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My nails are turning yellow .. what shall i do ?
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Yellow nails: There are many causes, nutrition (iron and zinc), medical(liver, kidney, diabetes, lung), habits, cleanliness, smoking, fungal infection, too much nail polish use. See your doctor most causes can easily be ruled out.
Answered 5/2/2013
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Yellow Nails: While the yellowing of nails can appear due to staining from nail polish enamels and tobacco use, this situation is temporary and carries no health risks. But another type of nail yellowing can be more troublesome. Yellow nails syndrome, .
Answered 4/1/2013
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