{"id":1968952,"date":"2023-07-10T18:15:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-10T22:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-hiv-cases-linked-to-disturbing-spa-treatment\/"},"modified":"2023-07-10T18:18:48","modified_gmt":"2023-07-10T22:18:48","slug":"new-hiv-cases-linked-to-disturbing-spa-treatment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-hiv-cases-linked-to-disturbing-spa-treatment\/","title":{"rendered":"Spa treatment linked to new HIV cases."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnew-hiv-cases-linked-to-disturbing-spa-treatment%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1968952&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Bad Ideas: Vampire Facials and Blood-Borne Infections<\/h2>\n<p>Some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-makes-false-gun-claims-signals-biden-may-use-executive-action-to-crackdown-on-second-amendment\/\" title=\"Harris Makes False Gun Claims, Signals Biden May Use Executive Action To Crackdown On Second Amendment\">ideas don\u2019<\/a>t need much explanation for it to be apparent why they\u2019re bad.<\/p>\n<p>Eating <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/chicken-side-nyquil-fda-forced-issue-warning-unbelievable-tiktok-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NyQuil chicken<\/a>, providing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/faa-gives-greenlight-fully-electric-flying-car-can-used-avoid-traffic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">flying electric cars<\/a> to civilians and bringing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/lauren-boebert-comes-simple-solution-find-brought-cocaine-white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cocaine into the White House<\/a> are all objectively questionable \u2014 if not outright terrible \u2014 ideas.<\/p>\n<p>Rubbing blood all over your face to smooth out that pesky crow\u2019s foot?<\/p>\n<p>That feels like it should enter in the Hall of Fame of Bad Ideas, and there is mounting evidence that \u201cvampire facials\u201d could be a first-ballot entrant.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, the New Mexico Department of Health had to put out a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nmhealth.org\/news\/alert\/2023\/7\/?view=1988\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/emergency-wisconsin-lawsuit-to-stop-certification-challenges-nearly-160000-votes\/\" title=\"Emergency Wisconsin Lawsuit To Stop Certification Challenges Nearly 160,000 Votes\">news release<\/a><\/a> recommending that certain clients of the now-shuttered VIP Beauty Salon and Spa in Albuquerque get tested for blood-borne infections.<\/p>\n<p>The department recommended that \u201canyone who received any type of injection-related service, including a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/skip-these-celebrity-endorsed-wellness-tips\/\" title=\"Skip These Celebrity-endorsed Wellness Tips\">vampire facial<\/a> or Botox injections at the VIP Spa, come to the South Valley Public Health office in Albuquerque for free and confidential HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C lab testing and counseling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Disconcertingly, the release added: \u201cFormer VIP Spa clients should be retested even if they previously had a negative test.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s very important that we spread the word and remind people who received any kind of injection-related to services provided at the VIP Spa to come in for free and confidential testing,\u201d Dr. Laura Parajon, New Mexico\u2019s deputy secretary of health, said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>According to the news release, the VIP Spa was closed in September 2018.<\/p>\n<p>That closure followed an investigation by the state Department of Health and the New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department, Barbers and Cosmetologists Board.<\/p>\n<p>That investigative entity \u201cidentified practices that could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-hiv-cases-linked-to-disturbing-spa-treatment\/\" title=\"Spa treatment linked to new HIV cases.\">potentially spread blood-borne infections<\/a>, such as HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C to clients. More than 100 former clients were tested in 2018 and 2019 as part of the initial investigation,\u201d the news release said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\">\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cSince then, the owner of the spa pleaded guilty last June 2022 to five felony counts of practicing medicine without a license,\u201d the release said.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.krqe.com\/news\/crime\/vampire-facial-spa-owner-sentenced-to-prison-time\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KRQE-TV<\/a>, Maria Ramos De Ruiz was sentenced to three and a half years in prison last year.<\/p>\n<p>But if the salon was closed nearly five years ago, why the newfound consternation?<\/p>\n<p>Those unlicensed ventures were thrust back into the spotlight when the state Health Department identified a 2023 case of HIV \u201cassociated with the VIP Spa,\u201d the release said.<\/p>\n<p>That newest HIV case prompted the call to action for potentially infected individuals.<\/p>\n<p>Alarmingly, the department warned even those with an \u201cindirect connection\u201d to VIP Spa services to get tested, saying it has \u201cidentified additional HIV infections with direct or indirect connection with services provided\u201d by the spa.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NMDOH recommends clients of VIP Spa to get tested for blood-borne infections<\/p>\n<p>Read the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/md-man-linked-to-3-murders-arrested-in-w-va\/\" title=\"Md. man linked to 3 murders arrested in W.Va.\">full news release<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6y3gqPHghT\">https:\/\/t.co\/6y3gqPHghT<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ambn3SiNqH\">pic.twitter.com\/ambn3SiNqH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NM Dept. of Health (@NMDOH) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NMDOH\/status\/1676719698740690944?\">July 5, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>A vampire facial clearly derives its name from the fictitious, nocturnal blood-suckers made so famous by the Bram Stokers of the world \u2014 and the process is horrifying in its own right.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/hiv-cases-linked-new-mexico-salon-vampire-facials-rcna93054\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC News<\/a>, it involves drawing blood from a certain part of the body (the arm being the most common).<\/p>\n<p>That blood is then separated from the \u201cplatelet-rich plasma\u201d that exists within it.<\/p>\n<p>After one\u2019s face is pricked with \u201cmicroneedles,\u201d the plasma is applied to it.<\/p>\n<p>The purported benefits don\u2019t sound all that different from a standard Botox injection \u2014 vampire injections aim to make one look younger.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/new-hiv-cases-linked-disturbing-spa-treatment\/\">New HIV Cases Linked to Disturbing Spa Treatment<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>is another one of those ideas that falls into the category of &#8220;obviously 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