Dr. Howard Smith Reports

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Seventy percent of Italians killed by coronavirus are male, and two-thirds of those hospitalized with the virus in China were men.  Israeli immunologists, experts on gender differences in immune function, explain why.

Men are more susceptible to viruses than women due to less effective and less-well prepared immune systems.  Men have fewer immune scavenger macrophages than women and fewer pre-activated macrophages ready to do battle.  Macrophage control is on the X chromosome and men have only one of those. 

Then too, men have less healthy lifestyles.  They smoke more, eat unhealthy foods, and wash their hands in public restrooms half as often as women. C’mon guys.

https://aabgu.org/male-corona-mortality/#

#immunity #macrophage #covid19 #coronavirus #male

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/BBKKOZvf0yg

Seventy percent of Italians killed by coronavirus are male, and two-thirds of those hospitalized with the virus in China were men.  Israeli immunologists, experts on gender differences in immune function, explain why.

Men are more susceptible to viruses than women due to less effective and less-well prepared immune systems.  Men have fewer immune scavenger macrophages than women and fewer pre-activated macrophages ready to do battle.  Macrophage control is on the X chromosome and men have only one of those. 

Then too, men have less healthy lifestyles.  They smoke more, eat unhealthy foods, and wash their hands in public restrooms half as often as women. C’mon guys.

https://aabgu.org/male-corona-mortality/#

#immunity #macrophage #covid19 #coronavirus #male

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/gFePQvC1YsU

If you’re taking either over-the-counter or prescription Zantac or ranitidine, get rid of it.  The FDA has been investigating this drug for contamination with a likely carcinogen N-Nitrosodimethylamine or NDMA and now orders it off the market.  Ranitidine decomposes over time when its stored at higher than room temperature, and  the levels of NDMA become unsafe.

Stop taking this medication, and dispose of it properly.  Know that drugs with a similar function including Pepcid, Tagamet, Nexium, Prevacid, and Prilosec are not contaminated with NDMA.  Check with your doctor to be certain that using one of these will be safe for you before buying them over the counter.

https://www.fda.gov/safety/medical-product-safety-information/all-ranitidine-products-zantac-press-release-fda-requests-removal

#recall #zantac #ranitidine #ndma

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/gFePQvC1YsU

If you’re taking either over-the-counter or prescription Zantac or ranitidine, get rid of it.  The FDA has been investigating this drug for contamination with a likely carcinogen N-Nitrosodimethylamine or NDMA and now orders it off the market.  Ranitidine decomposes over time when its stored at higher than room temperature, and  the levels of NDMA become unsafe.

Stop taking this medication, and dispose of it properly.  Know that drugs with a similar function including Pepcid, Tagamet, Nexium, Prevacid, and Prilosec are not contaminated with NDMA.  Check with your doctor to be certain that using one of these will be safe for you before buying them over the counter.

https://www.fda.gov/safety/medical-product-safety-information/all-ranitidine-products-zantac-press-release-fda-requests-removal

#recall #zantac #ranitidine #ndma

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The answer is YES!  If you’re younger, it protects others.    It may also protect you as an elder or one with diabetes, lung disease, or immunosuppression.

Virologists tell us that safe physical distancing is 6 feet or lately 10 feet.  A new study from MIT shows that aerosols with live virus may spew 27 feet or further.

Can’t buy a mask?  A 2 layer neck warmer or a lighter decorative face mask will cover your nose and mouth.  

Want added protection?  Attach a layer of HEPA vacuum cleaner bag material and an inner, comfortable liner inside.  It’s almost as good as an N95 mask. The real ones are for first responders and healthcare professionals.

Spread of aerosols: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2763852

CDC PPE specifications: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/respirator-use-faq.html

#covid19 #coronavirus #mask #aerosols

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/G8h5b5NbJ_A

The answer is YES!  If you’re younger, it protects others.    It may also protect you as an elder or one with diabetes, lung disease, or immunosuppression.

