Stories
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Deadly doses and the hardest of hard drugs
The invention of the modern hypodermic syringe meant we could get high – or accidentally die – faster than before. Find out how this medical breakthrough was adapted for deadly uses.
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Milk trails round Euston
Where cows once grazed near Wellcome Collection in London, baristas now froth their milk. Esther Leslie uncovers Euston’s dairy-based urban history.
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Ginger’s role in cures and courtroom battles
Some people will use a dose of ginger to help with hangovers – but it hasn’t always been a friend to the thirsty.
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Nymphomania and hypersexuality in women and men
The history of nymphomania is closely bound with society's views on women and their sexuality.
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The adulteration of butter / [Allan Barns Graham].
Barns-Graham, Allan, Jr.Date: 1906- Books
Foods, their composition and analysis : a manual for the use of analytical chemists and others with an introductory essay on the history of adulteration / Alexander Wynter Blyth.
Blyth, Alexander Wynter, 1844-1921.Date: 1896- Books
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Foods, their composition and analysis : a manual for the use of analytical chemists and others with an introductory essay on the history of adulteration / Alexander Wynter Blyth.
Blyth, Alexander Wynter, 1844-1921.Date: 1888- Books
Sacred cow, mad cow : a history of food fears / Madeleine Ferrières ; translated by Jody Gladding.
Ferrières, Madeleine.Date: [2006], ©2006- Books
Foods, their composition and analysis : a manual for the use of analytical chemists and others with an introductory essay on the history of adulteration / by the late Alexander Wynter Blyth, and Meredith Wynter Blyth.
Blyth, Alexander Wynter, 1844-1921.Date: 1927