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Causes Ridge Fingernails

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Do Fingernails Grow Faster Than Toenails?

New York Times -"Watching Nails Grow", May 23, 2011, Retrieved October 17, 2011 from http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/24/science/24qna.html

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Fingernail Problems

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Heart Disease Symptoms and Fingernails

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Gray, Henry - Anatomy: Descriptive and Surgical, Retrieved May 31, 2011. Philadelphia: Courage Books, 1999. Print.

Why Are My Nails Soft?

Jefford, Jacqui, and Anne Swain. The Encyclopedia of Nails. 2nd ed. London: Thomson Learning, 2006. Print.

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What Causes Brittle Fingernails?

American Osteopathic College of Dermatology - Brittle Splitting Nails, Retrieved January 17, 2011 from http://www.aocd.org/skin/dermatologic_diseases/brittle_splitting.html

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American Osteopathic College of Dermatology - Lichen Planus, Retrieved January 17, 2011 from http://www.aocd.org/skin/dermatologic_diseases/lichen_planus.html   

What Causes Fingernails to Fall Off?

John Hopkins Medical School - Onychomadesis, Retrieved October 18, 2011, from http://dermatlas.med.jhmi.edu/derm/result.cfm?Diagnosis=1789959056

National Institutes of Health - Nail Atrophy, Retrieved October 18, 2011 from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2076508/?page=1

Daily Mail - "My Nails Keep Falling Off, What Can I Do?", March 1, 2010, Retrieved October 18, 2011 from http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1254685/Ask-doctor-My-nails-falling--I-do.html

What Causes Fingernail Problems? 

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What Causes Fingernail Problems?

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Mayo Clinic - Acrylic Nails: Can They Harm Your Natural Nails?, Retrieved January 14, 2011 from http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/acrylic-nails/AN01261

Guinness World Records - Longest Fingernails, Female, Retrieved January 14, 2011 from http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records/human_body/body_parts/longest_fingernails_-_female.aspx   

What Causes Fingernails to Turn Yellow?

"Nail Discoloration." MedicineNet.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Nov. 2001. www.medicinenet.com/nail_discoloration/symptoms.htm

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What Causes Grooves in Fingernails?

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What Causes Peeling Fingernails?

"Skin Cancer Treatment (PDQ®)." University of Bonn - Medical Center (IMSDD). N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Jan. 2011. http://www.meb.uni-bonn.de/cancer.gov/CDR0000258035.html.

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What Causes White Lines in Fingernails?

American Family Physician - Nail Abnormalities, Retrieved October 18 from http://www.aafp.org/afp/2004/0315/p1417.html

University of Maryland Medical Center - Nail Abnormalities, Retrieved October 18, 2011 from http://www.umm.edu/ency/article/003247.htm

BBC Health - Arsenic Poisoning, Retrieved October 18, 2011 from http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/physical_health/conditions/arsenic_poisoning.shtml

What Do Black Lines in Fingernails Mean?

University of Alabama at Birmingham - Nail Psoriasis, Retrieved May 26, 2011 from http://www.health.uab.edu/17791/

National Psoriasis Foundation - Specific Locations: Hands and Feet, Retrieved May 26, 2011 from http://www.psoriasis.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=445

WebMD - Living with Psoriasis, Retrieved May 26, 2011 from http://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/psoriasis-8/nail-psoriasis

Why Do Fingernails Turn Black?

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Why Do My Fingernails Split?

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White Spots on Fingernails

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