Aargh!!!
Noted thread on sinus problems and then to my horror saw an artcile yesterday that in the British Medical Journal there is a "horror" article on respiratory hazards of "nail sculpture" for the CLIENT!!!
Can't find the journal online, can anyone get a copy?
Anyway I did find the BMJ.com and they have a rash of letters from the Health and Safety people at the government aleting the medical profession to the dangers.
"QUOTE!" Respiratory hazards of "nail sculpture"
EDITORWe report our concern about the respiratory hazards of "nail sculpture."
From October 2001 to August 2002 we identified in the Yorkshire and north Lincolnshire area three cases of respiratory ill health (work related wheezing, tight chest) related to nail sculpture, a work activity which we think is growing in popularity; it entails using resins to improve the cosmetic appearance of fingernails.
Acrylic resins were the predominant (though not exclusive) resin type used. Although all three women had received training, none had been warned of the potential for adverse respiratory effects. Two of the three abandoned the work with improvement of symptoms; the other was able to continue after changing to another resin.
The respiratory hazards of using acrylic resins and applying artificial nails are well documented.1 2 Nail dust has also been associated with respiratory problems.3 We hope that this letter will alert family doctors, respiratory physicians, and others to this occupational hazard.""QUOTE!""
I think we can expect a "rash" of claims appearing because of this and scare stories in the tabloids
Noted thread on sinus problems and then to my horror saw an artcile yesterday that in the British Medical Journal there is a "horror" article on respiratory hazards of "nail sculpture" for the CLIENT!!!
Can't find the journal online, can anyone get a copy?
Anyway I did find the BMJ.com and they have a rash of letters from the Health and Safety people at the government aleting the medical profession to the dangers.
"QUOTE!" Respiratory hazards of "nail sculpture"
EDITORWe report our concern about the respiratory hazards of "nail sculpture."
From October 2001 to August 2002 we identified in the Yorkshire and north Lincolnshire area three cases of respiratory ill health (work related wheezing, tight chest) related to nail sculpture, a work activity which we think is growing in popularity; it entails using resins to improve the cosmetic appearance of fingernails.
Acrylic resins were the predominant (though not exclusive) resin type used. Although all three women had received training, none had been warned of the potential for adverse respiratory effects. Two of the three abandoned the work with improvement of symptoms; the other was able to continue after changing to another resin.
The respiratory hazards of using acrylic resins and applying artificial nails are well documented.1 2 Nail dust has also been associated with respiratory problems.3 We hope that this letter will alert family doctors, respiratory physicians, and others to this occupational hazard.""QUOTE!""
I think we can expect a "rash" of claims appearing because of this and scare stories in the tabloids