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Tattoo Wearers Are More Prone To Allergy Risks

People who are after the tattoos may be facing an increased risk of allergic reactions as it contains the chemicals that are used for hair dyes.// A German medical magazine has reported that the temporary skin markings often contain paraphenylendiamine (PPD), a substance that is used in many hair dyes. As it is long lasting and is used in high concentrations, people with henna tattoos...

Alarm Raised for Contact Lens Wearers

The use of a Bausch & Lomb Inc's brand cleansing solution has been linked to a severe corneal fungal infection, which if left untreated can cause blindness//. Optometry doctors in the U.S have urged contact lens wearers to take proper precautions to prevent this. Bausch & Lomb Inc. has stopped shipping their ReNu with MoistureLoc brand contact lens solution since Monday following...

Snorers, Tattoo Wearers Out From Chinese Army

The Chinese Army has banned chronic snorers from joining up. These are new standards that have been introduced by the Army. //"Given that chronic snorers' sounds disturb the life of others, a new regulation ... has been added," the Beijing Times newspaper quoted army official Li Chunming as saying. The People's Liberation Army is the world's strongest standing force with 2.3 million sold...

Lens Wearers Alerted Over Dangerous Fungal Infection

Following high incidence of a potentially dangerous infection associated with use of ReNu MoistureLoc lens solution, manufactured by Bausch & Lomb//, those in Hong Kong, US and Singapore have been alerted regarding the same and the controversial product has been withdrawn from sales. Preliminary investigations have not revealed any contamination of the product. However the company has b...

Reports Characterize Fungal Eye Infections Among Soft Contact Lens Wearers

CHICAGO - Fusarium, the fungus implicated in recent eye infections among soft contact lens wearers, is associated with an increasing number of cases of keratitis// (corneal swelling and inflammation), according to a report published online today in Archives of Ophthalmology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Infections caused by fungi can be devastating to both the structure of the e...

Scientists Developing 'intelligent Clothes' to Monitor Wearer's Health

European scientists are developing clothing, which they say will be able to monitor the wearers health . The "intelligent textiles" contain embedded sensors designed to monitor body fluids such as blood and sweat. Scientists say the aim is to use the clothes to check on groups such as recovering hospital patients, people with chronic illnesses and injured athletes. <br...

Contact Lens Wearers Warned Against Using AMO Solution

Soft contact lens users beware of the AMO Complete Moisture Plus Multi-Purpose Solution. For an ongoing government investigation in the US has found that it could lead to an increased risk of Acanthamoeba keratitis, a rare yet severe eye infection. The disease can cause permanent vision loss or blindness. The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimated 85 percent of...