Today I will be discussing the ear cartilage piercing also known as the helix or scapha. The helix piercing is any piercing through the rim of the cartilage. Ear cartilage piercing has been practiced widely throughout history and is continuing to gain popularity in Western culture. In Africa, the piercing is known by the ear edge and is usually a symbol of wealth and beauty. Large holes in the upper ear edges are worn traditionally by ethnic groups which belong to the Dayaks in Borneo. Hunters of the Iban and Punan used canines or claws of bears and leopards. The…
Concord’s Board of Health drew up its regulations about 10 years ago, according to the town’s health director, Susan Rask. They lay out the scope of body art establishments, standards of practice, procedures for licensing a business and more. If approved, this would be the first tattoo business coming to Concord since the rules took effect, Rask said. Brown’s application for The Gallery Tattoo Studio specifies that only tattooing would be done; no piercings. Brown said he graduated from Massachusetts College of Art with a bachelor’s degree in illustration. He began freelancing, but maintained his keen interest in body art….
25 April 2012 Last updated at 05:09 ET Share this page The beans are considered to be safe but seeds inside pose health risks Trading standards officers believe people in the Highlands have bought bracelets which contain potentially lethal seeds. The jewellery has been made by stringing together red and black abrus precatorious plant beans. The beans themselves are safe, but piercing them can expose seeds inside. The seeds contain the potentially fatal toxin abrin, which trading standards officers said was chemically similar to ricin. The bracelets were imported from Indonesia by Rainstick Trading, of Saxmundham, in Suffolk, which has…
The day Anna got her nose pierced, I spent the morning reading up on body piercing with regard to Jewish law. My daughter was about to get a small hole on the left side of her sweet nose, and I wanted to understand if she was adorning her face or mutilating it. Skip to next paragraph The rabbis historically have been divided on the issue of body piercing. Some sages liken piercing, even of the earlobes, to inflicting a wound on a body that belongs first and foremost to G-d. Others see it as an act of beauty because one can…
A physician practice needs to tread carefully when regulating the look of its employees. Policies delineating what is acceptable about hygiene, visible body modifications, hair and clothing will rarely get a practice into trouble if there is some flexibility. Rules governing physique are more likely to land a practice in hot water. Some businesses have argued successfully that hiring people with a certain physical appearance is a bona fide occupational qualification. “Companies can include almost anything in a policy if they can define a legitimate business objective that leads to a safe and productive workplace environment,” said Hadley Roeltgen, counsel…
