In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, an outrageous suggestion by President Donald Trump on Thursday — that injecting household disinfectants might help those suffering from the disease — is ...

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lactic acid, or carbolic acid (phenol) -- to small areas of your skin. That creates a controlled wound, letting new skin take its place. During a chemical peel, most people feel a burning ...

Last week, came the announce-ment that they had found and tested such a germicide-hexylresorcinol, 50 times as powerful as carbolic acid. Dr. Leonard began his experiments with carbolic acid ...

An example of a machine used by Lister to spray carbolic acid into the air when he was carrying out an operation This proved that antiseptic surgery significantly reduced the risk of infection ...

committed suicide last evening in his rooms in the basement of the building by taking carbolic acid. What induced him to destroy himself is not known. View Full Article in Timesmachine ...