Quitting nail biting can be as difficult as quitting smoking. According to the NIH, the habit (“onychophagia”) is a chronic condition that is repetitive and compulsive in nature. “Stress, anxiety, ...

What starts as a harmless childhood habit may be silently inviting illness, according to health experts. Dr. from Harvard Health Publishing has issued a chilling warning to those who nibble their ...

“Nail biting can cause small injuries around the nail, allowing bacteria, viruses and fungi to enter. This may lead to an infection called paronychia, which causes inflammation of the nail fold,” ...

More than 30 per cent of people across the world bite their nails as a habit. Also known as onychophagia, many studies have ...

Many children have the habit of biting their nails. Maybe yours does too. What are the possible consequences? Why do they do it? And how can you get them to stop? Tension and stress are often the ...

It is the hard-to-break habit that many of us turn to without realising. And research has revealed there could be more to biting our nails than meets the eye. Often seen as a sign of stress or nerves, ...

Nail biting can be an annoying habit that's hard. to break. Clinical psychologist Dr. Ali Mattu has tips to help stop once and for all. 28,396 people played the daily Crossword recently. Can you solve ...

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On Wednesday, I bit my nails.<br><br>OK, that's not a fair sentence. For about 30 years, I've bitten my nails. But I bit them on Wednesday. I bit my left thumbnail down a bit lower than I should have.

Her experience inspired a PSA video that racked up over 3.5 million likes. In the viral video with over 42.7 million views, TikToker Bre (@breezzyy.yy) showed what happened in the aftermath of picking ...