Show 1313: Avoiding Germs in Bathrooms and Bedrooms

The People's Pharmacy

Joe and Terry Graedon

Health & Fitness, Medicine, Kids & Family, Alternative Health

4.5 • 934 Ratings

🗓️ 25 August 2022

⏱️ 66 minutes

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This week on our nationally syndicated radio show, we learn where the most germs are lurking in our homes and workplaces. Public toilets often make people nervous, but in fact, says Dr. Chuck Gerba, cafeterias and break rooms are much more likely to harbor dangerous pathogens. What will help us in avoiding germs? Hint–keep on […]

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0:00.0	I'm Joe Gradyton and I'm Terry Grady. Welcome to this podcast of the People's Pharmacy.
0:06.1	You can find previous podcasts and more information on a range of health topics at people's pharmacy.com.
0:15.0	Do you dread going into public restrooms?
0:18.0	They're scarier now that we know that a flush can send viruses into the air.
0:22.0	This is the people's pharmacy with terror. flush can send viruses into the air.
0:23.0	This is the People's Pharmacy with Terry and Joe Grayden.
0:27.0	Dr. Germ. He's been studying microbes in bathrooms,
0:40.4	break rooms, kitchens and cafeterias for decades.
0:44.0	What places are most contaminated?
0:46.0	And what can you do to protect yourself?
0:49.0	Dr Gerba has been an advocate for sewage surveillance.
0:52.0	What can we learn from pathogens found in
0:55.0	wastewater? We also talk with an expert on sexually transmitted infections. What do you
1:00.2	need to know about Monkey Pocks? Coming up on the People's Pharmacy, avoiding germs in bathrooms and bedrooms.
1:08.0	In the People's... In The United States Preventive Services Task Force published its latest Staten Guidelines in Jama.
1:24.8	This independent panel of volunteer experts in disease prevention reviews medical evidence
1:30.4	to make recommendations on how Americans can stay healthier.
1:34.0	They've just updated their 2016 guidelines on
1:38.0	using cholesterol lowering statin drugs to reduce the likelihood of developing
1:42.0	heart disease.
1:43.0	Based on 26 studies of statins,
1:46.0	the USPSTF concluded that people taking statins
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