Featured Article: Top 5 Things Your Nails Say About Your Health
Whether trimmed or long, polished or plain, your nails say a lot about the state of your health. What warning signs are literally at your fingertips? See more »
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Nail health is important because nail problems are often a sign of more serious health problems. There are many healthy lifestyle choices you can make to improve the health of your nails. This section covers everything to do with nail health.
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Are acrylic nails bad for my health?
If you long for well-manicured hands and your short, broken nails just aren't cutting it, you may be considering acrylic nails. But are acrylic nails safe?
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Fact or Fiction: Nails
Your nails are handy for so many things -- scratching itches, peeling oranges, drumming on tables. But what do your nails say about your health? And what can you do to keep them strong and healthy? Do your hands a favor and take our quiz.
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How can nails be signals of systemic disease?
Nail health is more than just a cosmetic matter -- it can be a window to your overall well-being. What changes in your nails' appearance are worth contacting a doctor about?
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How fast do nails grow?
If you're a parent, you might have noticed that your child's fingernails always need clipping, whereas your broken nail is taking weeks to grow back. Why do some nails grow quicker than others, and how fast do nails really grow?
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How Fingernails Work
Maybe you only think about them once a week when selecting a shade of OPI enamel, or perhaps you think about them daily because you're trying to quit biting them. No matter how often you think about them, what do you really know about your nails?
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How Hangnails Work
Though hangnails may seem rather insignificant in the grand scheme of health problems, they can become infected and lead to a handful of other issues. Fortunately, there are many ways to avoid hangnail hazards.
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How Manicures Work
Fake or real? Tickle me pink or muted mauve? Cut cuticles or just push them back? The beauty treatment for your hands isn't as straightforward as you might think. And yes, men get them, too.
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How Nail Fungus Works
Fungus is one of those words that just sound bad. Even if you don’t know what it is, you definitely wouldn’t want it growing on your body. However, as many as 14 percent of Americans suffer from nail fungus.
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How Pedicures Work
When it's winter and they're clad in boots and warm socks, it's easy to ignore your feet. But when someone stares at your scratchy, callused soles in horror, it might be time for a pedicure.
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Is it unhealthy to bite my nails?
Nail biting is a common nervous habit, especially in children, but can biting your nails cause health problems?
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Is the sun bad for my nails?
It's common knowledge that sun exposure can cause sunburns, wrinkles and even skin cancer, but is the sun also bad for your nails?
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Top 5 Things Your Nails Say About Your Health
Whether trimmed or long, polished or plain, your nails say a lot about the state of your health. What warning signs are literally at your fingertips?
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Top 5 Treatments for Yellow Nails
Unless you always hide your hands and feet, someone's bound to see your nails eventually. Wouldn't it be nice if they weren't a funky, dried-out yellow?
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What are the white dots on my nails?
You notice a white dot on your fingernail. You try to scrub it off and realize the little white dots are not paint; they're actually part of your nail. What could they be?
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Why does nail polish turn your nails yellow?
People use nail polish to beautify their nails, and these days you can find it in almost any color. So when you take the polish off, why are your nails sometimes yellow?
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