Abstract Between the late 1940s and early 1970s, majority of teenage girls in Britain attended secondary modern schools. Yet, histories meaning experience postwar education continue to neglect this constituent women, favouring grammar-school leavers. This article draws upon a set fifty-eight newly mined life from two birth cohort studies recapture perspectives ordinary women who schools England...

BACKGROUND Focal task-specific dystonic postures are well recognized. Often a tremor may be the main feature with little or no dystonia. These have been well reported in writers, musicians, and sportspeople. CASE REPORT Herein we report a novel task-specific dystonic tremor in a 44-year-old Irish hairdresser due to club-cutting, a standard haircutting technique. DISCUSSION Hairdresser's dys...

Pilonidal sinus is a common entity, most often occurring in the natal cleft. Pilonidal sinus with abscess formation has also been described in hairdressers in the interdigital space. We report a case of pilonidal abscess of the breast in a hairdresser, a rarely reported site, which requires awareness on the clinician's part of this occupational risk, for appropriate management and post-surgery ...

BACKGROUND Working as a hairdresser involves exposure to a variety of chemical agents. AIMS To estimate the risk of such exposure in relation to reproductive outcome. METHODS A cohort of hairdressers, certified in Sweden from 1970 onwards, and a referent cohort of women from the general population were established and linked to the Swedish Medical Birth Register for the period 1973 to 1994....

We report a case of 26-year-old woman, hairdresser referred to the Allergology service for study allergy hair dyes. Her personal history includes migraine treated with indomethacin on demand and intervention appendicitis otoplasty in 2006. She reported that 3 months ago after applying dye, she immediately presented picture generalized urticaria itching palms her hands, which went emergency depa...

September 2016—It’s the kind of health promotion advice one might pick up casually over lunch with friends, in a quick Google search, or during a visit to the hairdresser. Take megadoses of an over-the-counter vitamin called biotin—a common supplement in multivitamin compounds—and watch your skin improve and your hair and nails thicken and gleam. In recent years, online social networks and heal...