Jet hand dryers shouldn't be in hospital bathrooms, scientists say
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Don't use bathroom hot-air hand dryers! – Why Evolution Is True
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The gross reason you should skip using electric hand dryers
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Hand dryers v paper towels: the surprisingly dirty fight for the right to dry your hands, Health
Jet air hand dryers shouldn't be used in hospital toilets because they spread germs
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Big Tissue wants you to believe bathroom hand dryers spread disease. Here's what science says. - Vox
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JETWELL High Speed Commercial Automatic Hand Dryer - Heavy Duty Stainless Steel Hand Dryer - Warm Wind Hand Blower : Home & Kitchen
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The Best Hand Dryer in the World (at least in the continental U.S.) – Marc's Terminal Illness
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Bathroom Hand Dryers: Another Study Shows How Gross They May Be
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Hand dryer study shows they blow hands with bathroom fecal bacteria