Stories
- Article
Theriac: An ancient brand?
The name theriac survived for around for two millennia as a pharmaceutical term. But a ‘brand’ name is not always a guarantee of quality.
- Article
Tragic artists and their all-consuming passions
Does having a debilitating disease help or hinder creative genius?
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The painter, the psychiatrist and a fashion for hysteria
A dramatic painting brings a famous event in medical history alive. But it also tells a tale about the health preoccupations of the time.
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Life before assistive technology
When an inherited condition caused Alex Lee’s vision to deteriorate, he began to discover the technologies that would help him navigate the world around him. Here he describes how his life began to change.
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- Archives and manuscripts
Products A - Z
Date: c.1980Reference: WF/M/I/SL/36Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Archives and manuscripts
Sudafed [(for nasal and sinus congestion) - first marketed in UK August 1968]
Date: c.1970-c.1992Reference: WF/M/PL/300Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Archives and manuscripts
Sudafed: material from countries other than United States of America and the United Kingdom
Date: c.1970-c.1992Reference: WF/M/PL/300/14Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Archives and manuscripts
Lanoxin [first marketed UK in 1939]
Date: c.1958-c.1984Reference: WF/M/PL/172Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Archives and manuscripts
Pro-Actidil (for allergic conditions)
Date: c.1961 -c.1980Reference: WF/M/PL/250Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd