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 ...

It’s long been suspected that hand dryers, especially those quick-drying ones that blast hot air known as jet dryers, are actually way worse at keeping our hands and bathrooms free of disease-causing ...

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Every flush of an uncovered toilet sends fecal matter flying into the air, science tells us, a phenomenon known as "toilet plume." That makes hand washing in shared restrooms particularly important, ...

High-speed jet air dryers commonly found in public restrooms are germ-spreading machines, according to a new study published in the Journal of Applied Microbiology. “We often say that hand-washing is ...

They’re often portrayed as cleaner alternatives to hand-towels, but it seems that jet-air hand dryers may actually not be as clean as you think. A new study has revealed that jet-air hand dryers ...

Jet air hand dryers in hospital toilets spread more germs than disposable paper towels and should not be used, scientists have advised. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Yorkshire Evening ...