If your teenager suddenly says they want a tongue piercing, your first instinct might be to freak out a bit. But before you ...

ELIZABETH JACKSON: Doctors are warning that tongue piercings could lead to fatal infections. The warning comes after a 22-year-old Israeli man died in hospital with several brain abscesses weeks after ...

While metal tongue studs may have more flash than piercings made of plastic, a mouthful of steel also harbors more bacteria, researchers report in an upcoming issue of the Journal of Adolescent ...

Doctors are warning that tongue piercings could lead to fatal infections, after a 22-year-old Israeli man died in hospital weeks after getting his tongue pierced. Although this is a rare case, oral ...

Dentists agree: Tongue piercing remains a teen trend, but not always a healthy choice. New research published in the journal of clinical orthodontics reports that many kids with pierced tongues form a ...

IT set the internet abuzz in a mystery dubbed #tunagate - and now scientists believe the peculiar head found in a tin of fish is actually a TONGUE-EATING parasite. Zoe Butler, 28, made the "grim" ...