Thumb-sucking and nail-biting have a positive side

Monday, July 11, 2016 - 09:01 in Psychology & Sociology

Children who are thumb-suckers or nail-biters are less likely to develop allergic sensitivities, new research has found. And, if they have both ‘bad habits’, they are even less likely to be allergic to such things as house dust mites, grass, cats, dogs, horses or airborne fungi. The research, published in the journal Pediatrics today, was […]

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