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  2. Radium jaw - Wikipedia

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    The symptoms are necrosis of the mandible (lower jawbone) and the maxilla (upper jaw), constant bleeding of the gums, and (usually) after some time, severe distortion due to bone tumors and porosity of the lower jaw. Symptoms also include soreness throughout the body, significant decrease in body weight and loss of teeth.

  3. Nail disease - Wikipedia

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    Onychomadesis is the separation and falling off of a nail from the nail bed. Common causes include localized infection, minor injury to the matrix bed, or severe systemic illness. It is sometimes a side effect of chemotherapy or x-ray treatments for cancer. A new nail plate will form once the cause of the disease is removed.

  4. Radium Girls - Wikipedia

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    Because the true nature of the radium had been kept from them, the Radium Girls also painted their nails, teeth, and faces for fun with the deadly paint produced at the factory. [9] By 1927, more than 50 of the female factory workers had died from radium poisoning caused by the paint used. [10] Several are buried in Orange's Rosedale Cemetery. [11]

  5. The hidden dangers of acrylic nails and why you might ... - AOL

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    Photo: Getty 1. The hard-to-clean area underneath your nail may cause your nails to be extra sensitive, especially if an MMA-based acrylic (Methyl Methacrylate) is used. Though they've been banned ...

  6. Study finds toxic chemicals in nail polish can seep into your ...

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    A Potentially Toxic Chemical in Nail Polish Can Seep Into Your Body. ... This spike came 10 hours after painting their nails. Not much is known about the chemical's effects on humans, though. A ...

  7. Leukonychia - Wikipedia

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    It is also caused by trauma. In most cases, when white spots appear on a single or a couple of fingernails or toenails, the most common cause is injury to the base (matrix) of the nail. When this is the case, white spots disappear after around eight months, which is the amount of time the nails take to regrow completely.

  8. Onycholysis - Wikipedia

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    Onycholysis is a common medical condition characterized by the painless detachment of the nail from the nail bed, usually starting at the tip and/or sides. [1] On the hands, it occurs particularly on the ring finger but can occur on any of the fingernails. It may also happen to toenails.

  9. Former Olympic Figure Skater Alexandra Paul Killed in Crash at 31

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