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Causes Ridge Fingernails

"Nail abnormalities: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia." National Library of Medicine - National Institutes of Health. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Jan. 2011. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003247.htm.

"Nails: How to keep your fingernails healthy and strong - MayoClinic.com." Mayo Clinic. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Jan. 2011. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/nails/WO00020.

"Vertical nail ridging: A cause for concern? - MayoClinic.com." Mayo Clinic. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Jan. 2011. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/nails/AN00591.

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

University of North Carolina - "Growth Rate of Human Fingernails and Toenails in Healthy American Young Adults", April 24, 2010, Retrieved October 17, 2011 from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19744178

Guiness Book of World Records - Search: "Nails", Retrieved October 17, 2011 from http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/Search.aspx?q=nails

Fingernail Problems

"Brittle Splitting Nails." Welcome to the American Osteopathic College of Dermatology. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Jan. 2011. http://www.aocd.org/skin/dermatologic_diseases/brittle_splitting.html.  

"Nail fungus: All - MayoClinic.com." Mayo Clinic. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Jan. 2011. http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/nail-fungus/DS00084/DSECTION=all&METHOD=print.  

"Onycholysis." Welcome to the American Osteopathic College of Dermatology. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Jan. 2011. http://www.aocd.org/skin/dermatologic_diseases/onycholysis.html.  

"PsoriasisNet Article - Psoriatic Nails." SkinCarePhysicians.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Jan. 2011. http://www.skincarephysicians.com/psoriasisnet/psoriatic_nails.html.  

"Vertical nail ridging: A cause for concern? - MayoClinic.com." Mayo Clinic. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Jan. 2011. http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/nails/AN00591/METHOD=print.

Heart Disease Symptoms and Fingernails

American Family Physician - Nail Abnormalities: Clues to Systematic Disease, Retrieved May 31, 2011 from http://www.aafp.org/afp/2004/0315/p1417.html

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.

"Fun Fingernail Facts." Indian River State College. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Nov. 2011. .    

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

New York Times - Nail Abnormalities, Retrieved January 17, 2011 from http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/symptoms/nail-abnormalities/overview.html

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? 

"PsoriasisNet Article - Psoriatic Nails." SkinCarePhysicians.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Jan. 2011. http://www.skincarephysicians.com/psoriasisnet/psoriatic_nails.html.

"Slide show: Fingernails" 7 signs of possible health problems - MayoClinic.com." Mayo Clinic. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Jan. 2011. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/nails/WO00055.

What Causes Fingernail Problems?

Mayo Clinic - Slide Show: Fingernails, Retrieved January 14, 2011 from http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/nails/WO00055&slide=5

National Institutes of Health - B12, Retrieved January 14, 2011 from http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/vitaminb12/

Mayo Clinic - Nails: How to Keep Your Hails Healthy and Strong, Retrieved January 14, 2011 from http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/nails/WO00020

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

"Nail abnormalities: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia." National Library of Medicine - National Institutes of Health. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Nov. 2011.   

What Causes Grooves in Fingernails?

"Nail ridges: Cause for concern? - MayoClinic.com." Mayo Clinic. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Nov. 2011. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/nails/ AN00591

"Slide show: Fingernails - 7 signs of possible health problems - MayoClinic.com." Mayo Clinic. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Nov. 2011. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/nails/wo00055&slide=7

"Pruritus." Cleveland Clinic Continuing Medical Education (CME). N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Nov. 2011. .

Park, M.D, Juhee , and Kapsok Li, M.D.. "Multiple Beau's Lines." The New England Journal of Medicine 362.e (2010): 63. Print.  

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.

"Psoriasis: Symptoms - MayoClinic.com." Mayo Clinic. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Jan. 2011. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/psoriasis/ds00193/dsection=symptoms.

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?

Family Physician Notebook - Nail Discoloration, Retrieved January 17, 2011 from http://www.fpnotebook.com/DER/Nails/NlDsclrtn.htm

American Association of Family Physicians (AAFP) - Nail Abnormalities: Clues, Retrieved January 17, 2011 from http://www.aafp.org/afp/2004/0315/p1417.html

Gather.com - "Selena Gomez's New Bad Girl Image", December 29, 2010, Retrieved January 17, 2010 from http://celebs.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978851421

Amazon.com - Eskimo Joe, "Black Fingernails, Red Wine", Retrieved January 17, 2011 from http://www.amazon.com/Black-Fingernails-Red-Wine-Eskimo/dp/B000FS9NAU   

Why Do My Fingernails Split?

"Healthy Fingernails: Clues About Your Health ." WebMD - Better information. Better health.. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Nov. 2011. .

"Brittle Splitting Nails." American Osteopathic College of Dermatology. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Nov. 2011.   

White Spots on Fingernails

"Nail Diseases: MedlinePlus." National Library of Medicine - National Institutes of Health. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Jan. 2011. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/naildiseases.html.

"Nail abnormalities: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia." National Library of Medicine - National Institutes of Health. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Jan. 2011. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003247.htm.

"Worried About White Spots on Fingernails? - Dr. Weil." DrWeil.com - Official Website of Andrew Weil, M.D.. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Jan. 2011. http://www.drweil.com/drw/u/QAA350576/white-spots-on-fingernails.html.

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