Pharmacy DailyPharmacy Daily | Dispensary Corner 06 Jan 17

HUMAN teeth are being used in jewellery design in place of ivory. The idea is the brainchild of Dutch designer Lucie Majerus who believes it isn't ethical to "almost extinguish" elephants for the sake of their ivory. "Why don't we value other teeth as well?" she questioned. When her wisdom teeth were removed she kept them and came up with the idea of the Human Ivory Jewellery Collection which includes earrings (pictured), cuff links, brooches and rings. Majerus said she was surprised to find that most people didn't seem creeped out by the idea of wearing human teeth. NAIL clippers, lipstick and toothbrushes - what do all these items have in common? No it's not just that they're all every day bathroom items...it's that they have all been found lodged inside the human body. Health Boards across New Zealand have reported on foreign bodies detected by their x-ray machines with mind boggling discoveries such as "nail clippers in bladder" and "lipstick tube in anus and rectum".Other odd items that somehow made their way into the body also included air rifles, cauliflower, toothbrushes & mattress springs.

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