Causes. Fungal nail infections are caused by various fungal organisms (fungi). The most common cause is a type of fungus called dermatophyte. Yeast and molds also can cause nail infections. Fungal nail infection can develop in people at any age, but it's more common in older adults. As the nail ages, it can become brittle and dry.
Photo: Getty Images. Jan. 1 marked a significant cultural shift in China â starting this year, families will be able to have two children. This alters the one-child policy that was introduced in 1978 to control the countryâs population.
History of the One-Child Policy. Chinaâs One-Child Policy was formally instituted 30 years ago on September 25, 1980, in an open letter by the Chinese Communist Party.Up until that date, the government had campaigned locally and nationally for voluntary birth control and discouraged excess reproduction.he Chinese government boasts that the One-Child Policy has prevented over 400 million births, and announced in March 2013 that over the last four decades, they have aborted 336 million children, performed 196 million surgical sterilizations, and inserted 403 million IUD's (intrauterine devices).