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Dermatophagia (from Ancient Greek δέρμα — lit.skin and φαγείαlit.eating) or dermatodaxia (from δήξις, lit.biting) [3] is a compulsion disorder of gnawing or biting one's own skin, most commonly at the fingers. This action can either be conscious or unconscious [4] and it is considered to be a type of pica. Those affected with dermatophagia typically bite the skin around the ...
Research has found that more than 50% of women over age 50 experience female pattern hair loss (on the crown of the head), which is the most common form of hair loss in women.
Women's hair loss can be caused by many factors, from alopecia to pregnancy to poor diet. Here, doctors discuss how to prevent hair loss and the best regrowth treatments.
Our approach to the disparity between women and men ignores an important part of the discussion that is backed by evidence: women’s impact on one another.
We asked a range of people—women who have or are currently going through menopause, as well as doctors—how to best cope with hot flashes in the summer heat.
This Retirement Savings Mistake Could Cost You More Than $500,000. In the course of saving for retirement, a number of things could, unfortunately, go wrong. Investing too conservatively, for ...
The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking is the first solo studio album by Roger Waters, bassist/songwriter and co-founder of English rock band Pink Floyd; it was released in 1984.
Excoriation disorder, more commonly known as dermatillomania, is a mental disorder on the obsessive–compulsive spectrum that is characterized by the repeated urge or impulse to pick at one's own skin, to the extent that either psychological or physical damage is caused.