Stories
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Epidemic threats and racist legacies
Epidemiology is the systematic, data-driven study of health and disease in populations. But as historian Jacob Steere-Williams suggests, this most scientific of fields emerged in the 19th century imbued with a doctrine of Western imperialism – a legacy that continues to influence how we talk about disease.
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Pain and the power of activism
Today, women with endometriosis have more access to better information than ever before. Jaipreet Virdi applauds the shared stories, online communities and self-help books empowering women in pain.
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Inhaling happiness and gasping for a high
The rapid, short-lived high we get from whippets, reefers and vapes can be accompanied by long-term health consequences. The search is on for safer ways to get stoned.
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Rag mags and monthly issues: Five period zines to stop you seeing red
Using humour, personal experience and political activism to explore the bloody reality of menstruation.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
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Testimony of JDW, U.S. Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee - Manuscript: "Health is Wealth" (8 December 1993)
Date: 1993Reference: JDW/2/9/1/101Part of: James D. Watson Collection- Archives and manuscripts
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Testimony of James D. Watson before the U.S. Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee - "Health is Wealth" (8 December 1993)
Date: 1993Reference: JDW/2/8/1/277Part of: James D. Watson Collection- Pictures
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A man in a suit smiling with one finger raised, advocating use of condoms for gay men; an advertisement for safe sex by the Authority of Labor, Health and Social Affairs, Hamburg and the Office of Public Health - Health Promotion / AIDS. Colour lithograph by Transglobe Black Box and DMB&B.
Date: [between 1990 and 1999]Reference: 674455i- Books
Health, hygiene and longevity in medieval and Renaissance Europe / Richard Palmer.
Palmer, Richard (Richard John) (Librarian and historian)Date: 1991- Archives and manuscripts
Comments on proposed amendments to the Milk and Dairies (General) Regulations 1959 - bottle hygiene
Date: Apr-Aug 1972Reference: SA/SMO/L.114Part of: Society of Medical Officers of Health