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The hell of hay fever

After years suffering in silence, David Jesudason finds speaking out about his pollen allergy gives him hope for a future where his hay-fever symptoms are under control.

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Confession as therapy in the Middle Ages

The line between confession and counselling has been blurred for centuries.

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How tuberculosis became a test case for eugenic theory

A 19th-century collaboration that failed to prove how facial features could indicate the diseases people were most likely to suffer from became a significant stepping stone in the new ‘science’ of eugenics.

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Tragic artists and their all-consuming passions

Does having a debilitating disease help or hinder creative genius?

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  • Acorus gramineus 'Oborozuki'
  • Bencao Gangmu -- C.16 Chinese materia medica, Bezoars, etc.
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