Queens resident Dana Smith was diagnosed with fulminant Hepatitis B and underwent a liver transplant in January A New York woman is recovering after a nose piercing infection led to a life-threatening ...

Piercing of nose and ear is very common in India. It is an Indian ancient practice explained in Ayurveda and is still in practice. Piercing is performed as a ritual in many regions of India. It is now ...

The diagnosis was right on the nose. Queens woman Dana Smith, 37, nearly died after contracting an infection from a nose piercing. Smith was rushed to the hospital in late January with a mysterious ...

Each of these celebrity women pass the bar when it comes to artistic expression and social independence. As they’ve made a difference in popular culture, they have broken the Hollywood mold by ...

A 20-year-old girl has been left in a wheelchair for life because of a bacterial infection that developed after she had her nose pierced. Layne Dias had her nose pierced last July and said the ...

A tiny stud in a woman’s nostril is likely to blame for a huge health emergency that sent her to the hospital with liver failure, doctors say. They believe the nose piercing was the source of a ...

Layane Dias developed an infection which led to a build up of pus compressing three vertebrae in her spine A WOMAN was left wheelchair-bound after having her NOSE pierced. Layane Dias said she thought ...

A 14-year-old girl has won the legal right to wear a nose piercing she claims is part of her religion at school. Ariana Iacono took her North Carolina high school to court after she was suspended for ...

Pierced ears have long been a fashion accessory. By some estimates, more than 85% of women have them. For thousands of years, cultures around the world have practiced piercing other body parts, too.