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Show: August 12, 2012:
- What danger lies in synthetic drugs?
- Can dim lighting influence your mental health?
- Is the safety of already approved drugs questionable?
- Are reusable shopping bags good for your health?
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- How can stem cells revolutionize cancer treatments?
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Checkup: Are reusable shopping bags good for your health?
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Air date: August 12, 2012
Host: Eric Metcalf
While reusable shopping bags have been toted for being environmentally conscious, they may be responsible for the spread of bacteria. Consumers often use reusable shopping bags for a variety of purposes which can result in cross contamination of common items. Chuck Gerba, microbiologist at University of Arizona has found bacteria originated from raw meat on shopping bags, 8% of which contained the troublesome E.coli.
