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Medieval mobility aids

There are clues in the margins of medieval manuscripts to suggest that disabled people in the past made long pilgrimages, and were helped on their journeys by mobility aids remarkably similar to those we have today.

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Why I don’t like prescribing sleeping pills

Sleeping pills often seem a simple option for aiding sleep or when dealing with anxiety, but there are many risks, and our anonymous GP is not afraid to say no to patients.

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Getting around the rules of sex education

What should we and shouldn’t we teach our teens about sex, inside and outside of the classroom?

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Dyslexia and its misconceptions

Overcoming common myths about dyslexia only adds to the challenges of growing up with the condition. Madeleine Morley, who was diagnosed with dyslexia aged eight, goes into myth-busting mode and shares her personal experiences.

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  • AIDES, association de lutte contre le sida, les hépatites et les discriminations, s'installe près de chez vous ... rejoignez-nous! / AIDES.
  • Urgent : faire avancer la lutte contre le SIDA, c'est faire avancer la société toute entière : en Ile-de-France l'association AIDES se rapproche de vous! / AIDES.
  • Urgent : faire avancer la lutte contre le SIDA, c'est faire avancer la société toute entière : en Ile-de-France l'association AIDES se rapproche de vous! / AIDES.
  • Urgent : faire avancer la lutte contre le SIDA, c'est faire avancer la société toute entière : en Ile-de-France l'association AIDES se rapproche de vous! / AIDES.
  • Urgent : faire avancer la lutte contre le SIDA, c'est faire avancer la société toute entière : en Ile-de-France l'association AIDES se rapproche de vous! / AIDES.
  • Urgent : faire avancer la lutte contre le SIDA, c'est faire avancer la société toute entière : en Ile-de-France l'association AIDES se rapproche de vous! / AIDES.
  • Urgent : faire avancer la lutte contre le SIDA, c'est faire avancer la société toute entière : en Ile-de-France l'association AIDES se rapproche de vous! / AIDES.
  • The letters 'SIDA' and 'Lutte Contre Le SIDA' [the struggle against AIDS] and details of an AIDS Information line by the Association de Volontaires and AIDES Aquitaine. Colour lithograph.
  • A condom with the message "Guarenteed content of vitamins: aaah and hmm ... condoms - have you tried them?" with listed brands below; advertisement by AIDES, Association de lutte contre le SIDA. Colour lithograph by R. Turqueti.
  • A condom with the message "with vanilla and lots of good things inside ... taste vanilla, coconut raspberry, mint or chocolate. Condoms - have you tried them?" with listed brands below; advertisement by AIDES, Association de lutte contre le SIDA. Colour lithograph by R. Turqueti.
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