently spread CoVid.  The vaccinated that do get it have extremely mild cases, and it is rare for the vaccinated to end up in the hospital let alone in the ICU, on a ventilator, or in a coffin.  I’ve studied the data, and the vaccines are extremely safe with rare, serious reactions to any of the vaccines.

Because CoVid and especially the Delta variant spreads silently, it is critical that everyone is vaccinated.  If you don’t get the vaccine for yourself, get it for your family, for your neighbors, for your country.

https://www.islandpacket.com/news/coronavirus/article251460458.html

#CoVid #vaccines #variants #delta

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/jvflMi0IvDk

Today’s medical discoveries that point to future therapy.

Nanospray helps heal damaged hearts

Nanocoating improves diagnosis and therapy of deadly blood clots

A zombie CoVid can treat real CoVid

Miniature implanted electric generators could power implants

Unique filter captures circulating cancer cells aiding diagnosis

Chinese and American bioengineers and cardiologists have developed a nanogel that can carry healing proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids from stem cells to ailing cardiac tissue surviving after a heart attack.  This magical concoction can be sprayed onto the heart’s surface through a tiny endoscope without the need for open surgery.  It works in rats and humans won’t be far behind.

An injectable nanopeptisome can attach to developing blood clots and not only make them more detectable on diagnostic ultrasound but also prevent them from growing larger and more deadly.  Penn State bioengineer have developed this nanopharmaceutical that promises to revolutionize the diagnosis and treatment of the deep vein clots that kill when they travel to the lung and blood vital oxygen exchange.

On a different front, Penn State virologists have developed a a defective form of CoVid that prevents growth of the authentic and often deadly CoVid and its variants.  Simultaneously infecting cells with defective CoVid and real CoVid reduced the reproduction of real CoVid by half. 

Israeli bioengineers report the development of an artificial collagen that can harness the natural motions of tissues and organs within our bodies to generate microcurrents capable of power implantable pacemakers.  This material uses the piezoelectric effect, a repetitive bending driven by the motions of the heart, lungs, and bowels, to produce power.  The best news is that this faux-collagen is free of the usual toxic metals used within implantable, rechargeable batteries.

A palm-sized 3D printed microfilter can help detect one cancer cell among a billion red and white cells in a milliliter or human blood.  This development from Japanese bioengineers will someday enable us to diagnose cancers too small and too early to appear on radiologic or magnetic imaging using a simple blood test. This could be a revolutionary development for the early diagnosis of ovarian and pancreatic cancers.

These and other cutting edge solutions are coming to your doctor’s office and our hospitals…….some day soon!

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsnano.1c00628

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adhm.202100520

https://peerj.com/articles/11686/

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-22895-6

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0039914021001600?via%3Dihub

#heartattack #nanospray #nanopeptisome #dvt #pulmonaryembolism #CoVid #collagen #piezoelectricity #microfilter #cancer

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/jvflMi0IvDk

Today’s medical discoveries that point to future therapy.

Nanospray helps heal damaged hearts

Nanocoating improves diagnosis and therapy of deadly blood clots

A zombie CoVid can treat real CoVid

Miniature implanted electric generators could power implants

Unique filter captures circulating cancer cells aiding diagnosis

Chinese and American bioengineers and cardiologists have developed a nanogel that can carry healing proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids from stem cells to ailing cardiac tissue surviving after a heart attack.  This magical concoction can be sprayed onto the heart’s surface through a tiny endoscope without the need for open surgery.  It works in rats and humans won’t be far behind.

An injectable nanopeptisome can attach to developing blood clots and not only make them more detectable on diagnostic ultrasound but also prevent them from growing larger and more deadly.  Penn State bioengineer have developed this nanopharmaceutical that promises to revolutionize the diagnosis and treatment of the deep vein clots that kill when they travel to the lung and blood vital oxygen exchange.

On a different front, Penn State virologists have developed a a defective form of CoVid that prevents growth of the authentic and often deadly CoVid and its variants.  Simultaneously infecting cells with defective CoVid and real CoVid reduced the reproduction of real CoVid by half. 

Israeli bioengineers report the development of an artificial collagen that can harness the natural motions of tissues and organs within our bodies to generate microcurrents capable of power implantable pacemakers.  This material uses the piezoelectric effect, a repetitive bending driven by the motions of the heart, lungs, and bowels, to produce power.  The best news is that this faux-collagen is free of the usual toxic metals used within implantable, rechargeable batteries.

A palm-sized 3D printed microfilter can help detect one cancer cell among a billion red and white cells in a milliliter or human blood.  This development from Japanese bioengineers will someday enable us to diagnose cancers too small and too early to appear on radiologic or magnetic imaging using a simple blood test. This could be a revolutionary development for the early diagnosis of ovarian and pancreatic cancers.

