(CNN) -- It all started simply enough: A 31-year-old man went to get a tattoo on his right leg. Beneath an illustration of a cross and hands in prayer, the words "Jesus is my life" were written in ...

Kirsty Griffiths said doctors told her she might need her foot amputated if the infection didn’t clear up Kennedy News & Media A mom of five said she was hospitalized — and told she might need her leg ...

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 ...

If you’re going to have a person use a needle gun to continuously puncture your skin hundreds of thousands of times, injecting a foreign material into your body, you would hope that the tattoo artist ...

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

Yesterday, the Food and Drug Administration – which regulates tattoo ink – issued a warning for tattoo artists, the recently inked, and anyone considering a tattoo: Watch out for Mycobacterium ...

Two colors of Sacred Tattoo Ink-brand tattoo ink are being recalled due to being contaminated with infection-causing microorganisms, the FDA announced Wednesday. The FDA became aware that specific ...

Historically, tattoos existed at the fringe of society. But today, tattoos are mainstream — gracing the skin of athletes, celebrities, professionals and everyday people. According to the Pew Research ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kirsty Griffiths said doctors told her she might need her foot amputated if the infection didn’t clear up A mom of five said she ...

ATLANTA -- 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 ...

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 ...