Dangerous beauty: Salon worker health is in the spotlight

Headaches. Dizziness. Irritated eyes, skin and throat. Asthma. Miscarriages. Liver and kidney damage. Cancer.

All of these are potential health problems faced by workers in nail salons.

A two-part New York Times investigation published in May reported that nail-salon workers can be exposed to harmful chemicals and suffer a wide range of ailments. The articles chronicled tales of lung disease, breast cancer and even vanishing fingerprints.

Source: http://www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com/articles/12930-nail-salon-workers-health 

Glossary:

Spotlight – centro das atenções

Headaches – Dores de cabeça

Dizziness – tontura

Eyes - olhos

Skin - pele

Throat – garganta

Asthma – asma; problemas respiratórios

Miscarriages - aborto; extravio; culpa; falta

Liver - fígado

Kidney -  rim

Nail  – unha

Nail salons -  manicures

Harmful –  prejudicial

Suffer - sofrer

Ailments – doenças

Vanishing –  desaparecimento

Fingerprints - impressões digitais

Aline Cristina Mendes