Stories
- Article
When skin bleaching goes wrong
Warnings about permanent health damage don’t deter those using skin-bleaching products for years on end. Read the story of one woman who suffered from liver failure after years of striving to be paler.
- Article
The origins and meanings of pharmacy symbols
What have snakes, unicorns and crocodiles got to do with pharmacies? The history of these modern signs goes back to the Greek gods.
- Book extract
The psychology of Ouija
Explore the science behind table tilting and Ouija boards, and discover how the unscrupulous still make money from exploiting the ‘ideomotor’ effect.
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Vivekananda’s journey
How a young Indian monk’s travels around the world inspired modern yoga.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
International trade in animals for research
Date: 1967-1977Reference: SA/PHY/G/1/22-27Part of: The Physiological Society- Books
International trade and policies for genetically modified products / edited by Robert E. Evenson and Vittorio Santaniello.
Evenson, Robert E. (Robert Eugene), 1934-Date: [2006], ©2006- Pictures
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Bratislava: the International Danube trade show, 1924. Lithograph by Ant. Chlebeček, 1924.
Chlebeček, Ant., active approximately 1924.Date: 1924Reference: 5138i- Books
International symposium : food regulations in relation to international trade London, 24th September 1962 programme and summaries / Society of Chemical Industry Food Group.
International Symposium on Food Regulations in Relation to International Trade (1962 : London, England)Date: [1962]- Books
The scents of Eden : a history of the spice trade / Charles Corn.
Corn, Charles.Date: 1999