Dr. Howard Smith Oncall

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Howard G. Smith, M.D. is a former radio medical editor and talk show host in the Boston Metro area. He was heard on WBZ-AM, WRKO-AM, and WMRE-AM presenting his "Medical Minute" of health and wellness news and commentary. His popular two-way talk show, Dr. Howard Smith OnCall, was regularly heard Sunday morning and middays on WBZ. He also was a fill-in host during evenings on the same station.More recently, he has adopted the 21st century technology of audio and video podcasting as conduits for the short health and wellness reports, HEALTH NEWS YOU SHOULD USE, and the timely how-to recommendations, HEALTH TIPS YOU CAN'T SKIP. Many of these have video versions, and they may be found on his YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKPOSWu-b4GjEK_iOCsp4MATrained at Harvard Medical School and a long-time faculty member at Boston Childrens Hospital, he practiced Pediatric Otolaryngology for 40 years in Boston, Southern California, and in central Connecticut. Now that his clinical responsibilities have diminished, he will be filing news reports and creating commentaries regularly.  Then several times a month, the aggregated the reports will appear as DR. SMITH'S HEALTH NEWS ROUNDUPS on his YouTube and podcast feeds.  If you have questions or suggestions about this content, please email the doctor at drhowardsmith.reports@gmail.com or leave him a message at 516-778-8864.  His website is: www.drhowardsmith.com.Please note that the news, views, commentary, and opinions that Dr. Smith provides are for informational purposes only. Any changes that you or members of your family contemplate making to lifestyle, diet, medications, or medical therapy should always be discussed beforehand with personal physicians who have been supervising your care.

Episodios

  • Mountain Living May Be Dangerously Depressing

    16/03/2018 Duración: 01min

    Higher altitude living associated with depression and higher rate of suicide. —- Brent M. Kious, Douglas G. Kondo, Perry F. Renshaw. Living High and Feeling Low. Harvard Review of Psychiatry, 2018; 26 (2): 43 DOI: 10.1097/HRP.0000000000000158 https://www.webmd.com/depression/guide/depression-recognizing-signs-of-suicide#2

  • Heart Attack Victims Do Better When Operating Cardiologists Are Away

    16/03/2018 Duración: 01min

    Many heart attack victims do better when stent-placing cardiologists are away at convention. —- Anupam B. Jena, Andrew Olenski, Daniel M. Blumenthal, Robert W. Yeh, Dana P. Goldman, John Romley. Acute Myocardial Infarction Mortality During Dates of National Interventional Cardiology Meetings. Journal of the American Heart Association, 2018; 7 (6): e008230 DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.117.008230

  • The Fountain of Youth In Your Exercise Room

    16/03/2018 Duración: 01min

    Regular, vigorous exercise can block the aging process. —- University of Birmingham. "A lifetime of regular exercise slows down aging, study finds." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 8 March 2018. .

  • Rectal Exams Unreliable for Prostatic Cancer Detection

    16/03/2018 Duración: 01min

    Even though new study reveals that a rectal exam of the prostate alone cannot reliably detect prostate cancer, the exam should not be omitted. —- Leen Naji, MD1, Harkanwal Randhawa, BHSc2, Zahra Sohani, MSc, PhD3, etal. Digital Rectal Examination for Prostate Cancer Screening in Primary Care: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis; Ann Fam Med. 2018;16:149-154.

  • Dr. Howard Smith OnCall - WBZ-AM - 091591

    15/03/2018 Duración: 43min

    First portion of program omitted due to file size.  Entire program on YouTube: https://youtu.be/FUpUMmrG-bU •Harriet: aortic stenosis surgery; rheumatic heart disease •Frank: coronary artery surgery; balloon versus laser versus bypass graft   PART TWO Charles Hennekins MD, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA; Professor Harvard Medical School •10 commandments of heart disease prevention •Ruth: Post-menopausal estrogen;  •Prophylactic aspirin •Smoking cessation •Weight control: direct impact, impact on lipids, diabetes •Alcohol: heavy consumption is bad; some (1-2 drinks/day) is good •Active lifestyle

  • Medical Myths

    13/03/2018 Duración: 06min

    Ten medical myths explained and debunked.

  • Reading Subtle Emotions A Challenge for Couples

    12/03/2018 Duración: 01min

    Reading a significant other's subtle emotions is challenging for most couples. --- Chrystyna D. Kouros, Lauren M. Papp. Couples'Perceptions of Each Other's Daily Affect: Empathic Accuracy, Assumed Similarity, and Indirect Accuracy. Family Process, 2018; DOI: 10.1111/famp.12344

  • Junk Food Breeds Cancer

    12/03/2018 Duración: 01min

    Wolfing down junk food and convenience store ultra-processed goodies is associated with a higher risk of cancer. --- Consumption of ultra-processed foods and cancer risk: results from NutriNet-Santé prospective cohort; BMJ 2018; 360 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.k322  

  • Eating Fish Reduces MS Risk

    12/03/2018 Duración: 01min

    Eating fish with abundant omega-3 fatty acids is associated with a lower risk of developing multiple sclerosis. --- American Academy of Neurology. "Eating fish may betied to a reduced risk of MS: Study recommends justhow much fish may be beneficial." ScienceDaily.  ScienceDaily, 1 March 2018.

