Mayo Clinic Q and A: Self-Care Can Strengthen Weak Fingernails
2016年4月9日 — Healthy nails are smooth, without ridges, grooves, spots or discoloration. Fingernails may become weak or brittle due to harsh conditions. For example, regular use of nail polish remover that contains acetone can wear nails down over time. Repeated exposure to very hot or very cold temperatures also can be hard on your nails.
Mayo Clinic Q and A: Treatment for toenail fungus isn't always ...
2019年6月14日 — In addition, your nails become more brittle and drier over time, creating more cracks where fungus can live. Fortunately, toenail fungus typically does not lead to bigger medical problems. I generally encourage healthy adult patients with mild toenail fungus to not treat it or to treat it just using topical measures.
Mayo Clinic Q and A: Keeping your fingernails in tip-top shape
2021年7月5日 — It’s important to trim your nails straight across, then round the tips in a gentle curve. Use moisturizer daily. When applying hand lotion, rub the lotion into your fingernails and cuticles, too, for optimal care. Apply a protective layer. This is a step in a healthy nail routine that people oftentimes don’t know about or overlook.
What Can Fingernails Reveal About Health? - Mayo Clinic News …
2011年11月18日 — Answer: It's true. Your fingernails are a window to your health. Some nail changes are natural. But others can signal health concerns, especially changes in nail color and growth patterns. Your nails are part of your skin. They are made up of layers of the protein keratin and grow from beneath the base of the nail under your cuticle.
Women's Wellness: Iron deficiency - Mayo Clinic News Network
January 11, 2017. Iron deficiency anemia is a common type of anemia — a condition in which blood lacks adequate healthy red blood cells. Red blood cells carry oxygen to the body's tissues. Because women lose blood during menstruation, women in general are at greater risk of iron deficiency anemia. As the name implies, iron deficiency anemia ...
Mayo Clinic Minute: Fingernails are clues to your health
2022年8月5日 — Nail separation. This may happen as a result of injury, infection or medication. Yellowing of the nails. This may be the result of chronic bronchitis. "The fingernails are absolutely a wonderful reflection of a person’s overall health," says Dr. Miest. For the safety of its patients, staff and visitors, Mayo Clinic has strict masking policies ...
Shortened telomeres heighten risk of serious lung disease
2023年12月16日 — Patients with these disorders are susceptible to a variety of age-related conditions, including pulmonary fibrosis, bone marrow failure, osteoporosis, cancer and liver fibrosis. Many but not all patients show outward signs of premature aging, such as premature graying of hair or brittle nails.
Mayo Clinic Minute: Signs of coronary artery disease, how to …
2023年1月24日 — Coronary artery disease is the most common type of heart disease, diagnosed in more than 20 million people and responsible for more than 350,000 deaths in the U.S, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Mayo Clinic Q and A: Orthostatic hypotension is more than feeling …
2017年7月8日 — DEAR MAYO CLINIC: What’s the difference between feeling dizzy every now and then and orthostatic hypotension? How is it diagnosed, and can it be treated? ANSWER: Most people remember an occasion when they felt dizzy or light-headed after standing up too quickly. This happens because the pull of gravity causes your blood pressure to drop […]
Mayo Clinic Minute: Expert advice for women with thinning hair
2024年1月28日 — However, the most common cause is female-pattern baldness, a genetic and hormonal hair loss that gradually occurs in many women. "It starts with thinning of the hair on the crown of the scalp exactly in the center. So women may notice that when they part their hair, the part is a little wider or perhaps it's wispier," says Dr. Davis.