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When your teen wants a tattoo
"Mom, can I get a tattoo?" Tats, along with body piercings, have become mainstream.
Nov 7, 2019
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Immunology
Untangling tattoos' influence on immune response
I lay on the mat of the open-air bungalow in Apia, Samoa, looking up at a gecko. As its tail quivered, I felt a sympathetic twitch in my leg. Su'a Sulu'ape Paulo III, the sixth-generation Samoan hand-tap tattoo master leaning ...
Oct 2, 2019
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Regret your tattoo? Here's advice on how to get rid of it
Does your tattoo sport your old flame's name? Or the one you got on a whim no longer fits your image?
Jul 31, 2019
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Dermal tattoo sensors for the detection of blood pH change and metabolite levels
The art of tattooing may have found a diagnostic twist. A team of scientists in Germany have developed permanent dermal sensors that can be applied as artistic tattoos. As detailed in the journal Angewandte Chemie, a colorimetric ...
Jul 18, 2019
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FDA: Tattoo inks recalled due to bacterial contamination
(HealthDay)—Six tattoo inks have been recalled because they are contaminated with bacteria and could lead to infection that poses a serious health risk, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says.
May 16, 2019
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Bad reaction from a new tattoo? Here's what to do
(HealthDay)—The biggest worry a person usually has when they're getting a tattoo is how it will look. But sometimes, getting inked can lead to something worse than bad body art, an expert warns.
Mar 1, 2019
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Going for an MRI scan with tattoos?
Tattoos are increasingly popular. Every eighth person in Germany has already felt the sting of a tattoo needle. Yet, examining tattooed people via magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) could possibly be risky. The first prospective ...
Jan 31, 2019
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Are tattoos linked with individuals' health and risky behaviors?
In a survey-based study published in the International Journal of Dermatology, having tattoos was not significantly related to overall health status, but individuals with tattoos were more likely to be diagnosed with a mental ...
Jan 24, 2019
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Half of all Germans regard tattoo inks as safe
Roughly one in eight Germans has a tattoo. A recent representative survey conducted by the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) shows that many people consider tattoos to be safe, with almost 90 percent of people ...
Nov 21, 2018
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Pediatrics
Teen tattoos: Half of parents concerned about negative health effects, impact on employment
Seventy-eight percent of parents in a national poll had a clear answer when asked how they would react if their own teen wanted a tattoo: absolutely not.
Aug 20, 2018
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