In the cases considered in this paper there appear rather marked differences in the acuteness and severity of the process. The appearance in the human cases is that of a subacute process continued ...

Polyester clothes smell worse than cotton, following intensive exercise by their wearers, because bacteria that cause odor grow better on polyester, according to research. Freshly secreted sweat has ...

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A CONSEQUENCE of the successful treatment of many bacterial diseases with antibiotics has been the attempt to prevent infection by the administration of these agents prophylactically. This approach ...