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Study finds presence of banned compound and harmful levels of toluene FREMONT, Calif., May, 5, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- For Dr. Thu Quach at the Cancer Prevention Institute of California, it's personal. Her mother, a Vietnamese immigrant, was a cosmetologist who died of cancer. Now, having devoted a large part of her research to evaluating the use of chemicals in nail salons, Dr. Quach has found that salon workers - who are largely Vietnamese immigrants - are being exposed to...

Medinail Learning Center has developed a new marketing package for salons that hire their safety-trained graduates. Marketing this philosophy brings in new clients: those who have not been able to enjoy services due to their health condition, those who are fearful of nail salons, and those podiatrists send in now due to the upgraded safety. Chattanooga, TN (Vocus/PRWEB) January 27, 2011 Medinails Learning Center, Chattanooga, TN, (MLN), an online training company, has developed a new...

The New Jersey director of consumer affairs nixed any plans Friday to ban bikini waxes after hearing from salons that offer the service. Technically, waxing to remove hair in the genital area is illegal in New Jersey, since state regulations specify that waxing is limited to the chest, limbs and face. But the state Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling has not enforced the rule, which does not specifically ban bikini waxing, the Asbury Park Press said. The board, however, was considering a...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rapper Foxy Brown turned down a plea deal on Friday that would have kept her out of prison because she wants assault charges against her after a fight at a nail salon dropped to disorderly conduct. Brown, who faces up to a year in prison if convicted on misdemeanor assault charges filed by two nail salon stylists, would have been required to perform 10 days community service instead of jail time under the plea deal. Her lawyer, Joseph Tacopina, said Brown, whose real...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - Describing a debilitatingthumb infection that caused her to "scream" in pain, "AmericanIdol" judge Paula Abdul urged California lawmakers on Monday tocrack down on nail salon hygiene. Abdul, a former Lakers cheerleader who gained some fame inthe 1980s as a pop singer, spoke at a state legislative hearingin the state capital of Sacramento in support of a bill thatwould mandate tougher hygiene standards for nail salons. Abdul told California lawmakers that an...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - Describing a debilitatingthumb infection that caused her to "scream" in pain, "AmericanIdol" judge Paula Abdul urged California lawmakers on Monday tocrack down on nail salon hygiene. Abdul, a former Lakers cheerleader who gained some fame inthe 1980s as a pop singer, spoke at a state legislative hearingin the state capital of Sacramento in support of a bill thatwould mandate tougher hygiene standards for nail salons. Abdul told California lawmakers that an...