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Your Finger Nails Can Tell Your Health by Christopher W. Patient Expert

Posted Sun 03 May 2009 10:11pm

1 Comment Do you know that your finger nails can tell a lot about your health? Let us find out how you can tell about your health by just looking at your finger nails. The nails... fold or cuticle.Normal healthy nail is slight pink in colour and the surface is convex from side to side.Finger nails grow 1 cm in three months and toe nails take 24 months Read on »

Health Tip: Don't Ignore Fingernail Abnormalities by HealthFinder Posted Tue 23 Nov 2010 12:00pm healthnewslink They can signal a health problem (HealthDay News) -- An abnormality in all or some of your fingernails Read on »

World’s longest fingernails lost in SUV accident – This Woman Can Cry over Her broken fingernails by Medical Quack Patient Expert

Posted Thu 19 Feb 2009 5:29pm , 67, of Salt Lake City — said to have the world’s longest fingernails — lost them last week in a car accident that threw her from an SUV, says the Associated Press. She received...><\/div>";" alt=""> World’s longest fingernails lost in SUV accident - Offbeat OC - OCRegister.com Technorati Tags: Fingernails, accident, strange stories Read on »

Vitamin D, bone density and fingernail strength are linked by Dave W Healthy Living Professional

Posted Mon 11 Jan 2010 1:28am ’s the science? Can fingernail strength be used as a marker of bone density and strength? According to a paper in the Journal of Women’s Health - Anecdotally, patients volunteer reports... Following a series of articles on the role of Vitamin D for in Capital Health, convinced of the theoretical benefits the editor started taking a daily vitamin D supplement Read on »

The fingernails don't lie by Sara G. Patient Expert

Posted Fri 03 Feb 2012 8:00am With 11 years of lupus under my belt, and a chronic control spread sheet to go along with it, I tend to have a pretty good handle on when I'm in "good health" and when I'm not. Thankfully, I've had many more healthy trends than not - so I haven't had much to track in the old spreadsheet as of late. But one thing I was keeping my eye on was my we ... Read on »

Strong Fingernails by Karen Posted Wed 11 Aug 2010 12:00am fingertips was hard to accomplish, because my fingertips were sore. Well, the good news is, that is over! My fingernails are now back to normal, nice and strong. And my fingertips... Little things can really have a huge impact on your quality of life. For months, my fingernails were a huge problem for me. It was the clinical trial drug. My nails Read on »

Why Do My Fingernails Sliver at the Edges? by Cascia T. Posted Sat 02 Jan 2010 12:00am and matrix, could very well cure that splitting and layering off of the fingernail. http://judysbookshop.com http://judysbookshop.com/home/blog... You need to understand where your fingernails are formed and why it's so important to not damage that area. At the base of your fingernail and behind the cuticle Read on »

What to Eat For Healthy Fingernails by Robin P. Patient Expert

Posted Wed 22 Oct 2008 4:37pm

1 Comment - and toenails. Sometimes the change in nails can be health related and most commonly nutritional deficiencies. Health problems including heart disease, respiratory problems... a part in nail health. This can make nail growth very slow, cause horizontal or vertical ridges and nails may be brittle. Finding and correcting these problems can make Read on »

Still on the wagon, but hanging on with my fingernails by Laura N Patient Expert

Posted Thu 23 Apr 2009 5:28pm contain myself anymore. I have been a very bad blogging friend because I've had no time to visit with any of you. I'm thinking of you, though, and hope that your health journey Read on »

Losing Your Fingernails to Chemo by Brenda Coffee Health Maven

Posted Mon 22 Mar 2010 11:38am

1 Comment Did you know chemotherapy can make your fingernails turn black and fall off? As if a diagnosis of breast cancer isn’t bad enough, my oncologist gave me that gruesome... and/or hospitalization. By the way, “Lilly,” who is battling ovarian cancer on The Young & The Restless, was given the same cautionary fingernail warning by her “doctor.” Yes, I watch The Young Read on »