They may seem cool to teenagers and young adults, but having your tongue pierced can be deadly, BBC News reported. A 22-year-old man died of multiple brain abscesses just weeks after piercing his ...

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Doctors are warning that tongue piercings could lead to fatal infections, after a 22-year-old Israeli man died in hospital weeks after getting his tongue pierced. Although this is a rare case, oral ...

While metal tongue studs may have more flash than piercings made of plastic, a mouthful of steel also harbors more bacteria, researchers report in an upcoming issue of the Journal of Adolescent ...

So you want to get a new piercing, but you're not exactly sure what type? There are a lot of options to choose from, depending on where you want it. Piercings are typically grouped into three main ...

You’re near death. Tongue hanging out. Saliva dripping to the floor. Too much to drink? Rat poison? How about Ludwig’s Angina? Your tongue swells to the point that it blocks off your ...

With any form of body modification, there are risks. But one clinic in the New York says there is one piercing it refuses to do. But one clinic in the New York says there is one piercing it refuse to ...