, and after the thing had closed with a peculiarly afflicting sermon the applause was enthusiastic.
" Already, climate change is suspected — though not proven — to have been a factor in a string of disease outbreaks afflicting both people and animals.
Brian, 34, who asked that his last name be withheld to protect his privacy, suffers from alopecia areata, an autoimmune disease afflicting about 1 percent of men and women, causing hair to fall out, often all over the body.
