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The pill, autism and me
Realising that her contraceptive was having a negative effect on her mental health, Catriona Reid saw her concerns dismissed by doctors. As an autistic woman on the pill, she was not an anomaly, but has often been made to feel like one.
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Our endless quest for eternal youth
From poisonous 16th-century cosmetics to the latest “vampire facelift”, discover the fashions in unsavoury methods for improving our appearance.
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The case for safe skin bleaching
Skin bleaching tends to attract a negative press for a whole host of reasons. But when used to treat medical problems, its positive side becomes clear.
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Chinese C18 woodcut: The nose - 'lung-wind acne'
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Thiodermine : ochre - rose - Rachel : naturelle.
Date: [between 1925 and 1935?]- Books
Natural healing for women : caring for yourself with herbs, homoeopathy & essential oils / Susan Curtis & Romy Fraser.
Curtis, Susan (Homeopath)Date: [1991]- Archives and manuscripts
Monthly Memoranda (points for propaganda)
Date: 1936Reference: WF/M/GB/30/09Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd