Women who smoke or pierce their nipples are more likely to develop a breast abscess, according to a new study. Researchers found the odds of developing primary breast abscess were six times higher in ...

Nipple-piercing and smoking could lead to breast abscess, according to a new study in the July issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. Researchers at the University of Iowa found the ...

Nipple piercings may be eye-catching, but women who have them are at much higher risk for developing painful, recurrent breast abscesses, a new study reports. The abscesses – pus-filled infections ...

A breast abscess is an accumulation of pus in the breast tissue. This is usually preceded by infection of the breast (mastitis). Trauma (injury) and infection in the breast produce symptoms typical of ...

CHICAGO (August 3, 2010) – Women who smoke or pierce their nipples are more likely to develop a breast abscess, according to a new study in the July issue of the Journal of the American College of ...