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Hand dryers in public restrooms that blast bathroom air onto your recently washed hands can deposit bacteria, a recent study has found. Published in the April 2018 issue of the journal Applied and ...

Airborne contaminants, dirty toilet seats, mold, and mildew: Long before the coronavirus pandemic came around, the hygiene-focused among us knew public washrooms are grimy places. Drying hands is an ...

Using those hot-air hand dryers in restrooms actually spread bacteria, including fecal bacteria on your hands, according to a new study conducted at UConn. “In most institutions, toilets don’t have ...

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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 ...

Washing your grubby mitts is one of the best ways to cut your chances of getting sick and spreading harmful germs to others, but a new study may make you think twice before you use air hand dryers in ...