/Re: OT/Piercings and Tattoos

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Oh great , now you just caused me to get a few more grey hairs!

lol

sonia (aundrea 10 systemic jra)--

- In , " Fischer " <pfischer@d...> wrote:

>

> I haven't found the study yet... But I did see this...

> Thought the group would find it interesting too.

>

> Hair dye linked to rheumatoid arthritis

> Posted by: QueenC on Tuesday, January 11, 2005 - 02:00 PM

> Women who dye their hair for 20 years or more have almost double

the

> risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis, say Swedish researchers.

> However, the cause of the increased risk is unclear.

>

> Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease, caused when immune

cells

> attack the body's own tissue. Paraphenylenediamine, a key

ingredient of

> many hair dyes, is known to trigger allergic skin rashes in some

people.

> However the immune system cells that are over-activated in

rheumatoid

> arthritis are not the same as those that are overactlvated during

an

> allergic response, points out Deborah Symmons, professor of

rheumatology

> at Manchester University, UK.

>

> The team at Linkoping University, Sweden, suspect that chemicals

in hair

> dyes somehow damage the immune system, triggering the onset of

> rheumatoid arthritis.

>

> Read the complete article: BythePlanet

>

>

>

>

>

> Fischer

>

> DPA Architects, Inc.

> pfischer@d...

>

> /Re: OT/Piercings and Tattoos

>

>

> In a message dated 1/18/2006 1:28:49 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,

> pfischer@d... writes:

>

> There have actually been studies done on this topic... I can't

seem to

> find it now... But it stated that there is no increased risk of

> infection in someone that has Rheumatoid Arthritis.

>

>

>

>

> Hi :

>

> Good to know. If you run across any of the studies, could you

please

> email them to me. Thanks.

>

> Take care.

> Patty

>

>

>