Newly published research finds the noise from bathroom hand dryers may be harmful to children's ears. And the study's author can speak from personal experience. Thirteen-year-old Nora Keegan, from ...

A teenager from Canada has discovered through painstaking research that many of the hand dryers you find in public restrooms may be dangerously loud for children's ears. The study by Nora Louise ...

Hand dryers are ubiquitous in public restrooms, but according to research recently published in the Canadian journal Paediatrics & Child Health, the noise they make may be harmful to children's ears.

From a tender age, we're taught to wash our hands after using the toilet, and while most of us adhere to this hygiene rule, there are still many who flout it. Intriguingly, recent research into Brits' ...