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  2. Dermatophagia - Wikipedia

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    OCD. Dermatophagia (from Ancient Greek δέρμα — lit. skin and φαγεία lit. 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.

  3. Nail biting - Wikipedia

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    Damaged cuticles, shortened and damaged nails, hangnails, bleeding, etc. Nail biting, also known as onychophagy or onychophagia, is an oral compulsive and unhygienic habit of biting one's fingernails. It is sometimes described as a parafunctional activity, the common use of the mouth for an activity other than speaking, eating, or drinking.

  4. Excoriation disorder - Wikipedia

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    Specialty. Dermatology. Psychiatry. 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. [ 4][ 5]

  5. Dr. Birx: 'Still an open question' how rapidly children under ...

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    In the large study in South Korea referenced by Birx, children younger than 10 were found to transmit the virus less than adults, and those between 10 and 19 were found to spread it as much as ...

  6. What to Know About Dermatophagia, the ‘Skin-Eating ... - AOL

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  7. Use an ice pack or cold compress. Cold therapy can help reduce how much pain you experience after you have tooth surgery, according to a 2019 study. Using an ice pack or cold compress on the area ...

  8. Commercial sexual exploitation of children - Wikipedia

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    The children are subjected to exploitation, rape, pedophilia, and in extreme cases, murder. Pornography is often used as a gateway into the sex trade industry. [10] Many pimps force children into pornography as a way of conditioning them to believe that what they are doing is acceptable. [11]

  9. Parents of rare identical quads share their first photoshoot

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    According to Dr. Nathan Sundgren, associate medical director of the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) who treated the babies, the sisters are now all between 6.5 to 7 pounds, and "doing great."