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Hysteria

Mental health and emotional symptoms are common during menopause, but a long history of dismissing sufferers as 'hysterical women', at the mercy of their emotions has made it much harder to discuss these issues and to get support.

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Ginger’s role in cures and courtroom battles

Some people will use a dose of ginger to help with hangovers – but it hasn’t always been a friend to the thirsty.

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Rehab centres and the ‘cure’ for addiction

Guy Stagg takes us on a brief history of rehab centres and their approaches to addiction and recovery.

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Drops of water

In the compulsory isolation of lockdown, Daisy Lafarge’s repeated visits – via a new microscope – to the miniature worlds contained by drops of pond water provided her with the company and escapism she craved.

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  • A message in Italian that condoms are not safe but safe enough to protect against AIDS; one of a series of safe sex posters from a 'Stop AIDS' campaign by Aiuto AIDS Svizzero in collaboration with the Federal Office of Public Health. Colour lithograph.
  • A pink background bearing the white lettering: "Sprechen Sie mit Ihrem Artzt über AIDS-Verhütung". [Talk to your doctor about AIDS prevention]; an advertisement by the Swiss Physicians [FMH] and Swiss Federal Office of Public Health [BAG]. Colour lithograph.
  • A pink background bearing the white lettering: "Parlate con il vostro medico della prevenzione dell'AIDS." [Talk to your doctor about prevention of AIDS]; an advertisement by the Swiss Physicians [FMH] and Swiss Federal Office of Public Health [UFSP]. Colour lithograph.
  • Two heads of the same man contrasting fantasies of unfaithfulness with the reality of faithfulness, with a view to stopping the spread of AIDS. Colour lithograph for Aiuto AIDS Svizzero in collaboration with the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health.
  • A message in French that condoms are not safe but safe enough to protect against AIDS; one of a series of safe sex posters from a 'Stop AIDS' by the l'Aide Suisse contre le SIDA, in collaboration with the Federal Office of Public Health. Colour lithograph.
  • Cardinal Heinrich Schwery, Bishop of Sion, wearing glasses with the message in Italian: "Discriminating against AIDS patients is contrary to the principles of the Gospel."; one of a series of posters from a Solidarity 'Stop AIDS' campaign by Aiuto AIDS Svizzero in collaboration with the Federal Office of Public Health. Colour lithograph.
  • A green background bearing the white lettering: "Anche L'AIDS può essere un tema da affrontare. La vostra dottoressa." [AIDS may also be an issue to be addressed. Your doctor.]; an advertisement by the Swiss Physicians [FMH] and Swiss Federal Office of Public Health [UFSP]. Colour lithograph.
  • A mirror image of a man in a suit with a message in German about how he was not faithful to his wife but is to the condom; one of a series of posters from a 'Stop AIDS' campaign by the AIDS-Hilfe Schweiz in collaboration with the Office of Federal Health. Colour lithograph.
  • A warning about the hazardous and the non-hazardous practices in relation to the transmission of AIDS issued by the Bundesministerium für Jugend, Familie, Frauen und Gesundheit [Federal Ministry for Youth, Family, Women and Health]. Colour lithograph.
  • A mirror image of a man wearing a denim shirt and a message in Italian about how he was not faithful to his ex but he is to the condom; one of a series of safe sex posters from a 'Stop AIDS' campaign by Aiuto AIDS Svizzero in collaboration with the Federal Office of Public Health. Colour lithograph.
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