Virologists tell us that safe physical distancing is 6 feet or lately 10 feet.  A new study from MIT shows that aerosols with live virus may spew 27 feet or further.

Can’t buy a mask?  A 2 layer neck warmer or a lighter decorative face mask will cover your nose and mouth.  

Want added protection?  Attach a layer of HEPA vacuum cleaner bag material and an inner, comfortable liner inside.  It’s almost as good as an N95 mask. The real ones are for first responders and healthcare professionals.

Spread of aerosols: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2763852

CDC PPE specifications: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/respirator-use-faq.html

#covid19 #coronavirus #mask #aerosols

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/8eMXEqLnWOc

Our lethargic US government is finally moving on coronavirus vaccines to the tune of $1 billion.  BARDA, the Biomedical Advances Research and Development Authority, part of the Health and Human Services agency, has signed contracts to develop and manufacture a vaccine.

 Moderna, a biotech company that has a vaccine candidate, has begun testing it.  BARDA is also talking about alternative vaccines with Pfizer, Sanofi, and Johnson and Johnson’s own labs.

 J&J will use the government grant to ramp up manufacturing capacity to produce at least 1 billion doses of the vaccine. Even so,  safe and effective vaccine will not be available until late 2021, but it will come.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-johnson-johnson/jj-u-s-government-plan-1-billion-doses-of-coronavirus-vaccine-idUSKBN21H1OY?il=0

https://www.fiercebiotech.com/biotech/j-j-barda-commit-1b-to-covid-19-vaccine-r-d

#covid19 #coronavirus #vaccine 

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/8eMXEqLnWOc

Our lethargic US government is finally moving on coronavirus vaccines to the tune of $1 billion.  BARDA, the Biomedical Advances Research and Development Authority, part of the Health and Human Services agency, has signed contracts to develop and manufacture a vaccine.

 Moderna, a biotech company that has a vaccine candidate, has begun testing it.  BARDA is also talking about alternative vaccines with Pfizer, Sanofi, and Johnson and Johnson’s own labs.

 J&J will use the government grant to ramp up manufacturing capacity to produce at least 1 billion doses of the vaccine. Even so,  safe and effective vaccine will not be available until late 2021, but it will come.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-johnson-johnson/jj-u-s-government-plan-1-billion-doses-of-coronavirus-vaccine-idUSKBN21H1OY?il=0

https://www.fiercebiotech.com/biotech/j-j-barda-commit-1b-to-covid-19-vaccine-r-d

#covid19 #coronavirus #vaccine 

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Simmering in a daily hot bath may reduce your risk of all cardiovascular disease by 28% and of stroke by 26%.  A study of some 30,000 adults over a 30 year period was just published in the British Medical Journal.

The data revealed the benefit of hot water versus warm water for cardiovascular disease but not for strokes.  We know from other studies that tub baths do have a beneficial effect on high blood pressure.

Be warned, though, that this study only shows an association and not a cause-effect relationship.  Furthermore, hot water baths could be dangerous for elders as baths may cause confusion and occasional drowning. 

Andrew Felix Burden. Tub bathing and heart disease. Heart, 2020; heartjnl-2019-316187 DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2019-316187

#bath #cardiovasculardisease #stroke #hypertension

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/oEI5jizWH1A

Simmering in a daily hot bath may reduce your risk of all cardiovascular disease by 28% and of stroke by 26%.  A study of some 30,000 adults over a 30 year period was just published in the British Medical Journal.

The data revealed the benefit of hot water versus warm water for cardiovascular disease but not for strokes.  We know from other studies that tub baths do have a beneficial effect on high blood pressure.

Be warned, though, that this study only shows an association and not a cause-effect relationship.  Furthermore, hot water baths could be dangerous for elders as baths may cause confusion and occasional drowning. 

Andrew Felix Burden. Tub bathing and heart disease. Heart, 2020; heartjnl-2019-316187 DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2019-316187

#bath #cardiovasculardisease #stroke #hypertension