Hand dryers may leave your hands significantly more dirty than before, according to a new study. ... The more bacteria stick,” Lead study author Peter Setlow told Business Insider.

CBS Local --A new study has found a dirty little secret about hand dryers found in many public restrooms. ... The more bacteria stick," the study's author Peter Setlow told Business Insider.

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A new experiment will make you think twice before using a hand dryer in a public bathroom. A scientist tested three locations and found all dryers spray bacteria on freshly washed hands.

THE FACTS The key to clean hands is simple: Wash thoroughly with soap and water. But once the faucet is off, do you reach for the paper towel or the air dryer? Bacteria thrive on wet hands, so the ...

“Sometimes after using hand dryers my ears would start ringing,” the 13 year old, soon-to-be ninth grader from Calgary, Canada, told TODAY Parents.. “I started wondering that maybe (hand ...

Whether you use a paper towel or an electric hand dryer, your hands will be cleaner dry than if you leave them wet. Electric hand dryers have a reputation for spreading germs.

The report, published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology, found that air blasted out from the hand drying nozzles contains far more bacteria than normal bathroom air. As many as 60 diff… ...