Posts Tagged ‘tattoos’
This happy tattoo is really a medical sensor
U. TORONTO (CAN) — It looks like a smiley face tattoo, but a new easy-to-apply sensor can detect medical problems and help athletes fine-tune training routines. Continue…
Monday, December 3, 2012 11:13 - 2 Comments
Top Stories - Sep 6, 2012 12:07 - 8 Comments
Tainted ink guilty in tattoo infection outbreak
U. ROCHESTER (US) — A new study documents the largest-ever reported outbreak of tattoos infected with a type of bacteria often found in tap water. (more…)
Top Stories - Aug 15, 2011 11:00 - 8 Comments
It’s electric: Wireless ‘tattoo’ sticks to skin
NORTHWESTERN / U. ILLINOIS (US) — A new wireless electronic tattoo is so flexible and thin it can easily be applied to the skin—and just as easily removed. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 15, 2009 11:12 - 0 Comments
Body art and hepatitis C risk
UC DAVIS (US)—Tattoing and piercing are more popular today than ever, particularly among young people, yet more than 40 percent of college students mistakenly believe that getting body art is unlikely to pose health risks. (more…)
