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There Are Actually 4 Different Types Of Nail Fungus Infections by Healthy Living .. Patient Expert A nail fungus is a disease that affect the nails of an individual, with the effect to discolor... where it can become irritating. The common name of this disease is Onychomycosis also named Ringworm Nail or Tinea Unguium. It...
Your Finger Nails Can Tell Your Health by Christopher W. Patient Expert in disease diagnosis: The colour ,appearance,shape and nature of the nails give some information... about underlying diseases. Just looking at nails we can makeout the hygiene of a person.The abnormal nail...
chemo nails recovering by Donna Peach Patient Expert As you may recall, my last chemo caused my nails to become quite deformed and discolored. Also, the entire bed of the nails on both my fingers and toes had become so brittle that any little tap...
Flu Facts and Nail Diagnosis by Sharon .. Healthy Living ProfessionalComplimentary & Alternative Medicine Disease from your Nails Washing your hands is such an important part of avoiding the flu... seen symptoms are spoon-shaped nails can be an indication of Anemia, thyroid disease or heart and lung...
Hot tips for nails health by Andrea Grace Patient Expert to light pink. If you suffer from Psoriasis you will see pits in your finger nails. Other diseases... any small imperfections on their surface. Brittle nails can be produced if you suffer from thyroid diseases...
Flu Facts and Nail Diagnosis by Sharon .. Healthy Living ProfessionalComplimentary & Alternative Medicine Just the Facts on the FluDuring the flu epidemic of 2003-04 about 36,000 people died. Most of the deaths were in the older than 65 age group, but some were in the 50-65 range and 143 children were in the reported statistics.
Healthy nails are easy to get! by Andrea Grace Patient Expert calcium, but may indicate disease and liver, including hepatitis. Pale nails may indicate anemia. 2.Nails... Nails, often ignored, say more about you than you think. Many times, they turn into a real...
Hammers and nails by Dr. William D. Medical Doctor like a nail. It couldn't be truer than in heart procedures (the man with the hammer) and heart disease (the nail). What does it take in 2008 to become an interventional cardiologist trained...
Cancer treatment choices vary based on type of specialist consulted or When you have a hammer, everything looks like a nail by Katherine B. Patient Expert . For most of the nearly 200,000 American men diagnosed with prostate cancer each year, the disease is localized (i.e., has not...
Christina, Since you have found only 1 nail on each of the front paws, that pretty much eliminates the likelihood of a systemic disease.  More likely, if this is a problem at all...

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whats the most likley cause
such as vascular disease/diabetes. In most cases loss of a toe nail has no minimal relationship to HIV or hepatitis...crap

subtle symptoms
Hi:

Has anyone ever heared of subtle symptoms of HIV infection such as ridges in nails, elongated eyelashes, premature greaying etc.

I have come across a few of these listed in some web pages.

Also, what are the brown/bluish spots they talk about as associated with initial hiv...crap

A Different Hairdo and Some Nail Polish
whether she’ll have her nails polished or her hair done in a different do. Not that that’s bad; it’s just a surprise because that’s not who my mother was prior to Alzheimer’s disease. Prior to her diagnosis... of having someone working on her nails or her hair). Probably the best example was back in December for the nursing home...crap

Has anyone had any trouble with their fingernails?
My nails have had ridges the run right down the center of them. For a while now, I have tried to buff them down. Then they started breaking off. I have had to wear bandaids on my fingers to keep them from catching anything. Does anyone know what in the world may have caused this? My doctor has told me to start...crap

Fingering/heavy kissing
I am very worried that i might put my self at risk. i have fingered a few girls is thier any way i can get any thing from that. like if i had a hang nail or a very small cut that i could not see or some thing... for Disease Control puts you at risk. Please educate yourself on HIV transmission to ensure that you do not...crap

Don't know what to think...
I've read numerous articles on the risks of being infected with HIV and other serious diseases like hepatitis from nail salons. While there has never been a confirmed case of transmission this way and it... any from unsterilized instruments (files, nail drill, emery board).

About 2 weeks after my last visit...crap

Concerned about cut on hand!!
nail biter (which I am trying to stop). Upon shaking hands w/ an individual, my right uncovered, thumb nail was much too short, thus I am concerned that my short nail was an entry point for HIV blood into my body. There however, was no visible blood, but my short nail is my concern. Also, blood...crap

scratches
I live with my hiv infected friend. once day he scratches to me with his nails... the same nail which is scratches to me. I asked about his wound that, when did your wound is formed? According... process of blood of normal person (means hiv infected but not any disease like diabetes and other disease...crap

Please answer Doc i got all of the symptoms
ago, i had a normal massage (non-sexual) but the lady dug her nails repeatedly into my neck. I do not know if she cut me, it is possible because man it hurt alot. I saw nail marks but i do not think... therapists who dig their nails into clients' necks are not mentioned. OK?I'll make a few other points...crap

nail scratched (HIV TRANSMISSION FROM FINGERNAIL SCRATCH, 2009)
Dear Doc I am helping PLHA in one of small organization in our country. last week I got nail.... First I saw white and then red only very few blood came out. Robert J. Frascino, M.D. nail scratched... from your doctor. HIV is not transmitted by being scratched by an HIVer's nails. (See below.)Dr. BobNail Scratch...crap