Stories
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A history of mindfulness
Matt Drage questions how an ancient religious practice became a secular cure for stress.
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A brief history of ventilation
As ventilators continue to play an important part in helping very ill coronavirus patients, medical historian Dr Lindsey Fitzharris traces their development from the first attempts at mouth-to-mouth resuscitation through centuries of medical crises.
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The hidden history of homesickness
Gail Tolley delves into the history of homesickness and discovers that its rich past holds a clue to how we view the experience today.
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A history of twins in science
For thousands of years, twins have been a source of fascination in mythology, religion and the arts. Since the 19th century, they have also been the subject of scientific study and experimentation.
Catalogue
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Health, hygiene and longevity in medieval and Renaissance Europe / Richard Palmer.
Palmer, Richard (Richard John) (Librarian and historian)Date: 1991- Archives and manuscripts
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Sex education for people with disabilities - mental/physical
Date: 1966 - 2001Reference: SA/FPA/C/E/16/6/11Part of: Family Planning Association- Archives and manuscripts
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C Macfie Campbell, 'The sub-normal child - a study of the children in a Baltimore school district' (National Committee for Mental Hygiene)
Date: 1917Reference: PP/ADD/K/3/1Part of: Robina Addis (1900-1986): archives- Books
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A resumé of the history of hygiene : being the introductory lecture to a course on hygiene and public health, delivered at University College, London, May 10th, 1870 / by W.H. Corfield.
Corfield, W. H. (William Henry), 1843-1903.Date: [1870]- Books
Medicology, or home encyclopedia of health : a complete family guide abounding in practical household information on the structure and functions of the human body, the laws of hygiene, diet, accidents and emergencies, accessory treatments and remedies, air and exercise, sanitary house-building, duties of mothers, car of children, art and science of nursing and cooking, home administration of medicines / by Joseph G. Richardson, William H. Ford, C.C. Vanderbeck ; managing editor, James P. Wood.
Richardson, Joseph Gibbons, 1836-1886.Date: 1906