Stories
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The search for a cure for endometriosis
Discover how a white American doctor’s experimental operations on black female slaves laid the foundations for modern gynaecological surgery.
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Rehab centres and the ‘cure’ for addiction
Guy Stagg takes us on a brief history of rehab centres and their approaches to addiction and recovery.
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Colonialism and the origins of skin bleaching
The widespread practice of skin bleaching was heavily influenced by the Western colonisation and slavery of African and South Asian countries. Ngunan Adamu explores this toxic history.
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Unravelling genetic origins from the potato to cinchona
Starting with the humble potato, Nataly Allasi Canales reveals how researchers unearth the genetic origins of modern plant varieties, and explains why their work is so important for biodiversity.
Catalogue
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Theory and practice of homoeopathy : first part, containing a theory of homoeopathy, with dietetic rules, etc. / by I. G. Rosenstein.
Rosenstein, I. G.Date: 1840- Books
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The gentleman's hand-book of homoeopathy : especially for travelers and for domestic practice / by Egbert Guernsey.
Guernsey, Egbert, 1823-1903.Date: 1857- Books
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The practical advantages of homoeopathy, illustrated by numerous cases : dedicated by permission to Her Majesty Queen Adelaide / by Harris Dunsford.
Dunsford, Harris F., 1808-1847.Date: 1842- Books
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Characteristic indications of prominent remedies : for the use of students of materia medica and therapeutics / by W.J. Hawkes.
Hawkes, William James.Date: 1884- Books
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Diseases of the nervous system / by A.E. Small ; to which is added, A treatise on the diseases of the skin by C.E. Toothaker.
Small, A. E.Date: 1856