Public toilets are a minefield for the germ-conscious traveler, but a new study proves there's one appliance that's not helping as much as you might think.

A recent study found bathroom hand dryers are pretty gross. A study by the scientists at the University of Connecticut found hand dryers in men's and women’s bathrooms blew bacteria onto hands ...

Jet air hand dryers in hospital toilets spread more germs than disposable paper towels and should not be used, scientists have advised. Writing in the Journal of Hospital Infection, researchers argued ...

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Scientific studies reveal that electric hand dryers could disseminate germs, often making paper towels a more hygienic option ...

Modern hand dryers are much worse than paper towels when it comes to spreading germs, according to new research. Modern hand dryers are much worse than paper towels when it comes to spreading germs, ...

A new study may make you think twice before you use air hand dryers that are in public bathrooms. Researchers at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine found the dryers may suck in bacteria ...

New research identifies the kinds and amounts of bacteria from bathroom hand dryers. This follows up work from the University of Leeds Airborne germ counts were 27 times higher around jet air dryers ...

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Want to dry your hands but keep them clean after you've washed them? Those hot air hand dryers in bathrooms may be blowing it. And by it, I mean bacteria and other gunk. Also, a study published in the ...