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Is Your House Making You Sick?

The Oprah Winfrey Show  |  January 01, 2006
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Old running shoes

Smelly Shoes

We love a broken-in pair of running shoes, but would you put your nose to them? Dr. Tierno says, "If something stinks, you know that you have germs growing." Old shoes serve as a breeding ground for bacteria such as staph and that causes the odor.

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