What Is toenail fungus? Toenail fungus is an infection that gets in through cracks in your nail or cuts in your skin and can make your toenail change color or get thicker. While it may not seem as menacing as an ingrown toenail which pierces the soft skin of the toe, toenail fungus can also hurt. Because toes are often warm and damp, different kinds of fungi and yeast affect different parts of the nail, causing discomfort. Left untreated, an infection could spread to other toenails, skin, or…
Nail & Health Disorders Kailey Burton Onychorrhexis The word onychorrhexis originates from the Greek words onycho: meaning nail, and rhexis: meaning bursting. Onychorrhexis is another term for Brittle Nails. This is a breakage causing “longitudinal ridging” that could be a result of a number of things including: Excessive amounts of strong soap and water exposure, anemia, anorexia, nail polish remover, nail polish remover etc. It is also a result of aging. Longitudinal ridging…
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Final Journal Assignment During the shadowing internship, there were plenty of opportunities to witness interesting cases that helped me to understand the field of dermatology. The first case I saw while shadowing was of a patient who presented with Proximal subungual onychomycosis under her toenails. Patient 1 Patient History/Present Illness: This patient, a middle aged women, presented with persistent, fungus under her toes. She…
Nine Inch Nails is a band founded in 1988 by Trent Reznor in Cleveland, Ohio. Reznor is the only official member of the band, and most of the time he is responsible for everything from songwriting and composing to directing; the rest of the band was changing rather frequently and was mainly used in live performances. In almost 30 years of successful career, NIN recorded eight full-length albums, won two Grammies and was nominated for induction to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice (2014 and…
The genealogies of Seth and Cain seem pretty boring a first glance. However, you can actually pull a lot out of Chapter 4,5 in Genesis. I would like to compare and contrast details that I have found very intriguing. First, I would like to talk about a few things that we distant to Cain’s line like how the line started with cain and not God or Adam. Also why it mentions a city in his genealogy and what that could mean. As well as why what Lamech said is so important. Then I would like to show you…
One Road Two Wheels Do you believe you can lose weight by just riding a bicycle? I am proof that you can do it, if you put your mind to it. Let’s jump on our bikes and go for a ride. Chicago is approximately two-hundred sixty miles from Greenville, Ohio. A group called Campus Life was heading to Chicago on their bikes. I was one of the thirty-five people to participate in the four-day trip. At first I wasn’t sure what I was getting into but by the end of the trip I knew that it was going to…
yet is incredibly good for one’s health. One of the most common bad habits in the world today is biting nails. Biting your nails is extremely unhealthy for many reasons such as making your nails look unsightly and causing permanent damage to your nails, teeth, and gums. The major health issues that are associated with biting your nails is it can damage your nail tissue. Your nail tissue allows your nails to grow normally, so by damaging them, you could potentially be ruining…
affect many people are nail biting, smoking cigarettes, and drinking too much alcohol. One bad health habit some people possess is nail biting. Not only does nail biting make fingers and hands less attractive, but it can also have an effect on the teeth. Biting nails can chip teeth and make them crack. Also, nail biting can cause someone to have bad breath. When a person bites his or her nails, all the bacteria around the nails enters the mouth causing the breath to smell. Nail biters are also…
shake. In my family, nail biting could be considered hereditary. Everyone in my family bites their nails, even my 4 year old cousin Elias has been plagued with this monster, and for reasons that were unknown until this assignment came up. As a child, my mother was always so hypocritical of me biting my nails, always claiming that I was going to have a huge ball of nails in my stomach. Being a easily fascinated child, her words had the opposite effect and only drove me to bite my nails even more…