Florida Department of Health warns individuals to consider potential health risks before having a temporary "black henna" tattoo applied to their skin.

A study published on bmj.com highlights the need for people to be aware of the possible health risks associated with body piercing.

One in ten adults in England have had a piercing somewhere other than their ear lobe, with a quarter experiencing complications, and one in 100 piercings resulting in a hospital admission.

The Middlesex-London Health Unit is advising those seeking tattoos or piercing to obtain these services only from inspected, licensed shops.

The connection between tattoos and hepatitis C virus (HCV) has long been suspected but never completely substantiated.

Wall Street Journal examined concerns that administering an epidural through a tattoo might pose health risks to the pregnant woman.

Brown University and Freedom-2, - developing inks to make safe, durable but removable tattoos - have reached a licensing agreement that gives Freedom-2 the rights to use the microencapsulation process perfected in the laboratory of Edith Mathiowitz for the purposes of making tattoo ink.