95.7 KEZJ - Southern Idaho's New Country » bacteria http://kezj.com Southern Idaho's Best Country Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:51:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Flip Flops and Three Other Things That Will Kill You http://kezj.com/flip-flops-and-three-other-things-that-will-kill-you/ http://kezj.com/flip-flops-and-three-other-things-that-will-kill-you/#comments Wed, 10 Aug 2011 13:46:49 +0000 95.7 KEZJ http://kezj.com/?p=14426 According to Gawker and a microbiology expert at New York University, your flip-flops are horrible for your health.  As you walk, they pick up bacteria from the ground including staph, strep, E. coli, norovirus, and more.

]]> http://kezj.com/flip-flops-and-three-other-things-that-will-kill-you/feed/ 0 MinimalistPhotography101.com flickr.com According To the FDA, Hand Sanitizers Don't Really Work http://kezj.com/according-to-the-fda-hand-sanitizers-dont-really-work/ http://kezj.com/according-to-the-fda-hand-sanitizers-dont-really-work/#comments Fri, 22 Apr 2011 14:13:55 +0000 Jackie http://kezj.com/?p=6943 Bad news, Purell junkies.  According to the FDA, you're wasting your time.

 Sure, hand sanitizers do kill SOME germs . . . but when it comes to protecting you against the biggest antibiotic-resistant infections, they fall way short.  That includes things like E. coli, salmonella, H1N1, staph infections . . . and even the flu.

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