Dr. Howard Smith Reports

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GSK Consumer Healthcare is voluntarily recalling 5 lots of Benefiber Healthy Shape Prebiotic Fiber Supplement powder and Benefiber Prebiotic Fiber Supplement powder.  The products have foreign body contamination: green plastic pieces or shavings from bottle caps.  There is a potential choking or gastrointestinal lining laceration risk.  If you have this product, call the GSK  Contact Center at 1-800-452-0051 to see if the lot that you have has been recalled.  They will inform you bout how to obtain a replacement.

https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/gsk-consumer-healthcare-recalls-benefiber-healthy-shape-prebiotic-fiber-supplement-and-benefiber

#recall #fibersupplement #prebiotic #foreignbody

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/DIeQuhE9pGI

GSK Consumer Healthcare is voluntarily recalling 5 lots of Benefiber Healthy Shape Prebiotic Fiber Supplement powder and Benefiber Prebiotic Fiber Supplement powder.  The products have foreign body contamination: green plastic pieces or shavings from bottle caps.  There is a potential choking or gastrointestinal lining laceration risk.  If you have this product, call the GSK  Contact Center at 1-800-452-0051 to see if the lot that you have has been recalled.  They will inform you bout how to obtain a replacement.

https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/gsk-consumer-healthcare-recalls-benefiber-healthy-shape-prebiotic-fiber-supplement-and-benefiber

#recall #fibersupplement #prebiotic #foreignbody

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The Royal Trading Co. is recalling its TAINY BOCTOKA DRY FRUITS MIX COMPOT APPLE.  This product has undeclared sulfites.  Those allergic to sulfite may suffer a live-threatening allergic reaction after ingesting this product.  If you purchased this product, do not consume it but return it to the point of purchase for a full refund.   Information from the company by calling 1-347-223-1095.

https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/royal-international-trading-inc-issues-alert-undeclared-sulfites-tayni-boctoka-dry-fruits-mix-compot#recall-announcement

#recall #fruitcompote #tainy #sulfites

Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/YaE4PmkG1PA

The Royal Trading Co. is recalling its TAINY BOCTOKA DRY FRUITS MIX COMPOT APPLE.  This product has undeclared sulfites.  Those allergic to sulfite may suffer a live-threatening allergic reaction after ingesting this product.  If you purchased this product, do not consume it but return it to the point of purchase for a full refund.   Information from the company by calling 1-347-223-1095.

https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/royal-international-trading-inc-issues-alert-undeclared-sulfites-tayni-boctoka-dry-fruits-mix-compot#recall-announcement

#recall #fruitcompote #tainy #sulfites

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Food families associated with dementia include processed meats, starches, and sugary, fatty snacks.  Epidemiologists at France's University of Bordeaux and Harvard Medical School studied 627 participants analyzing their dietary habits and the incidence of dementia over a 12 year follow up period.

Those developing dementia consumed diets centered around animal-based foods including many nitrite-containing processed meats.  They frequently co-consumed starchy breads, pasta, and rice, snack foods including pastries, and high fat dairy items such as yogurts and cheese.  Those free of dementia consumed diets centered on plant-based products emphasizing healthier fruits and vegetables and a high degree of food variety.

Relatively meat-less moderation is the key.

https://n.neurology.org/content/neurology/early/2020/04/21/WNL.0000000000009399.full.pdf

#dementia #meat #plants #moderation

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/DIeXNAtK_Xg

Food families associated with dementia include processed meats, starches, and sugary, fatty snacks.  Epidemiologists at France's University of Bordeaux and Harvard Medical School studied 627 participants analyzing their dietary habits and the incidence of dementia over a 12 year follow up period.

Those developing dementia consumed diets centered around animal-based foods including many nitrite-containing processed meats.  They frequently co-consumed starchy breads, pasta, and rice, snack foods including pastries, and high fat dairy items such as yogurts and cheese.  Those free of dementia consumed diets centered on plant-based products emphasizing healthier fruits and vegetables and a high degree of food variety.

Relatively meat-less moderation is the key.

https://n.neurology.org/content/neurology/early/2020/04/21/WNL.0000000000009399.full.pdf

#dementia #meat #plants #moderation

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Contrary to urban legend, the best-liked kids are not always the best-looking, athletic, or smartest.  They are the most fun!  Psychologists at the Florida Atlantic University and Montreal’s Concordia University performed a longitudinal study on 1273 pre-teens 9-12 years of age.

The data reveal that being fun, stimulating other kids with upbeat creativity and sometimes mischievous behaviors, is a peer magnet.  The poster child for fun is Ferris Bueller.  The school principal hates him but ..... (clip: He’s a righteous dude!

Fun leads to status. Then elevated social status often translates into lifetime success. 

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jopy.12546

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200423093725.htm

#fun #popularity #success #ferrisbueller

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/X2Snjx3q43g

Contrary to urban legend, the best-liked kids are not always the best-looking, athletic, or smartest.  They are the most fun!  Psychologists at the Florida Atlantic University and Montreal’s Concordia University performed a longitudinal study on 1273 pre-teens 9-12 years of age.

The data reveal that being fun, stimulating other kids with upbeat creativity and sometimes mischievous behaviors, is a peer magnet.  The poster child for fun is Ferris Bueller.  The school principal hates him but ..... (clip: He’s a righteous dude!

Fun leads to status. Then elevated social status often translates into lifetime success. 

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jopy.12546

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200423093725.htm

#fun #popularity #success #ferrisbueller

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Trividia Health, Inc. has a US nationwide recall on its TRUE METRIX® AIR Blood Glucose Meter.  One of the meters included in the True METRIX Blood Glucose Meter kit has an incorrect unit of measure as a factory default.  The unit measures glucose as mmol/L rather than the standard mg/dl.  If incorrectly read, a consumer will assume  a falsely low glucose level.  This could lead to incorrect glucose dosing.  If you have this device, check the serial number on the back of the unit.  The affected serial number is TA1548753.  If you have this meter, stop using it and call the company at 1-800-518-5726 to verify the serial number and to arrange a replacement.

https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/trividia-health-inc-issues-nationwide-voluntary-recall-isolated-true-metrix-air-blood-glucose-meter#recall-announcement

#recall #glucosemeter #truemetrix #diabetes #insulin

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/No2ULvUr33k

Trividia Health, Inc. has a US nationwide recall on its TRUE METRIX® AIR Blood Glucose Meter.  One of the meters included in the True METRIX Blood Glucose Meter kit has an incorrect unit of measure as a factory default.  The unit measures glucose as mmol/L rather than the standard mg/dl.  If incorrectly read, a consumer will assume  a falsely low glucose level.  This could lead to incorrect glucose dosing.  If you have this device, check the serial number on the back of the unit.  The affected serial number is TA1548753.  If you have this meter, stop using it and call the company at 1-800-518-5726 to verify the serial number and to arrange a replacement.

https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/trividia-health-inc-issues-nationwide-voluntary-recall-isolated-true-metrix-air-blood-glucose-meter#recall-announcement

#recall #glucosemeter #truemetrix #diabetes #insulin