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Black pepper to fuel fiery fights and cure haemorrhoids
| Alice White
This common condiment was once very valuable and, until surprisingly recently, used as a versatile medicine.
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Theriac: An ancient brand?
| Briony Hudson
The name theriac survived for around for two millennia as a pharmaceutical term. But a ‘brand’ name is not always a guarantee of quality.
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The ancient doctors who refused payment
| Christopher DeCouSteven Pocock
The NHS might only be 70 years old, but the idea of free healthcare goes back to Ancient Greece, when devout doctors provided their services without charge.
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How light pollution affects our circadian rhythms
| Christine Ro
Too much of the wrong sort of light can send our natural cycles off-kilter – is city life messing with your circadian rhythm?
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The castration effect
| Gavin FrancisBenjamin Gilbert
Discover how testosterone – or the lack of it – affects the male body, from eunuch slaves to castrato singers, and on to hormone reduction in modern prostate cancer treatment.