Article: Are we born with fingernails? What are they made of? How do they grow?(Ask Doctor Cory)

Article: Why do fingernails get white spots on them? (Ask ...
U.S. Kids;  December 1, 1995 ;     520 words ...Dear Dr. Cory: Why do fingernails get white spots on them? I've heard this happens when you ... Please send your questins about children's health to: "Ask Doctor Cory" U*S*Kids P.O. Box 567 Indianapolis, IN 46206 This ...

Article: If fingernails are dead cells, why do they grow?(Ask ...
Children's Playmate;  April 1, 1998 ;     427 words ...Dear Dr. Cory: If fingernails are dead cells, why do they grow? Dear Samantha: It is true, fingernails and toenails are dead and hardened keratin ... protection for the nailbeds beneath them. Fingernails have no feeling except at the root from ...

Article: Some of my fingernails have white moons. Are they good or ...
Child Life;  March 1, 1997 ;     447 words ...Dear Dr. Cory: Some of my fingernails have white moons. Are they good or bad? How come only some ... Lee Mission Viejo, California Dear Adrienne: All healthy fingernails have white moons or half-moons, called lunulas, at the ...

Article: I have a friend who scratches her skin, causing black dirt to ...
U.S. Kids;  September 1, 1998 ;     568 words ...Dear Dr. Cory: I have a friend who scratches her skin, causing black dirt to collect under her fingernails, Could it cause a disease? Is it a bad thing? Please answer. Michelle Amoah Hacienda Heights, California Dear Michelle: No ...

Article: My brother says if you don't drink a lot of milk, you'll get ...
Children's Digest;  March 1, 1996 ;     605 words ...Dear Dr. Cory: My brother says that if you don't drink a lot of milk, you'll get little white specks on your fingernails. Is this true? Dear Leah: The white marks on your nails are a result of an injury and are not due to your diet. As ...

Article: Ask Doctor Cory.
Child Life;  September 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... Cory: How many layers of fingernail do we have? Or do you have ... Everyone has just one layer of fingernail. The nail plate grows out ... and over the skin to make a fingernail or toenail. They have no ... health questions to: "Ask Doctor Cory," Child Life, P.O. Box ...

Article: Ask Doctor Cory
Children's Playmate Magazine;  November 1, 2006 ;     620 words ...Why do fingernails grow from the ends and not from the ... weeks. By about thirty-two weeks, fingernails reach the fingertips. * White spots ... Send your health questions to: "Ask Doctor Cory" Children's Playmate P.O. Box ...