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Guerrilla public health

From safe-use guides to needle exchange schemes, Harry Shapiro reflects on 40 years of drug harm reduction in the UK.

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Thomas Sankara and the stomachs that made themselves heard

Thomas Sankara’s vision to transform farming and health in Burkina Faso turned to dust with his assassination. Perry Blankson highlights the considerable achievements of Sankara’s brief span in power.

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Ayurveda: Knowledge for long life

The story of medicine in India is rich and complex. Aarathi Prasad investigates how it came to be this way.

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How tuberculosis became a test case for eugenic theory

A 19th-century collaboration that failed to prove how facial features could indicate the diseases people were most likely to suffer from became a significant stepping stone in the new ‘science’ of eugenics.

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  • Cancer : [bookmark] / issued by the Central Council for Health Education.
  • Eating for health : Asian diet / designed by Citypack Ltd. for Central Birmingham Health Education Department.
  • Eating for health : Asian diet / designed by Citypack Ltd. for Central Birmingham Health Education Department.
  • Eating for health : Asian diet / designed by Citypack Ltd. for Central Birmingham Health Education Department.
  • Eating for health : Asian diet / designed by Citypack Ltd. for Central Birmingham Health Education Department.
  • Eating for health : Asian diet / designed by Citypack Ltd. for Central Birmingham Health Education Department.
  • Eating for health : Asian diet / designed by Citypack Ltd. for Central Birmingham Health Education Department.
  • No catch : you won't get AIDS by giving blood. When you give blood, a new needle is used for each donor / TVS, Health Education Council.
  • HIV & AIDS, the issues : an education pack for hospital doctors : this teaching resource uses case histories covering several disciplines to highlight issues raised by HIV and AIDS in clinical practice / prepared by the Department of Health and the Central Office of Information.
  • In work or play fitness wins : use your swimming baths, playing fields and recreation grounds / National Fitness Council.
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