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#564 Guerilla Tactics Against Germs

Cold season is here and our best defense is appropriate hand washing. But can we become obsessive about germs?
Is it safer to wash your vegetables in the toilet than in the kitchen sink? What are the germiest places at work, at school and at home?
Our guests will give us practical information on how to outwit colds and flu and avoid other disease-causing organisms.
Guests: Charles Gerba, PhD, environmental microbiologist and professor at the University of Arizona. Allison Janse, trade book editor and co-author with Dr. Gerba of “The Germ Freak’s Guide to Outwitting Colds and Flu.”

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About the Author
Joe Graedon is a pharmacologist who has dedicated his career to making drug information understandable to consumers. His best-selling book, The People’s Pharmacy, was published in 1976 and led to a syndicated newspaper column, syndicated public radio show and web site. In 2006, Long Island University awarded him an honorary doctorate as “one of the country's leading drug experts for the consumer.”.
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