Stories
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The evil eye and social anxiety
The ‘look’ of the evil eye is believed to bring bad luck, illness or even death. This ancient curse might be deliberate, inflicted with an envious glare, or it could be accidental, the result of undue attention or excessive praise.
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Social isolation and the search for sanctuary
Threatened with deportation, Furaha Asani turned to her church for support. Met with silence and disinterest, she walked away, but argues that churches should do much more for migrants.
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Two health centres, two ideologies
Two futuristic, light-filled buildings aimed to bring forward-looking healthcare to city dwellers. But the principles behind each were very different.
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This is a MOOD
Adults might sometimes dismiss teenagers’ ‘moodiness’, but adolescence is a time of complex shifts in brain and body, which are intricately bound up with fluctuating feelings.
Catalogue
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What the victorians did for us. Social progress.
Date: 2001- Archives and manuscripts
Smith, Ruth V. - Social Work in a Residential Unit for Mentally Handicapped Children
Date: 1959Reference: DGH1/6/18/188Part of: Records of Crichton Royal Hospital- Archives and manuscripts
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HIV/AIDS - health education/prophylaxis/prevention
Date: 1984 - 1993Reference: SA/FPA/C/E/16/3/23Part of: Family Planning Association- Archives and manuscripts
Ashton, Professor Norman
Ashton, N.Date: 1924 - 1998Reference: PP/ASH- Archives and manuscripts
British Social Hygiene Council
British Social Hygiene CouncilDate: 20th centuryReference: SA/BSH