You know that "safe" feeling that comes from washing at a hands-free water faucet? The ones you see at airports, up-to-code restaurant restrooms, and "smart" offices? Well, researchers from Johns Hopkins University have researched the plumbing. The findings, summarized in today's LA Times, noted that the "hands-free" faucets in medical facilities harbored more disease -- a lot more -- than their old-fashioned counterparts."'Newer is not necessarily better when it comes to infection controls in hospitals,'" noted lead researcher, Johns Hopkins infectious disease expert, and former San Francisco Ballet dancer Dr. Lisa Maragakis.
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