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Your shower may be blasting you with germs: study
reuters ^ | Sep 14, 2009

Posted on 09/15/2009 12:37:07 PM PDT by JoeProBono

NEW YORK - Your shower may not be getting you as clean as you think with a U.S. study finding many showerheads are dirty and may be covering you in a daily dose of bacteria that could make you sick.

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To: MHGinTN
BTW, did you know that olive oil massages kill skin germs? ;^)

Ohhhhhhhh, that's slick! I'm going to remember that one. ;^)

81 posted on 09/15/2009 3:12:31 PM PDT by TigersEye (0bama: "I can see Mecca from the WH portico." --- Google - Cloward-Piven Strategy)
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To: hoe_cake

Ruh Roh, I smoke AND eat McDonalds.......


82 posted on 09/15/2009 3:40:20 PM PDT by wombtotomb (Equal opportunity does not mean equal OUTCOME!!)
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To: squarebarb

That is what I do. Use an elastic hair band to secure the vinegar-filled baggie to the shower, go do something else, come back in 30 minutes and all the scale is gone. Germs, too, I suppose.

How did I ever live to be 66, not to mention that I am so rarely ill and haven’t been to the doctor for anything requiring an antibiotic in over 4 years.


83 posted on 09/15/2009 3:59:20 PM PDT by reformedliberal (Are we at high crimes or misdemeanors, yet?)
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To: ravingnutter

I just removed and gave my shower head a good industrial-grade (Impact) disinfectant treatment. Also sprayed as far as I could into the feed pipe.

Recently I’ve had some sort of lung condition for which a course of antibiotics seems to have been effective. Is this the cause? Who knows, but I can eliminate it as a possibility in the future.


84 posted on 09/15/2009 4:26:45 PM PDT by VAarea
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To: libstripper

Yes. You have to go in with heavy artillery. :-)


85 posted on 09/15/2009 7:09:39 PM PDT by GOP Poet
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To: GOP Poet

It might not do anything about the germ problem, except for eliminating all thoughts about it, a perfectly good outcome.


86 posted on 09/16/2009 5:10:14 AM PDT by libstripper
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To: GOP Poet
The problem with showerheads is that the insides provide a moist, warm, dark haven where bacteria can form sticky "biofilms" that allow them to gain a foothold and eventually set up residence in the device.

Biofilters can be an effective way to remove pollutants from water. Slime is good.

87 posted on 09/16/2009 5:33:07 AM PDT by RGSpincich
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To: JoeProBono

Can I get a tax credit for a new showerhead?


88 posted on 09/16/2009 5:42:02 AM PDT by Fresh Wind ("Prosperity is just around the corner." Herbert Hoover, 1932)
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To: Allegra

You know S-Rah and Mark are coming over here next month, right? Mark has work in Bristol (which is about 3 hrs south of where I am) and S-Rah is gonna tag along, so I’m gonna go down and meet with them and “keep Sarah company”...we’re gonna go to Stonehenge, YAY!!! My ex Chris now lives in that area, so maybe I’ll look him up to say “Howdy”! :-)


89 posted on 09/16/2009 10:25:21 AM PDT by wazoo1031
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