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 ...

For most healthy people, yes – sitting on a public toilet seat is low-risk. But you can wipe it with an alcohol wipe, or use ...

Public toilets can be a 'microbial soup', especially when many people use them and cleaning isn't frequent as it should be ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Washing your grubby mitts is one of the best ...

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 ...

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, ...

Hot-air hand dryers in public bathrooms 'suck in' bacteria from flushing toilets, new research suggests. Previous studies show such dryers can disperse germs from people's hands on to surrounding ...