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  • A faithful couple, opening a condom packet, a woman receiving a blood transfusion that has been screened for HIV, sterilised skin piercing instruments and an HIV positive woman seeking health advice before planning a baby; advice by the World Health Organization about the way AIDS can be prevented. Colour lithograph, ca. 1995.
  • A computer display screen bearing the words in German "The condom protects me ... you ... him ... them from AIDS" in green and in capitals against red the words: "AIDS affects us all"; an advertisement for condoms as a protection against AIDS by the German Ministry of Health. Colour lithograph by Marat.
  • Brillantaisia ulugurica Lindau, Acanthaceae. Giant salvia. Tropical herbaceous plant. Distribution: Tropical Africa. Brillantaisia patula is used by the Yoruba in south Nigeria for small-pox medication, the roots being mixed with Bahia nitida and Marantolchloa leucantha, Piper guineense and snails. This is made into a soup and the snail piece eaten to protect against smallpox for a year (Neuwinger, 1994) which doubtless was effective after the global eradication of smallpox in 1979. Brillantaisia nitens is used in the Cameroons to treat cardiovascular disorders. Phytochemical screening of Brillantaisia species have shown antibacterial action, vascular smooth muscle relaxant properties. Kew reports their use as soap
  • Keep an eye on your chest / NAPT.
  • A message from a child urging people to have x-rays. Lithograph, ca. 1970.
  • Breast cancer cells
  • Breast cancer cells
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  • Breast cancer cell
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  • Breast cancer cell
  • A white liver bird and messages to people in Liverpool advocating chest x-rays for diagnosis of tuberculosis. Colour lithograph, 1959.
  • A white liver bird, the Royal Liver Building and the Port of Liverpool Building, and messages to people in Liverpool advocating chest x-rays for diagnosis of tuberculosis. Colour lithograph, 1959.
  • A white liver bird and messages to people in Liverpool appealing for volunteers to help the campaign for chest x-rays for diagnosis of tuberculosis. Colour lithograph, 1959.
  • A white liver bird and messages to people in Liverpool advocating chest x-rays for diagnosis of tuberculosis. Colour lithograph, 1959.
  • A white liver bird on a shield, and a message endorsing Liverpool's x-ray campaign against tuberculosis. Colour lithograph, 1959.
  • A white liver bird representing Liverpool's x-ray campaign against tuberculosis. Lithograph, 1959.
  • A white liver bird on a shield and messages to people in Liverpool advocating chest x-rays for diagnosis of tuberculosis. Colour lithograph, 1959.
  • A white liver bird, and messages to people in Liverpool advocating chest x-rays for diagnosis of tuberculosis. Colour lithograph, 1959.
  • A native American woman with long hair and a striped robe looks to the left in a purple landscape with other random figures walking in different directions; advertisement for the HIV antibody test by the American Indian Health Care Association. Colour lithograph after Ernie Whiteman, 1990.
  • A man's torso with a gun as a penis and a warning about the need for HIV testing; advertisement by the Roanoke City Health Department. Lithograph.
  • A cross in a circle against a grid background with messages recommending an AIDS test. Colour lithograph for the Ministère de la Santé, Luxembourg, 1989.
  • The backs of the heads of men and women representing an advertisement for anonymous HIV/AIDS testing and the AIDS hotline in Canada. Colour lithograph.
  • An advertisement for the AIDS test by the Agence Prevention SIDA, le Generaliste and the Societé Scientifique de Médecine Générale, an AIDS prevention, quarterly periodical supplement for April 1993. Colour lithograph by Infor SIDA, April 1993.
  • Four male couples wearing t-shirts bearing the slogans 'testing', ' treatment', 'trials' and 'triumphs'; advertisement for early advocacy and care for HIV by the Department of Public Health of San Francisco. Colour lithograph by John Tomlinson and Ira Nowinski.
  • An advertisement for the AIDS test by the Agence Prevention SIDA, le Generaliste and the Societé Scientifique de Médecine Générale, an AIDS prevention, quarterly periodical supplement for April 1993. Colour lithograph by Infor SIDA, April 1993.
  • A message about AIDS and HIV testing in Japanese black script bordered with vertical gold edges. Colour lithograph, ca. 1996.
  • The face of a man wearing glasses representing a man worried about HIV; a poster from the America responds to Aids advertising campaign. Lithograph, 1991.
  • The face of a black man with his hand on his cheek representing a man worried about HIV; a poster from the America responds to Aids advertising campaign. Lithograph, 1993.
  • List of services provided by the Gay Men's Health Project. Colour lithograph.