In a patient with poor oral hygiene or poorly fitted hardware, there is risk of gingival irritation, erosion, or infection (ADA, 2002). Tongue piercings are maintained with straight barbells ...

Tongue piercing can cause horrific health complications, experts warn today. The fashion craze - made popular by the likes of singer Mel B and the Queen's granddaughter Zara Phillips, who later ...

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Conch piercings are more likely to become infected than earlobe piercings, so they need special care and extra healing time. Small hoops are popular jewelry choices for outer conch piercings.

It is not a health condition on its own but a symptom of several diseases, including bacterial and viral infections, Kawasaki disease, and toxic shock syndrome (TSS). Strawberry tongue can also be ...

An infected hemorrhoid is rare but it can occur with hemorrhoids, also known as piles. These are swollen, inflamed veins in the rectum or anus. Depending on their location, hemorrhoids can cause ...

An African mother was unhappy about her daughter's tongue piercing. Her reaction left the internet in laughter. In a TikTok video uploaded by @queen__zilla, two sisters and their mom are in the ...

CHICAGO (WAND) — A tick infected with a rare illness has been found in Lake County. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced that the state’s tick surveillance system has ...

A study from the National Institutes of Health showed people who were unvaccinated and infected with COVID-19 early on in the pandemic appeared to have a significantly increased risk of heart ...

Blood tests of several people who were in contact with a patient in Missouri who caught H5N1 bird flu without any known exposure to infected animals reveal that at least one of them — a person ...

HONG KONG (AP) — Nine monkeys who died in Hong Kong's oldest zoo in two days this week had been infected with an endemic disease, possibly after some digging work near their cages, officials ...