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How your hairdresser could save your life
Barbers and hairdressers have a unique view of us – one that means they can spot potentially dangerous health problems. Find out how buzzcuts can lead to blood-pressure checks, and dip-dyes show the way to the dermatologist.
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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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How tuberculosis became a test case for eugenic theory
A 19th-century collaboration that failed to prove how facial features could indicate the diseases people were most likely to suffer from became a significant stepping stone in the new ‘science’ of eugenics.
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Thousands of years of women’s pain
Even in the 21st century, women with severe monthly pain find their suffering minimised or dismissed by the medical profession. Such pain is seen as simply a natural part of being female.
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Blood pressure measurement
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University of Portsmouth: PharmaCALogy Video Guides 1995: The Guinea Pig Trachea, The Guinea Pig Aorta, The Rabbit Jejunum, Injection Techniques, Measurement of Rats Blood Pressure, The Rat Perfused Mesenteric Bed
Date: 1995Reference: SA/BPS/G/2/2/3/2Part of: British Pharmacological Society- Digital Images
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Blood pressure measurement - close-up
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