While frequent and thorough handwashing has become a mantra in the public health arena, the job is never finished until the drying stage. Some public restrooms offer single-use paper towels, while ...

Using a hand dryer is typically considered to be one of the least nasty stages of using a public bathroom. You’ve just washed your hands, and (usually) don’t have to touch anything to use one, so the ...

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 ...

EAST LONGMEADOW, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--After an exhaustive two-year process, a University of Arizona Health Sciences research team have announced the publication of their work, Comparison of ...

Dyson launched the Dyson Airblade 9kJ hand dryer. With a completely unique design and cutting-edge technology, the Dyson Airblade 9kJ hand dryer enables people to dry their hands quickly and ...

An M.D. candidate explained why you should never use those automatic hand dryers in public bathrooms. TikToker @madmedicine is all about sharing “dope medical facts” to make health information more ...

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 ...

(CBS) --Hand dryers in public washrooms should be a clean way to dry your hands, but are some harboring potentially dangerous bacteria? CBS 2's Dave Savini tested filthy-looking hand dryers. The CBS 2 ...

Electric hand dryers are eco-friendly — but may hide a dirty secret. In an effort to save the environment, public restrooms have begun offering electric hand dryers in place of paper towels, but a ...

A Canadian eighth-grader’s science experiment raises questions about whether hand dryers, like the ones found in public restrooms around the world, can damage the hearing of young children. The study, ...