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Remote diagnosis from wee to the Web
Medical practice might have moved on from when patients posted flasks of their urine for doctors to taste, but telehealth today keeps up the tradition of remote diagnosis – to our possible detriment.
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Blood
Discover the history, mythology and taboos around blood and menopause, and hear from some contemporary voices about their experiences of periods and the onset of menopause.
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Rehab centres and the ‘cure’ for addiction
Guy Stagg takes us on a brief history of rehab centres and their approaches to addiction and recovery.
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Hysteria
Mental health and emotional symptoms are common during menopause, but a long history of dismissing sufferers as 'hysterical women', at the mercy of their emotions has made it much harder to discuss these issues and to get support.
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The bengal calendar & register, for the year one thousand seven hundred & ninety; containing complete and accurate lists of the Honorable East India Company's servants, on the Bengal establishment, Upon a New and more Exte five Plan than any ever before published in India: comprehending complete views and details of the civil & military establishments, &c. &c. &c. The Whole diligently Compiled and Arranged from proper and authentio Documents To which is added a list of the British European subjects, resident in Calcutta, and the several Districts of the Country; also, the marine department - public banks - insurance companies -Houses Of Agency, and Merchants Of Different Nations, Established in Calcutta-Tables shewing the Pay, Batta, and other Allowances of the Army: &c. &c. &c.
Date: M,DCC,XC. [1790]- Books
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The bengal kalendar and register, for the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-five, containing Eclipses of the Sun and Moon, Chronological Notes for the Year, Moon's Phases, Holidays, Moveable Feasts, &c. Daily Tables of Sun and Moon's Rising and Setting, Moon's Southing, High Water at Calcutta, Equation of Time, Sun's Progress in the Ecliptic, Hindoo and Mahomedan Holidays, Terms in the Supreme Court, &c. &c. also full and accurate lists of the Honourable East India Company's servants, on the Bengal establishment, Comprehending complete Views and Details, of the Civil & Military establishments, &c. &c. &c. The Supreme Court of Judicature-Advocates, Attornies, &c. - establishment of Police-Commissioners of the court of requests-orphan, free school, and other societies-native hospital-marine department,-houses of agency-insurance companies,-tontines - merchants of different nations established in Calcutta-Tables shewing the pay, batta, and other allowances of the army-tables of post office rates, &c. &c. &c. The whole diligently compared and corrected by Official Documents. To which is added a list of the European inhabitants, resident in Calcutta, and the several Districts of the Country, not in the service corrected from the official lists.
Date: 1795- Books
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Tea warehouse, Henry Harris, No. 152, Oxford Street, Corner of Vere-Street, opposite Bond-Street; Respectfully informs his Friends and the Public in general, that in Consequence of Teas selling at the last East-India Company's sale, much cheaper than at any former Sale; he has Bought a large Assortment of the finest Rough Flavoured Teas, which he is now selling, Wholesale and Retail, at the following reduced Prices, viz. Black Teas. S. D. Best Bohea - - - 2 0 Good Congon - - - 3 6 Very good ditto - - 4 0 Good Souchong - - 5 0 Fine Souchong - - - 6 0 Very fine ditto - - 7 0 Superfine ditto - - 8 0 Green Teas S. D. Green Tea, 3s. 4d. and 3 6 Fine Singlo ditto - - 4 0 Fine Bloom - - - - 5 0 Hyson - - - - - 5 6 Good ditto - - - - 6 0 Very good ditto - - 7 0 Fine ditto - - - - 8 0 Superfine ditto - - 10 0 Fine Gunpowder - - 11 0 Superfine ditto - - 12 0 Coffee and Chocolate S. D. Coffee - - - - - 2 8 Good ditto - - - - 3 0 Fine ditto - - - - 4 0 Turkey Coffee from 5 to ... 0 Good Chocolate - - 3 0 Best plain ditto - - - 4 0 Sir Hans Sloan's 4s 6d to 5 6 White's neat unadulterated Cocoa (so justly recommended by most Gentlemen of the Faculty). Genuine Tapioca, so Beneficial for weak Constitutions. Likewise fine Fruit of all Sorts. N. B. A large Assortment of Sugars at reduced Prices.
Harris, Henry, active 18th century.Date: [1792?]- Books
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A candid state of affairs relative to East India shipping; with an appendix; containing, propositions to reconcile the several contending interests of those concerned in that Branch; and to promote future Harmony in Leadenhall Street. Addressed to the proprietors. The second edition. By Sir Richard Hotham.
Hotham, Richard, Sir.Date: M.DCC.LXXV. [1775]- Journals
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Early music history
Date: 1981-