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Refugee health on a pound a day

Two refugees living a hand-to-mouth existence in the UK explain how trauma has affected their health, and how a little kindness is bringing them hope.

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How I cured my fear of vomiting

Emetophobia ruled every waking moment of Alex’s life. Until he came to realise he couldn’t live that way any more.

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Is your job bad for your teeth?

Some surprising occupations pose hidden risks to dental health. Could your ivories be in particular peril?

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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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  • Food safety measures for eggs and foods containing eggs / Food Safety Unit, Division of Food and Nutrition, World Health Organization.
  • Food safety measures for eggs and foods containing eggs / Food Safety Unit, Division of Food and Nutrition, World Health Organization.
  • Food safety measures for eggs and foods containing eggs / Food Safety Unit, Division of Food and Nutrition, World Health Organization.
  • A painter on a crane, eating a meal, while a cleaner tells him to eat his food elsewhere; advertising the value of cleanliness for safety in the building trades. Colour lithograph after L. Fries, 192-.
  • Prevention of food poisoning by cooling hot meat and keeping cold meat covered. Colour lithograph, ca. 1965.
  • Five keys to safer food in Djibouti. Colour lithograph by Pulp Pictures for World Health Organisation, ca. 2000.
  • Five keys to safer food in Djibouti. Colour lithograph by Pulp Pictures for World Health Organisation, ca. 2000.
  • Prevention of food poisoning by cooling hot food quickly, shown by a roast joint on a dish. Colour lithograph, ca. 1962.
  • A full dustbin with the lid lifted off; representing the danger of food poisoning through flies and bins. Colour lithograph, ca. 1964.
  • A fly; representing the danger of food poisoning through flies. Colour lithograph, 196-.
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