Stories
- Article
Natural eating in Jamaica and the Caribbean
Riaz Phillips is passionate about the Jamaican food he grew up with and plant-based Caribbean food he came to later, like roti, baiganee and vegan stews and curries. Here he explores the origins and surging popularity of these natural ‘health foods’.
- Article
The secrets your teeth hold
Discover how innocuous-looking human teeth hold a wealth of hidden information about our diet, health and evolution.
- Long read
Primodos, paternalism and the fight to be heard
Journalist Florence Wildblood examines the case of Primodos – a conveniently quick but risky hormone pregnancy test that was prescribed in the 1960s and ’70s – and profiles two women at the story’s shocking heart.
- Article
Trading breastmilk with men
When Alev Scott advertised her milk for sale, she was inundated with messages from men keen to satisfy sexual fetishes. Here she finds out who they are, and why women sell to them.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Center for Health Information Quality
Hazel ThorntonDate: 1995-2000Reference: PP/HTH/A/15/7Part of: Hazel Thornton: Archive- Books
Consumer health information source book / edited by Alan M. Rees.
Date: 2003- Books
The Which? guide to women's health / Ann Robinson.
Robinson, A. (Ann)Date: 1999- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Consumers in the National Health Service
Date: 1972Reference: SA/FPA/C/E/8/15Part of: Family Planning Association- Books
Health information and the consumer.
Date: 1994