Nail picking lands Sydney woman in emergency department with severe infection
A 23-year-old woman has revealed how a common act landed her in the emergency department, labelling it “traumatising”. Gabi ...
Inflammation, Infection, And Other Gross Things That Happen When You Bite Your Nails
While it is common to bite your nails when stressed, if the habit becomes chronic, it could damage your nails and the ...
Common habit causes Aussie woman's finger to 'triple in size': 'Don't do it!'
Gabby Amoils says she was slightly bored on a date at the start of the month when she started to distract herself by picking ...
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Terrifying simulation shows why you should never bite your fingernails
Zack, through his terrifying simulation, is referring to paronychia - the name of the nail infection which commonly results ...
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Skin-penetrating nematodes' love-hate relationship with CO₂ could lead to new parasitic infection treatments
When they infect a new host, they can cause serious illnesses. Currently, infections are treated with ivermectin, but some nematodes are starting to develop resistance to this first-line drug.