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Did You Know?: What health risks are associated with tattoos?
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Air date: September 23, 2012
Host: Jeremy Shere, PhD
Did you Know? is presented by Wishard Health Services, becoming Eskenazi Health in 2014.
Contaminated tattoo inks have been linked to serious diseases. A bacteria known as NTM, that has been found in contaminated ink, causes lung disease, joint infections, and eye problems.
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