If your teenager suddenly says they want a tongue piercing, your first instinct might be to freak out a bit. But before you ...

Dear Dr. Reitz: My 16-year-old daughter would like to have a tongue piercing. I am trying to be open-minded, but would appreciate some dental facts that may change her mind about proceeding with this ...

These days, it's not uncommon to come across people who have modified their bodies in one way or another. There are people who prefer to do something simple like getting a helix ear piercing and there ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Today in non-cosmetic body piercings: A group of engineers at the ...

To provide the reader with information to update their knowledge of the complications associated with oral piercings. Modifications of the body including tattooing and body piercing have been ...

Most people who are quadriplegics use sip-and-puff wheelchairs; they blow or suck into a straw to direct their chairs. But movement is limited to left, right, forward, and backward. New technology ...

While many piercing establishments enforce their own age restrictions, there are currently no laws restricting piercings for minors in England. Many local authorities have developed licensing ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Mark this one down as a parental nightmare. First, your child gets her tongue pierced. Then, as if you needed something else, she starts "playing" with the tiny barbell-shaped stud, ...

In an advance that promises to improve the lives of the more than 250,000 people in the United States who are paralyzed from the neck down, researchers announced on Wednesday that they have developed ...