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Drugs in Victorian Britain

Many common remedies were taken throughout the 19th century, with more people than ever using them. What was the social and cultural context of this development?

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Inside the mind of Ayurvedic Man’s curator, Bárbara Rodriguez Muñoz

The choices a curator makes – what goes in? what stays out? why? – are often as fascinating as the exhibition itself.

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Identifying skin lightening agents in cosmetics

Could your moisturiser be damaging your health? If it contains skin-lightening agents, the answer is yes. But this is an area where consumers definitely do not have the upper hand.

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The chymist’s trade card

An 18th-century trade card reveals far more than its owner may have intended.

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  • Anaesthetics ancient and modern : an historical sketch of anaesthesia.
  • Venezuela Gulf Hospital formulary.
  • Discovering new medicines? : Human bodies are good at fighting disease, but sometimes things go wrong and then we need medicines. It takes about 15 years to make a new medicine. This is how it's done / Biomedical Research Education Trust, Understanding Animal Research.
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