{"id":2134,"date":"2011-02-28T14:49:22","date_gmt":"2011-02-28T19:49:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/news\/?p=2134"},"modified":"2011-02-28T14:49:22","modified_gmt":"2011-02-28T19:49:22","slug":"can-germ-buster-really-get-rid-of-cold-and-flu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/news\/2011\/02\/can-germ-buster-really-get-rid-of-cold-and-flu\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Germ Buster Really Get Rid of Cold and Flu?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rosalie Pepe, MD, Infectious Disease Specialist at Cooper, was <a href=\"http:\/\/philadelphia.cbslocal.com\/2011\/02\/22\/health-watch-new-germ-buster\/\">featured on CBS3<\/a> discussing a new product called \u201cGermBullet\u201d which claims to guard against airborne germs and viruses. Dr. Pepe is skeptical to advise patients to use this product and believes the best way to prevent illness is by consistently washing your hands.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think there\u2019s no way to predict exactly how much of each oil will be in the nose to block any virus or germ that might want to attach,\u201d said Dr. Pepe.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the complete segment by clicking below.<\/p>\n<p><script type='text\/javascript' src='http:\/\/video.philadelphia.cbslocal.com\/global\/video\/videoplayer.js?rnd=961824;hostDomain=video.philadelphia.cbslocal.com;playerWidth=450;playerHeight=298;isShowIcon=true;clipId=5595334;flvUri=;partnerclipid=;adTag=News;advertisingZone=CBS.PHILLY\/worldnowplayer;enableAds=false;landingPage=http%253A%252F%252Fphiladelphia.cbslocal.com%252Fcategory%252Fwatch-listen%252Fvideo-on-demand%252F;islandingPageoverride=false;playerType=STANDARD_EMBEDDEDscript'><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rosalie Pepe, MD, Infectious Disease Specialist at Cooper, was featured on CBS3 discussing a new product called \u201cGermBullet\u201d which claims to guard against airborne germs and viruses. 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