November 18, 2011
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Watch and listen while industry scientist Doug Schoon walks you through 10 episodes of the educational series “Doug Schoon’s Brain.”
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November 4, 2011
| Article
Beau’s lines are ridged or grooved lines that run horizontally across the nail.
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September 30, 2011
| Article
Sometimes called onychorrhexis or onychoschizia, brittle nails peel, split, and break easily.
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August 19, 2011
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A New York City-based dermatologist specializing in nails, Dr. Dana Stern takes us on a tour of her day — complete with melanomas, onycholysis, paronychia, and more.
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June 24, 2011
| Article
Onycholysis is a condition that causes nails to separate from the nail bed. If addressed quickly, this common nail disorder poses no danger to clients.
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June 15, 2011
| Encyclopedia
Because Alopecia Areata can appear on the nails, techs should be aware of this emotional, and often life-altering disease. The nail changes associated with alopecia usually accompany the hair loss, but may or follow the onset of alopecia by months or years.
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June 15, 2011
| Encyclopedia
Caused by allergens that come into contact with the skin, allergic contact dermatitis is an inflammation of the skin and often clears up on its own when sufferers avoid the offending agent.
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May 19, 2011
| Article
A splinter hemorrhage is a small area of bleeding under the fingernails or toenails that usually requires no treatment.
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April 4, 2011
| Encyclopedia
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome includes pain, numbness, and muscular weakness in the thumb, index, and middle fingers, caused by compression of a major sensorimotor nerve at the wrist, usually due to inflammation, trauma, or injury caused by repetitive motion; nail technicians are prone to this condition because of the repetitive nature of their work, but it can be prevented or alleviated with proper work habits. Carpal tunnel syndrome and other repetitive stress disorders can be prevented.
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March 22, 2011
| Article
Dr. Krista Archer, a Manhattan foot specialist, offers her patients a new treatment, an in-office laser called the CoolTouch CT3 plus CoolBreeze, that treats discolored, thickened, fungal toenails.
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March 7, 2011
| News
Glamour offers advice on four types of nail dilemmas and which warning signs to be on the lookout for.
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March 5, 2011
| Encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Beau's lines (which are horizontal grooves), longitudinal grooves are vertical grooves that are caused by trauma to a specific area of nail growth.
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March 5, 2011
| Encyclopedia
Splinter hemorrhages are small areas of bleeding under fingernails or toenails that take the shape of straight lines and may be caused by damage to the vessels; appear as narrow red to reddish brown hemorrhages beneath the nails that run in the direction of nail growth and are named splinter hemorrhage because they have the appearance of a splinter beneath the fingernail; may be caused by microscopic clots that damage the small capillaries under the nails
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March 5, 2011
| Encyclopedia
the inward advance of skin over the nail plate, usually the result of trauma to the matrix
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