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Dirt, disease and the Inspector of Nuisances

In the days when ‘bad air’ was thought to spread disease, dozens of Inspectors of Nuisances ceaselessly struggled against the perils of dirt – both visible and invisible.

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The art of soundproof design

Too much noise is more than annoying – it has serious negative effects on health and cognitive ability. Find out how designers and architects are mitigating the downsides of sound.

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How architecture builds a profession of stress

Architects might produce buildings that enhance our health, but at what cost? Kristin Hohenadel explores architecture’s pressurised and stressful culture.

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The law of periodicity for menstruation

Dr Edward Clarke's Law of Periodicity claimed that females who were educated alongside their male peers were developing their minds at the expense of their reproductive organs.

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  • 'HIV/AIDS Team', Lothian Health Board.
  • 'HIV/AIDS Team', Lothian Health Board.
  • It's time to Take Care / Lothian Health Board.
  • It's time to Take Care / Lothian Health Board.
  • Women now... Take Care / HIV/AIDS Team, Lothian Health Board.
  • Women now... Take Care / HIV/AIDS Team, Lothian Health Board.
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