Stories
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Sun salutations and yoga synthesis in India
Surya namaskars, or sun salutations, have a long history in South Asia, but their place at the heart of modern yoga is more recent.
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A history of mindfulness
Matt Drage questions how an ancient religious practice became a secular cure for stress.
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WhatsApp aunties and the spread of fake news
The advantages of WhatApp chat groups – especially as a cost-free way of keeping in touch with family around the world – make them fertile ground for the spread of bogus medical advice. Writer Rianna Walcott explores how to encourage ‘aunties’ in the community to question the truth of unattributed health hoaxes.
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Tripping for spiritualism and science
Getting high in the name of religion or creativity has been practised for centuries. Now it seems hallucinogenics could help treat mental illnesses too.
Catalogue
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Philosophy of medicine and science : problems and perspectives / compiled by Department of Philosophy of Medicine and Science, Institute of History of Medicine and Medical Research.
Date: [1972], ©1972- Books
Avicenna's Tract on cardiac drugs and essays on Arab cardiotherapy / Institute of History of Medicine and Medical Research, New Delhi, India, and Institute of Health and Tibbi (Medical) Research, Karachi, Pakistan.
Avicenna, 980-1037.Date: [1983], ©1983- Books
Theories and philosophies of medicine : with particular reference to Greco-Arab medicine, Ayurveda, and traditional Chinese medicine / compiled by Department of Philosophy of Medicine and Science, Institute of History of Medicine and Medical Research.
Date: 1973- Archives and manuscripts
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Institute of History of Medicine and Medical Research (India)
Date: 1969Reference: JDW/2/2/889Part of: James D. Watson Collection- Books
Unpublished Arabic and Persian books on Greco-Arab medicine written in India from 634/1236 to end of 19th century / Institute of History of Medicine and Medical Research.
Institute of History of Medicine and Medical Research (New Delhi, India)Date: [1969?]