Dr. Howard Smith Reports

Dr. Howard Smith Reports

By Howard G. Smith MD, AMHealth & Fitness
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Dr. Howard Smith Reports episodes

  • yo-yo Dieting Dangerous

    Creating see-saw weight loss-gain and fluctuations of your other body numbers by yo-yo dieting can lead to disaster.

    Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/ZL-pqiWi9uA

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    Mee Kyoung Kim , Kyungdo Han , Yong-Moon Park , etal. Associations of Variability in Blood Pressure, Glucose and Cholesterol Concentrations, and Body Mass Index With Mortality and Cardiovascular Outcomes in the General Population. Circulation, 2018 DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.118.034978

    2 min
  • yo-yo Dieting Dangerous
    Creating see-saw weight loss-gain and fluctuations of your other body numbers by yo-yo dieting can lead to disaster.
    Vidcast: https://youtu.be/ZL-pqiWi9uA
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    Mee Kyoung Kim , Kyungdo Han , Yong-Moon Park , etal. Associations of Variability in Blood Pressure, Glucose and Cholesterol Concentrations, and Body Mass Index With Mortality and Cardiovascular Outcomes in the General Population. Circulation, 2018 DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.118.034978
    2 min
  • Crowdsourced Hospital Data Misleading

    The hospital ratings on social media are inaccurate. Learn where you can get the most accurate information before you or your family must be admitted.

    VidCast: 

    https://youtu.be/kIgB1-w-7lg

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    Victoria Perez, Seth Freedman. Do Crowdsourced Hospital Ratings Coincide with Hospital Compare Measures of Clinical and Nonclinical Quality? Health Services Research, 2018; DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.13026

    https://www.medicare.gov/hospitalcompare/search.html

    https://www.qualitynet.org/dcs/ContentServer?c=Page&pagename=QnetPublic%2FPage%2FQnetBasic&cid=1228776614455

    2 min
  • Crowdsourced Hospital Data Misleading
    The hospital ratings on social media are inaccurate. Learn where you can get the most accurate information before you or your family must be admitted.
    https://youtu.be/kIgB1-w-7lg
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    DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.13026
    https://www.medicare.gov/hospitalcompare/search.html
    https://www.qualitynet.org/dcs/ContentServer?c=Page&pagename=QnetPublic%2FPage%2FQnetBasic&cid=1228776614455
    2 min
  • How To Avoid Internet Health Scams

    Fraudulent products, procedures, and people abound on the web. Here are some ready strategies that will help prevent you from being taken.

    VidCast: https://youtu.be/8zG96y1wniw

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    Bernie Garrett, Sue Murphy, Shahin Jamal, etal. Internet health scams-Developing a taxonomy and risk-of-deception assessment tool. Health & Social Care in the Community, 2018; DOI: 10.1111/hsc.12643

    2 min
  • How To Avoid Internet Health Scams
    Fraudulent products, procedures, and people abound on the web. Here are some ready strategies that will help prevent you from being taken.
    VidCast: https://youtu.be/8zG96y1wniw
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    Bernie Garrett, Sue Murphy, Shahin Jamal, etal. Internet health scams-Developing a taxonomy and risk-of-deception assessment tool. Health & Social Care in the Community, 2018; DOI: 10.1111/hsc.12643
    2 min
  • Drink Extra Water To Prevent Bladder Infections

    Drink extra glasses of water can prevent bladder infections. Here how much to drink and why.

    VidCast: https://youtu.be/b_Cuvi_by2I


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    Thomas M. Hooton, Mariacristina Vecchio, Alison Iroz, Ivan Tack, Quentin Dornic, Isabelle Seksek, Yair Lotan. Effect of Increased Daily Water Intake in Premenopausal Women With Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections. JAMA Internal Medicine, 2018; DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.4204

    2 min
  • Drink Extra Water To Prevent Bladder Infections
    Drink extra glasses of water can prevent bladder infections. Here how much to drink and why.
    VidCast: https://youtu.be/b_Cuvi_by2I
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    Thomas M. Hooton, Mariacristina Vecchio, Alison Iroz, Ivan Tack, Quentin Dornic, Isabelle Seksek, Yair Lotan. Effect of Increased Daily Water Intake in Premenopausal Women With Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections. JAMA Internal Medicine, 2018; DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.4204
    2 min

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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…