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Your beauty parlour could be giving you Hepatitis, even HIV!

A simple fish pedicure could spread deadly infections and diseases: Study

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Manav Wadhawan
Recently, American singer Paula Abdul suffered a painful thumb infection, which she picked up from a Los Angeles nail salon. This led legislators in the US raising voice in support of a Bill to increase nail salon health standards. The truth is situation in our country is not any merrier.

Each time you opt for a manicure or pedicure, you experience a little bleed. You will dab it with a little antiseptic solution, believing that it’s a minor injury that’ll heal as long as you don’t wear tight shoes. In reality, this could lead you contracting

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