Your nails do much more than complete your look — they can offer valuable clues about what’s going on inside your body. Paying attention to these signs can help you spot potential problems early and ...

There’s a reason the kidneys are sometimes called the “unsung heroes” of the body. They act as a filtering system, removing waste and excess fluid. And they do an incredibly efficient job . In fact, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You probably don’t spend much time thinking about your fingernails (unless you’re painting them!). But your nails can provide key ...

Clinical presentation: Pitting, nonspecific onycholysis (lifting of the nail from the nail bed), hyperkeratosis (thick nails), and yellowish-brown spots under the nail plate should prompt ...

LAS VEGAS — After antifungal therapy for fungal nail disease, some dystrophy may persist, which can be addressed by several available treatments. Tracey C. Vlahovic, DPM "With the fingernails, we ...

—A new study from Weill Cornell Medicine found that patients with isolated nail psoriasis had nail findings for almost 3 years before they were diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis. It may be possible ...

Most patients with psoriasis have variable nail involvement with clinical manifestations, including irregular pitting, "oil spot" discoloration of the nail bed, and onycholysis. Additional secondary, ...

Nails are considered mini health monitors. Acknowledging these indicators will allow you to detect the problems in their ...

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Onychomycosis is the most common disease of nails, with a prevalence of up to 14% in Western adult populations. Whereas tinea unguium refers strictly to dermatophyte fungal infection of the nail plate ...