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Wellness Wednesday: Bug Sprays, Vitamin Dangers, Legionnaires'

11:00

Options for avoiding bugs may seem limited: Stay inside or submit to a panoply of dangerous chemicals. This hour we'll learn which repellents are effective, and which do more harm than good. We'll also hear from a doctor who says vitamins and supplements are costing Americans their money and health, and get the facts on Legionnaires' Disease.

Guest

  • Dave Andrews, Senior Scientist at the Environmental Working Group
  • Paul Offit, Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
  • Jack Killen, Deputy Director of the NIH’s National Center for Alternative and Complementary Medicine
  • Diane Gorgas, Residency Director, department of emergency medicine, Wexner Medical Center, columnist for the Dispatch