Stories
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Female masturbation and the perils of pleasure
Dr Kate Lister exposes the brutal 19th-century ‘cures’ for women who indulged in masturbation.
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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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Ayurveda: Knowledge for long life
The story of medicine in India is rich and complex. Aarathi Prasad investigates how it came to be this way.
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The causes and treatment of imperfect digestion / by Arthur Leared.
Leared Arthur, 1822-1879.Date: 1870- Books
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The causes and treatment of imperfect digestion / by Arthur Leared.
Leared Arthur, 1822-1879.Date: 1882- Pictures
Gastric ulcer in a 76-year old woman with fatal haematemesis: specimen showing large eroding ulcer which has digested the liver and pancreas. Watercolour by Barbara E. Nicholson, 1953.
Nicholson, BarbaraDate: 1953Reference: 35007iPart of: Barbara Nicholson medical illustration collection.- Pictures
Widespread cancer in a 50-year old man with fatal bronchopneumonia: detail sections of intestine and adrenals with complete digestion of arteries and large granulous mass which has grown into and pokes through the renal vein. Watercolour by Barbara E. Nicholson, 1951.
Nicholson, BarbaraDate: 1951Reference: 34379iPart of: Barbara Nicholson medical illustration collection.- Books
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Clinical treatises on the pathology and therapy of disorders of metabolism and nutrition / by Carl von Noorden.
Noorden, Carl von, 1858-1944.Date: [1903-1910]