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Head injuries without concussion can produce lasting vision changes in young athletes. Video podcast: https://youtu.be/CE03dltJORE

Cleaning your charcoal grill could lead to injuries of the mouth, throat, and intestines. Video Podcast: https://youtu.be/oe_tl3jG6J4  

Drinking diet drinks daily during pregnancy increases the risk of infant obesity. Video podcast: http://youtu.be/FnySRRnqXug

Children who snore have reduced sleep quality and reduced intellectual capacity.  These is medical as well as surgical help. Video Podcast: https://youtu.be/LuLuf8ucLa8

Breastfeeding and breast milk make an important contribution to the development of a baby's GI tract. Video podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZsXLB2a6sQ

Exercise prevents Alzheimer's dementia. Video podcast: https://youtu.be/3GvmNPgTPKk

Tylenol can affect your reaction time and judgment. Video podcast: https://youtu.be/gUCglNid0RQ

If you eat well during the day, you will sleep better.   Video podcast: https://youtu.be/4Ho5ER-2_sw

Pediatric otolaryngologist Howard G. Smith, MD presents his method for managing cold in order to prevent them from initiating recurrent ear infections, otitis media, and sinusitis.  The ABCD Program has been modified from the SADD program discussed in podcast: Medical Minutes - Recipes for Colds (2/20/2011). For additional information, please see www.drhowardsmith.com/page4.htm Video podcast at: https://youtu.be/ReP0Uv83iSk

Dr. Howard Smith sifts through the planet's health and wellness news to bring you the clinical pearls that can help you and your family stay healthy.  Today's headline: TOMATOES PREVENT PROSTATE CANCER. Video podcast at: http://youtu.be/DVRkWLA1714

Dr. Howard Smith presents HEALTH NEWS YOU SHOULD USE:  Interacting with a babbling baby will hasten verbal language development.   Video podcast available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/tvhyK_xvCGs

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENew book helps parents control children’s ear infections, avoid ear surgeryWEST HARTFORD, CT (E-MAIL) -- Parent’s Ear Infection Cookbook: Medical Recipes for Avoiding Surgery, written by Harvard-trained pediatric ear specialist Howard G. Smith, M.D., teaches parents that successful ear infection treatment need not require expensive surgery or the repetitive use of strong antibiotics.  Dr. Smith’s recipes prevent ear infections by teaching parents how to control the common colds and other problems that cause them.  His first instruction for moms and dads is “stop your kid’s nose blowing! Nose blowing forces infected material into the ears and nasal sinuses. If you were meant to blow your nose, you would have been born with bellows.” Widespread nose blowing illustrates a popular ignorance about proper cold treatment.  Nobody offers any detailed cold treatment instructions - not pediatricians, not family physicians, and not even the Internet - but Dr. Smith’s cookbook does.  His formulas ble

Dr. Howard Smith gives you tips on preventing and cleaning earwax.

Dr. Howard Smith explains how to prevent and treat Swimmer's Ear.

Dr. Howard Smith explains how to prevent and treat "colds" using time-tested recipes.  For additional information, please see www.drhowardsmith.com/page4.htm

Dr. Howard Smith discusses how to winterize your respiratory system by purchasing and using warm mist humidifers. More information about this subject may be found at www.drhowardsmith.com/humidifiers.

Dr. Howard Smith discusses tympanostomy tube insertion surgery for management of recurrent ear infections and persistent middle ear infections. He discusses the indications for surgery, the benefits of the surgery, the potential complications of the operation, and the necessary follow up. He also discusses adenoidectomy as an adjunct to the ear surgery. Listeners may contact Dr. Smith with questions or comments by e-mailing him at drhowardsmith@yahoo.com. Dr. Smith's webpage is www.drhowardsmith.com.

Dr. Howard Smith teaches you how to prevent and treat nosebleeds.  Listeners may contact Dr. Smith with questions or comments by e-mailing him at drhowardsmith@yahoo.com. Dr. Smith's webpage is www.drhowardsmith.com.

Dr. Howard Smith discusses do-it-yourself treatment recipes for adults and children. The regimen is based on the SAACD (pronounced sacked) protocol with S=saline; A=antihistamines; A=anti-inflammatory medications; C=cromolyn; D=decongestants.  Listeners may contact Dr. Smith with questions or comments by e-mailing him at drhowardsmith@yahoo.com. Dr. Smith's webpage is www.drhowardsmith.com.

Dr. Howard Smith teaches you how to prevent ear pain, ear damage, and hearing problems when you and your children are flying, going up into the mountains, or even riding an elevator. He shares with you his "recipes" for decongestion and pressure equalization for the trip up and, of most importance, for the trip down.  Listeners may contact Dr. Smith with questions or comments by e-mailing him at drhowardsmith@yahoo.com. Dr. Smith's webpage is www.drhowardsmith.com.