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Public health campaigns and the ‘threat’ of disability
By continuing to represent disability as the feared outcome of disease, public health campaigns help to perpetuate prejudice against disabled people.
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The seizure dog
Aparna Nair's dog Charlie made her feel safe in the world. His uncanny ability to sense when she was about to experience a seizure also gave her an unexpected ally in her struggles with epilepsy.
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Dyslexia and its misconceptions
Overcoming common myths about dyslexia only adds to the challenges of growing up with the condition. Madeleine Morley, who was diagnosed with dyslexia aged eight, goes into myth-busting mode and shares her personal experiences.
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Rethinking the placebo effect
The placebo effect has long been harnessed for both legitimate and fraudulent use, but we’re only just discovering how and why our bodies respond positively to dummy drugs, as Anjuli Sharma reveals.
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Preventing blindness and saving sight.
Date: 1933- Archives and manuscripts
Gwen Prout stamp collection vol.110 Eye Disease - Blindness #1
Date: 1928-2013Reference: EPH751:110Part of: Gwen Prout Stamp Collection- Pictures
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An elephant with a blind man wearing glasses and holding a stick who prods the mammal in numerous places including hanging from its tusk; an advertisement for AIDS awareness by lAshraya, the AIDS Awareness and Counselling Centre, a Project of IMA Blood Bank. Colour lithograph by Meridian Ad Systems, Cochin, ca. 1998.
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What are the best means to adopt to avoid the spread of the forms of ophthalmia which may lead to blindness? / by A. F. MacCallan.
MacCallan, Arthur Ferguson, 1873-1955.Date: 1911- Archives and manuscripts
Fraser, George Robert (1932-)
Fraser, George Robert (b.1932)Date: 1861-2013Reference: PP/GRF