  • Parents Should Stay with Kids at Hospitals

    12/03/2018 Duración: 01min

    Premies thrive on parent-delivered care versus that from nurse teams. ---- O'Brien, KarelO'Brien, Karel et al.  Effectiveness of Family Integrated Care in neonatal intensive care units on infant and parent outcomes: a multicentre, multinational, cluster-randomised controlled trials The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health; https://doi.org/10.1016/S2352-4642(18)30039-7

  • Screening Prevents Handicapping Bone Thinning

    12/03/2018 Duración: 01min

    Simple screening permits maintenance of bone strength and prevention of handicapping loss of mobility. --- Lee Shepstone, Elizabeth Lenaghan, Cyrus Cooper, etal. Screening in the community to reduce fractures in older women (SCOOP): a randomised controlled trial. The Lancet, 2017; DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32640-5

  • Exercise Improves Lung Function

    12/03/2018 Duración: 01min

    Regular vigorous exercise improves lung function, particularly for current cigarette smokers. ----- Elaine Fuertes, Anne-Elie Carsin, Josep M Antó, et. al. Leisure-time vigorous physical activity is associated with better lung function: the prospective ECRHS study. Thorax, 2018; thoraxjnl-2017-210947 DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2017-210947

  • Breast Cancer Treatment Triggers Cancer

    12/03/2018 Duración: 01min

    Breast cancer survivors are at greater risk for heart and lung disease.  Careful monitoring is necessary. --- Laxmi S. Mehta, Karol E. Watson, Ana Barac, Theresa M. Beckie, etal. On behalf of the American Heart Association Cardiovascular Disease in Women and Special Populations Committee of the Council on Clinical Cardiology; Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing; and Council on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research; Cardiovascular Disease and Breast Cancer: Where These Entities Intersect: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association; Circulation. 2018;CIR.0000000000000556, originally published February 1, 2018; https://doi.org/10.1161/CIR.0000000000000556

  • WBZ Archives: 032491.OPEN LINES.USE OF COMPUTERS FOR HEALTH

    11/03/2018 Duración: 33min

    30 minutes of an 80 minute edited program discussing use of computer programs about health, how to select a health club, Bell’s Palsy, dimples, shingles, biorhythms, prostate cancer, and metastatic breast cancer. The entire 80 minute program may be accessed on my YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/_fhj6-wberw  

  • Use of "I" words reveals emotional negativity

    11/03/2018 Duración: 01min

    Consistent use of the word "I" reveals negative emotionality. ---------- Allison M. Tackman, David A. Sbarra, Angela L. Carey, M. Brent Donnellan, Andrea B. Horn, Nicholas S. Holtzman, To'Meisha S. Edwards, James W. Pennebaker, Matthias R. Mehl. Depression, negative emotionality, and self-referential language: A multi-lab, multi-measure, and multi-language-task research synthesis.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 2018; DOI: 10.1037/pspp0000187

  • Brain Trauma Speeds Dementia

    05/03/2018 Duración: 01min

    Even repeated mild head trauma can lead to dementia, and it speeds the development of Alzheimers dementia.  Protect your brain! ------ Jeff Schaffert, Christian LoBue, Charles L. White, Hsueh-Sheng Chiang, Nyaz Didehbani, Laura Lacritz, Heidi Rossetti, Marisara Dieppa, John Hart, C. Munro Cullum. Traumatic Brain Injury History Is Associated With an Earlier Age of Dementia Onset in Autopsy-Confirmed Alzheimer’s Disease.. Neuropsychology, 2018; DOI: 10.1037/neu0000423

  • Do It Yourself Allergy Treatment

    02/04/2017 Duración: 21min

    You can use the many over-the-counter allergy medications to treat your own seasonal and perennial environmental allergies.  The strategy is my IPA Gameplan.  Here’s how to use it. Video Podcast: http://bit.ly/2oqD4y6  

  • Cocoa-Caffeine Mind Stimulating Cocktail and Exercise Memory Enhancement

    15/03/2017 Duración: 08min

    How a Cocoa-Caffeine Cocktail and sharpen your mind and strategically timed aerobic exercise can improve your memory. Video Podcast: http://bit.ly/2nsZewD

  • Soccer Heading Leads to Later Dementia

    02/03/2017 Duración: 08min

    There is now compelling evidence that soccer heading damages the brain leading to Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy and mid-life dementia. Helmets do not protect against CTE! Video Podcast: http://bit.ly/2lmRAXe

  • 2016 Flu Vaccine Sorta Effective But..........

    23/02/2017 Duración: 08min

    This year’s flu shot only has a 50-50 chance of preventing you from getting the flu.  Dr. Smith gives you the details PLUS what you can do to keep yourself and your family healthy by using strategies to prevent the flu and manage it should you fall victim. Video podcast:  http://bit.ly/2la8Jz6

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