ATLANTA (AP) — An outbreak of infected tattoos has led to an unlikely source: the ink. With the growing popularity of tattoos, health officials say they are seeing more cases of a nasty skin infection ...

Share on Pinterest The overall risk of bacterial infection from being tattooed is low, but tighter regulations on tattoo ink could help prevent adverse events. Francesco Carta fotografo/Getty Images ...

Switching gears now, the Milwaukee Health Department with an urgent warning tonight about kids getting infections from tattoos. The health department says they've traced the tattoos to unlicensed and ...

Over a third of 75 tattoo and permanent makeup inks from popular brands tested positive for bacteria in a new study, regardless of sterility claims, and the FDA has increasingly warned about tattoo ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Contaminated tattoo ink caused at least 22 skin and soft tissue infections last fall in four U.S. states, according to an analysis released on Wednesday. The infections ...

Three kinds of Bloodline tattoo ink made by Sierra Stain got recalled by the manufacturer because “they are contaminated with high concentrations of microorganisms which present a health concern to ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Thinking about getting inked? Check the bottle first. The Food and Drug Administration is warning tattoo parlors, their customers and those buying at-home tattoo kits that not all ...

The Milwaukee Health Department is investigating several suspected cases of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infections following tattoo procedures performed by an unlicensed tattoo operation.

The Food and Drug Administration is warning tattoo artists and their clients of issues with two specific colors of ink that may cause infections. In an announcement made Wednesday, the FDA says ...

A mom of five said she was hospitalized — and told she might need her leg amputated — after a tattoo gave her a severe cellulitis infection. Liverpool, England, resident Kirsty Griffiths, 34, got a ...

In a shocking incident, a 36-year-old woman suffered a severe health crisis after getting a tattoo. Yes, you read that right; a woman experienced a near-death condition after getting her in memoriam ...