Onychophagia The medical term for nail biting is onychophagia. It is a typical stress- or anxiety-related habit in both kids and adults. It involves biting off the either the finger or toe nail plate, and sometimes the soft tissues of the nail bed and the cuticle as well. Onychophagia is a type of ‘onychotillomania’, which includes the habit […]
Toe and Foot Stress: It’s the month of June and we are now halfway through the year Summer is here again and we have some top tips at the end about lurking verrucae and how to avoid them. Of late it has become more apparent and we have noted an increased prevalence in people
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Preventing Verrucae This Summer Verrucae can be so annoying most especially when we are having our vacation trips… Now let us learn more about this condition. What is a verrucae? Verrucae, also known as warts, are caused by a viral infection known as Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). They are found usually over certain areas
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