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Can HIV Live In The Ink For Tattoos
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Thanks again from the "HIV and Ink" questionerDr. Bob,From the "HIV and Ink" questioner with OCD, thanks again for your response! Much appreciated! I definitely agree that psychotherapy is in my best interest. Health care reform now! A donation is on the way!...
Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.
The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
Hi,You're welcome! Thanks for your thanks and your tax-deductible donation to The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation (www.concertedeffort.org). Both are warmly appreciated.Be well. Stay well.Dr. BobQuestion about HIV and ink Oct 31, 2009Hi...
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Question about HIV and inkHi Dr. Bob!Although I have searched the archives of this forum and found numerous responses to... Read more »Can I Get Inked??I have been HIV+ for a little over 2 years now. I feel great, I am in great shape, I am very... Read more »
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Hepatitis C Linked to Tattoo InkFritz Francois, M.D., a researcher from New York University Langone Medical Center, reports that people with hepatitis C are four times more likely to have tattoos, regardless of other risk factors. The estimate is based on a study of 2,000... Read more »
Professor PozPhoto: John Phillips . One of the first things you notice about Francisco Ibáñez-Carrasco, 47, is the multicoloured fish tattoo on his neck. In his early twenties, getting inked was his way of side-stepping a boring, conventional life. "The... Read more »
Canada: Prison Tattoo Experiment Aims to Cut Disease RatesThe Bath Institution near Kingston, Ontario, is one of six Canadian prisons participating in the Safer Tattooing Practices Initiative, a pilot program aimed at reducing the spread of blood-borne diseases like hepatitis C among inmates. The $700,000... Read more »
Canada: 3,000 Warned of HIV Risk at Tattoo ShopCustomers who received tattoos or body piercings at Moonshin Tattoo, located on Dundas Street West in Mississauga, between March 2005 and February 2009 have been advised to seek testing for HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C. Peel Public Health... Read more »
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Tattoo's and HIV
Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies
Hi everyone, I am + but my viral load is below 200. I am wanting to go for my first tattoo (at 32!) but I worry about exposure and disclosure, has anyone out there been refused because of their stat, or is it a don't ask don't tell policy (since I... Read more » HIV In Prisons-MYTHS-Tattooing
Posted by Bear60, 2 Replies
Read the part about Tattoos. Busted! Georgia Prison Study Shakes Down Some HIV Myths by Laura Whitehorn April 26, 2006A new study tracking HIV through the Georgia prison system is busting some myths about life behind bars and raising questions about... Read more » TATTOO RISKS???
Posted by curls, 2 Replies
I got my first tattoo on March 10 and have been worried about hiv infection ever since. I had the tattoo done at a shop that's been established for 15+ years, but is a little on the scuzzy side. I personally didn't see the artist open new needles ...
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tattoos
Posted by Anonymous
cdc says no documented cases, i watched artist use one-time needkes/tubes, ink, etc. anyone wonder about tattooing? anyone know differently? they say hep c is likely transmitted by tattooing, but hep c is not sexually transmitted. it is all...
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