Nail Biting
- HealthYahoo Life UK
Dad left fighting for life after nail biting leads to deadly infection
His finger ballooned and started oozing green puss.
4-min read - HealthSimone Olivero
Thumb sucking and nail biting may not be gross habits after all
“Our findings are consistent with the hygiene theory that early exposure to dirt or germs reduces the risk of developing allergies,” Sears said in a press release. The study comes out of New Zealand’s Dunedin School of Medicine and looked at 1,037 kids born between 1972 and 1973. In the early years, parents were asked to rate whether their children were frequent thumb suckers or nail biters.
- HealthAOL
Biting your nails is good for you
Biting your nails is often frowned upon as a bad habit, but could it actually be making you healthier? Your hands pick up all sorts of bugs, including HPV and salmonella. But the theory goes that by giving your body a little of what is bad
