Dallas salon owner jailed for defying virus shutdown order
A Dallas hair salon owner is in jail after she continued to operate her business despite shutdown orders that were in place because of the coronavirus pandemic
Source: ABC News: Health - May 6, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news

Americans document their experiences during the pandemic
People across the country are sharing daily video diaries documenting their experiences during the coronavirus pandemic with CBS News. Jaqi Wright and Nikki Howard are Maryland sisters who started The Furlough Cheesecake after the government shutdown of 2018. Rances Perez is the founder of The VidaProject, a mindset and fitness program based in New Jersey. Lindsey Nash owns a hair salon in Georgia, which is now open of businesses. Bill Wood is a California truck driver, who has been delivering food up and down the West Coast.
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - May 4, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

A milder hair dye based on synthetic melanin
(American Chemical Society) With the coronavirus pandemic temporarily shuttering hair salons, many clients are appreciating, and missing, the ability of hair dye to cover up grays or touch up roots. However, frequent coloring, whether done at a salon or at home, can damage hair and might pose health risks from potentially cancer-causing dye components. Now, researchers reporting in ACS Central Science have developed a process to dye hair with synthetic melanin under milder conditions than traditional hair dyes.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - April 29, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Tanzania: Little Known Health Risks Lurking at Nail Salons
[Citizen] Four women were seated on a couch waiting for their turns to get their nails done inlcuding Halima Fredy, 31, at a Makumbusho-based nails salon to get manicure--a cosmetic treatment of the hands involving shaping and often painting of the nails, removal of the cuticles and softening of the skin.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 19, 2020 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Why your party season salon visit could be the answer to spotting the early signs of cancer 
Sarah Burrows, 54, from Macclesfield, Cheshire, treated herself to manicure last year when her technician noticed a mole. She'd been ignoring the mole but saw her GP and referred to a dermatologist.
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 17, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Mother claims her gums were 'severely burned' following a botched teeth whitening procedure
Áoife Wills had the treatment at a beauty salon in Monaghan, Ireland. She says the salon didn't use protective gel, and as a result her gums are 'severely burnt and in serious pain'.
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 4, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Permanent Hair Dyes and Chemical Straighteners May Be Linked to Breast Cancer, Study Says
Two common beauty products—permanent hair dyes and chemical straighteners—may be associated with an elevated risk for breast cancer, according to a new study published in the International Journal of Cancer. Hair dyes have been linked to other cancers before, though the research is inconclusive. Bladder and blood cancers have been examined most closely, according to the American Cancer Society, with the most consistent results pointing to a small increase in bladder cancer risk for salon employees. Meanwhile, most studies to date looking specifically at dye and breast cancer have not found a connection. The pic...
Source: TIME: Health - December 4, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized Cancer Source Type: news

North Carolina woman says she was left with fungal infection and bloody fingers after manicure 
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT Bethany, from North Carolina, says she contacted a fungal infection from a nail salon that was using the same dip powder for several customers.
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 15, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Tennessee woman says she got staph infection on left foot from nail salon
Chelsea Lloyd, of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, claims she contracted a staph infection on her foot from a visit to Vogue Nail Bar on September 16 that she's had to treat with antibiotics and steroids.
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 17, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Ghana: Salon Services Academy Students Engage in Health Walk
[Ghanaian Times] Salon Services Academy, as part of efforts to promote good health among students and staff, last weekend organized a health walk at Peduase in the Eastern region.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 23, 2019 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Transportation sustainability in the urban context: a comprehensive review - Sultana S, Salon D, Kuby M.
Although the term "sustainability" did not gain traction until the 1980s, concerns about the consequences of transportation technology started long before. This paper reviews the literature on urban transportation sustainability using three frameworks. Fir...
Source: SafetyLit - September 7, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Community-Based Prevention Source Type: news

Heterogeneity in the relationship between biking and the built environment - Salon D, Conway MW, Wang K, Roth N.
Bicycling is an environmentally friendly, healthy, and affordable mode of transportation that is viable for short-distance trips. Urban planners, public health advocates, and others are therefore looking for strategies to promote more bicycling, including ...
Source: SafetyLit - July 1, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Shocking image shows 21-year-old whose scalp was scalded off after going to a salon
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT. Doctors in South Korea told the woman's story in a journal. They believe the dye was left on for too long causing chemical burns.
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 24, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Majority Of Sunscreens Tested Would Flunk Proposed FDA Safety Tests, Report Says
(CNN) — Nearly two-thirds of all sunscreens evaluated by the Environmental Working Group would not pass safety tests proposed by the US Food and Drug Administration, the consumer advocacy group announced Wednesday. The group released its analysis as part of its 2019 Guide to Sunscreens, a yearly report on sunscreen safety that the nonprofit began in 2006. The group said it analyzed the ingredients and performance of more than 1,300 products with sun protection factor, or SPF; 750 of those are marketed as beach and sport sunscreens. The analysis involves only a fraction of the sunscreen products sold in the United Sta...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - May 15, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Health News CNN Sunscreen Source Type: news

Levels Of Some Cancer-Causing Chemicals In Nail Salons Higher Than In Auto Garages Says New Study
A new study suggests that nail salon workers are being exposed to high-levels of cancer causing and harmful chemicals.
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - May 8, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Victoria Forster, Contributor Source Type: news

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