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Belonging and why we long for it

Tanya Perdikou’s upbringing emphasised conventional respectability, but other influential family members embraced the bohemian life. Caught between two sets of values, she questions where, if anywhere, she fits in.

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Sharing breastmilk with parents

Alev Scott donated her frozen breastmilk to a hospital milk bank, but she was curious about other routes. Here she explores commercial operations and informal private arrangements.

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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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Guerrilla public health

From safe-use guides to needle exchange schemes, Harry Shapiro reflects on 40 years of drug harm reduction in the UK.

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  • Two women kissing; promoting the protection of vaccination against the risk of Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B as a result of intimate body contact. Colour lithograph by SmithKline Beecham, ca. 2000.
  • Hygiene: a woman washing her hands to prevent transmission of hepatitis. Colour lithograph, 197-.
  • A diseased liver, showing symptoms of hepatitis interstitialis syphilitica. Chromolithograph by W. Gummelt, ca. 1897.
  • A diseased liver, including a section seen under a microscope, showing symptoms of perihepatitis and hepatitis interstitialis chronica. Chromolithograph by W. Gummelt, ca. 1897.
  • A non-reusable syringe, with a warning about the risks of contracting diseases like AIDS, hepatitis and septicemia by reusing syringes. Colour lithograph by the Ministere della Sanità supported by Italian Pharmacy Federations, ca. 1995.
  • A yellow square receding within boxes of black lines against a blue background; advertising ZIK, Zuhause im Kiez gGmbH, an organisation which helps to house people with HIV, AIDS or chronic hepatitis C. Colour lithograph.
  • Two views of the back of a naked man one in pink, the other in pale blue with information on hepatitis B in relation to AIDS and HIV; a two-sided information leaflet written by Dr. Friedrich Chaban published by Hein & Fiete, Hamburg's gay information centre. Colour lithograph, 1994.
  • Two views of the back of a naked man one in pink, the other in pale blue with information on hepatitis B in relation to AIDS and HIV; a two-sided information leaflet written by Dr. Friedrich Chaban published by Hein & Fiete, Hamburg's gay information centre. Colour lithograph, 1994.
  • Erythrina crista-galli L. Fabaceae. Cockspur coral tree. Distribution: South America. The national tree of Argentina, its flowers are pollinated by perching birds unlike many other species which are pollinated by humming birds. An extract from the bark is used as a powerful soporific, also as a gargle for sore throats and in the treatment of cuts, rheumatism and hepatitis, in Brazil (Mors, 1998). The seed contains the alkaloid beta-erythroidine. Analgesics, antimicrobial and anti inflammatory substances are being sought from the leaves. Curare-like action in rats has been reported from the seeds. Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
  • Erythrina crista-galli L. Fabaceae. Cockspur coral tree. Distribution: South America. The national tree of Argentina, its flowers are pollinated by perching birds unlike many other species which are pollinated by humming birds. An extract from the bark is used as a powerful soporific, also as a gargle for sore throats and in the treatment of cuts, rheumatism and hepatitis, in Brazil (Mors, 1998). The seed contains the alkaloid beta-erythroidine. Analgesics, antimicrobial and anti inflammatory substances are being sought from the leaves. Curare-like action in rats has been reported from the seeds. Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
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