These and other cutting edge solutions are coming to your doctor’s office and our hospitals…….some day soon!

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsnano.1c00628

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adhm.202100520

https://peerj.com/articles/11686/

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-22895-6

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0039914021001600?via%3Dihub

#heartattack #nanospray #nanopeptisome #dvt #pulmonaryembolism #CoVid #collagen #piezoelectricity #microfilter #cancer

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/hCr6PcyQTNo

The FDA and LSG Sky Chefs recall Circle K Brand Chicken Salad Sandwiches.  These sandwiches are contaminated with listeria monocytogenes.  This bacterium causes serious and sometimes fatal infections that are particularly severe in the very young, elders, and those who are immunosuppressed.  Listeria infections in pregnant women are associated with miscarriages and stillbirths.  These sandwiches were sold in Circle K stores in Southern California and Phoenix, Arizona.  If you have one of these sandwiches, do not consume it and return it to the point of purchase for a refund.  For more information, contact LSG Sky Chefs at 1-214-368-0909.

https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/lsg-sky-chefs-recalls-circle-k-brand-chicken-salad-sandwich-because-possible-health-risk

#circleK #lsgskychefs #chickensaladsandwich #listeria #recall

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/hCr6PcyQTNo

The FDA and LSG Sky Chefs recall Circle K Brand Chicken Salad Sandwiches.  These sandwiches are contaminated with listeria monocytogenes.  This bacterium causes serious and sometimes fatal infections that are particularly severe in the very young, elders, and those who are immunosuppressed.  Listeria infections in pregnant women are associated with miscarriages and stillbirths.  These sandwiches were sold in Circle K stores in Southern California and Phoenix, Arizona.  If you have one of these sandwiches, do not consume it and return it to the point of purchase for a refund.  For more information, contact LSG Sky Chefs at 1-214-368-0909.

https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/lsg-sky-chefs-recalls-circle-k-brand-chicken-salad-sandwich-because-possible-health-risk

#circleK #lsgskychefs #chickensaladsandwich #listeria #recall

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/AzSjcjSkVLw

The FDA and Arbil Commercial Recall Limar Hand Sanitizer packaged in 4 oz. bottles.   The bottles used look like water bottles leading to accidental ingestion of the 70% isopropyl alcohol.  Drinking this agent, intended for topical use only, may cause severe neurologic damage.  If you purchased this product, return it to the point of purchase for a refund.  For more information, contact Ardil Commercial by phone at 1-809-231-2583 Ext.: 9 or via email  [email protected].

https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/ardil-comercial-issues-voluntary-nationwide-recall-limar-hand-sanitizer-packaged-4-oz-bottles

#ardil #sanitizer #alcohol #packaging #poisoning #recall

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/AzSjcjSkVLw

The FDA and Arbil Commercial Recall Limar Hand Sanitizer packaged in 4 oz. bottles.   The bottles used look like water bottles leading to accidental ingestion of the 70% isopropyl alcohol.  Drinking this agent, intended for topical use only, may cause severe neurologic damage.  If you purchased this product, return it to the point of purchase for a refund.  For more information, contact Ardil Commercial by phone at 1-809-231-2583 Ext.: 9 or via email  [email protected].

https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/ardil-comercial-issues-voluntary-nationwide-recall-limar-hand-sanitizer-packaged-4-oz-bottles

#ardil #sanitizer #alcohol #packaging #poisoning #recall

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/VTQlT1oxzVU

The FDA and Bazzini LLC now recall Trader Joe's Dark Chocolate Almond Butter Cups.  This candy contains contaminating peanut protein.  Those with a peanut allergy may develop a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction after ingesting this candy.  The label does state that the candy may contain traces of peanut.  If you have these almond butter cups at home and you or a family member has a peanut allergy, don’t consume the product but return it to the point of purchase for a full refund.  For more information, call Bazzini LLC at 1-855-675-7219.

https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/bazzini-llc-voluntarily-recalls-trader-joes-dark-chocolate-almond-butter-cup-2-pak

#traderjoes #chocolatealmondcups #peanut #allergy #recall

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/VTQlT1oxzVU

The FDA and Bazzini LLC now recall Trader Joe's Dark Chocolate Almond Butter Cups.  This candy contains contaminating peanut protein.  Those with a peanut allergy may develop a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction after ingesting this candy.  The label does state that the candy may contain traces of peanut.  If you have these almond butter cups at home and you or a family member has a peanut allergy, don’t consume the product but return it to the point of purchase for a full refund.  For more information, call Bazzini LLC at 1-855-675-7219.

https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/bazzini-llc-voluntarily-recalls-trader-joes-dark-chocolate-almond-butter-cup-2-pak

#traderjoes #chocolatealmondcups #peanut #allergy #recall