Nail Biting
Can You Regrow Hair and Rescue Nails? WATCH an E…
Are you watching more hair collect in your brush or shower drain? Are your nails splitting, lifting, developing ridges or becoming thick and ugly? Don’t give up on your hair or nails just yet. There…
12 Million Podcast Downloads: You Keep Us Asking…
You have given us something wonderful to celebrate: more than 12 million podcast downloads of The People’s Pharmacy. When we announced 10 million downloads in September 2025, we were delighted. Just…
Show 1487: Hair Loss and Nail Problems: A Dermat…
Do you worry that your hair is thinning? You may wonder what treatments could make a real difference. After all, you wouldn’t want to spend money on something that has no chance of helping. Many peo…
Show 1372: Breaking the Cycle of Food Cravings (…
This week, our guest is renowned addiction psychiatrist Jud Brewer. He teaches at Brown University in both the School of Public Health and the Medical School, and he has developed programs that utiliz…
Breaking the Nail-Biting Habit
Ask people who bite their nails why they do it and you are likely to get a range of answers: stress, boredom, anxiety, excitement. Sometimes a hangnail or roughness can trigger the urge to bite. It is…
Show 1105: How to Keep Your Nails Healthy and Be…
Nails rarely get much medical attention. They just don’t seem as urgent as high blood pressure or diabetes. Despite this, nails are part of the way we present ourselves socially. Consequently, most …
What Is the Solution to Fingernails That WonR…
Fingernails can sometimes pose a mystery. They may develop an odd appearance, but in most cases dermatologists will not get particularly excited about it. This reader was flummoxed by fingernails…