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Your Finger Nails Can Tell Your Health by Christopher W. Patient Expert 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 are present at the end of each finger tip on the dorsal surface.The m ... Read on »
What to Eat For Healthy Fingernails by Robin P. Patient ExpertHealth Maven 1 Comment ... nails for summer or will you cover them with nail polish? There are a variety of different problems that can affect finger - and toenails.Sometimes the change in nails can be health related and most commonly nutritional deficiencies.Health problems including heart disease, respiratory problems and anemia can cause telltale changes in the nails.Anyt ... Read on »
Like fingernails on a chalkboard. by Melting Mama Patient ExpertHealth MavenPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Why do we need a winter school vacation? Why can't we just have more hot fun in the summertime? I Hate This Week. The kids are going stir crazy. They've been in the house for an entire day morning till night - I don't think we've had that happen since, well, last winter vacation?I promised them a trip out to the playground today. I got motiva ... Read on »
HPV found under the fingernails of men by Linda MacDonald Glenn Healthy Living ProfessionalHealth Maven ... cancer by vaccinating them against HPV, the human papillomavirus, but one leading scientist's discovery could throw a monkey wrench into the debate. "We found HPV under the fingernails of young men," said Dr. Laura Koutsky, a University of Washington epidemiologist. Koutsky led some of the pioneering research and clinical trials that resulted in ... Read on »
Fingernails Tell All by Marie L. Patient Expert 1 Comment I've always noticed I have lengthwise ridges on my fingernails. At one point they were so numerous I could almost play 'em like a washboard. The lines got really apparent if, say, I was playing in the dirt or got them stained ... Read on »
World’s longest fingernails lost in SUV accident – This Woman Can Cry over Her broken fingernails by Medical Quack Patient ExpertHealth Maven ... t of money I might guess. Watch the video of an appearance on a talk show. Very interesting stuff. BDLee Redmond, 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 serious but not life-threatening injuries.Redmond began ... Read on »
Still on the wagon, but hanging on with my fingernails by Laura N Patient Expert ... just can't 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 is gearing up in a very positive way, as the weather starts to turn toward Spring. Oh, it cannot get here soon enough! Read on »
What Causes Fingernail Ridges by Lyn S. Patient Expert M.D Kristie Leong explains the cause of fingernail ridges and how to distinguish between those that are normally occurring ridges, for example related to aging, and those that indicate a possible medical problem lik ... Read on »
feels like fingernails down a chalkboard by Karen .. Patient Expert I'm cranky. The past few days it's been escalating despite my best intentions. It feels like pms-cranky used to. My period ended last week, so no chance it's that. I looked back on my mood charts. Not much to look back on seeing as I started in April. However, I think I've noticed a pattern. It seems that a few days of irritability are preceding ei ... Read on »
You Ask, I Answer: Nutrition & Fingernails by Andy B. Healthy Living Professional When I was in school, I always remember hearing that small white spots on your fingernails appeared because you weren't getting enough calcium and zinc. Is there any truth to that or it is an old wive's tale? -- Jessica Climdow (City withheld), MN It's a ... Read on »