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Deadly doses and the hardest of hard drugs
The invention of the modern hypodermic syringe meant we could get high – or accidentally die – faster than before. Find out how this medical breakthrough was adapted for deadly uses.
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The healing power of breathing
The healing powers of different breathing methods are said to help with a range of health challenges, from asthma to PTSD. Effie Webb traces their spiritual origins and explores the modern proliferation of breathwork therapies.
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The tale of the toxic kidneys
In 1954 a serendipitous coming together of skills and circumstances allowed the first successful organ transplant to take place. Read how Richard Herrick’s life was prolonged by his identical twin’s generosity.
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Bleeding healthy
For thousands of years, and in many different cultures, people have practised bloodletting for health and medical reasons. Julia Nurse explains where and when bleeding was used, how it was done, and why.
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William Harvey and the circulation of the blood.
Date: 1978- Books
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A treatise on the motive powers which produce the circulation of the blood / by Emma Willard.
Willard, Emma, 1787-1870.Date: 1846- Books
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On the sounds caused by the circulation of the blood : being a thesis read in the University of Dublin for the degree of M.D., at the winter commencement, 1860 / by Arthur Leared.
Leared, Arthur, 1822-1879.Date: 1861- Books
Reduction of natriuretic capacity and renin release in isolated, blood - perfused kidneys of Dahl hypertension-prone rats / Louis Tobian [and others].
Date: 1980- Archives and manuscripts
Grab - Grüneberg
Date: 1954-1988Reference: PP/MLV/C/7/9Part of: Vogt, Dr Marthe Louise (1903-2003)