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| Dec-11-2007
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Are Tattoo Inks Safe?
Now parents have another reason to dissuade their rebellious teenagers from inking their skin with tattoos. Friday, the Food and Drug Administration announced plans to investigate the potential health and safety concerns surrounding the tattoo industry and the use of tattoo inks, according to Newsday.
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| Dec-06-2007
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Blood Bank welcomes donors with tattoos
Siouxland Community Blood Bank has announced new rules for donor restrictions concerning tattoos. As of Dec. 3, individuals who received a tattoo from a state-licensed and state-inspected facility are now eligible to donate blood.
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| Dec-19-2007
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County Passes Law for Tattoo Shops
Getting a tattoo can be a scary ordeal in itself, but Livingston County is stepping in to make sure health concerns won't be topping your fears. The board of commissioners passed a law setting the counties first safety standards for tattoo shops.
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| Dec-25-2007
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Facial tattoos marking womanhood dying out
At 98, Lape Nannie worries that her own death would erase from the memory of the living a mysterious image: the dark blue tattoo pricked on her face when she was a child.
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| Dec-07-2007
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FDA: Tattoos come with health risk
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration advised consumers Friday to think about health and safety concerns before getting tattoos, as it launched its own study of issues involved in the ancient body-art technique.
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| Dec-17-2007
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Health board drops anatomy requirement for tattoo artists
DANVERS - The Board of Health is easing up on its rules for tattoo artists.
The board has voted to drop the requirement that tattoo artists pass a college-level course in anatomy and physiology, said Mark Carleo, the town's public health inspector.
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| Dec-02-2007
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Livingston County may toughen up tattoo shop rules
Is your dad in Howell planning to pierce his nose? Is your Green Oak Township grandma daydreaming of tattooing a phoenix on her shoulder? If so, they'll have to head out to a licensed and regulated "body art establishment" -- if the Livingston County Department of Public Health has its way.
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| Dec-05-2007
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Mau Moko The World of Māori tattoo
The cultural and spiritual issues surrounding Māori moko facial or body tattoo are investigated in a new book, "Mau Moko", by University of Waikato scholars.
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| Dec-12-2007
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Mistake is tattoo much to stomach
A TEENAGE girl who had her lover's nickname tattooed onto her stomach found out months after they split up that it actually said "supermarket".
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| Dec-28-2007
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Revival of Moko
A tattoo is more than a painting on the skin; its meaning and reverberations cannot be comprehended without a knowledge of the history and mythology of its bearer. Thus it is a true poetic creation, and always more than meets the eye.
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