Stories
- Article
The stranger who started an epidemic
New Orleans, 1853. James McGuigan arrives in the port city and succumbs to yellow fever.
- In pictures
Sexy (medieval) times
Penis badges, the mysterious Office of the Night, and sneezing as a form of contraception – enter the surprising world of medieval sex. It wasn’t cold baths and self-denial for everyone, as Katherine Harvey explains.
- Article
History of condoms from animal to rubber
Come on a journey from the first recorded condoms in the 16th century to the modern female condoms in the 1990s – and everything in between.
- Article
Living with less for spiritual gain
Today, a minimalist lifestyle is trumpeted as a route to happiness. Find out what religious ascetics from history and modern proponents of the spartan-looking home can teach us.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
University Students' Lifestyles
Health Education CouncilDate: 1998Reference: SA/HEC/B/27/35Part of: Health Education Council and Health Education Authority- Archives and manuscripts
Sexual Lifestyles Research
Date: 1989-1990Reference: SA/HEC/A/43/5/18Part of: Health Education Council and Health Education Authority- Archives and manuscripts
Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles
Health Education CouncilDate: 1990sReference: SA/HEC/B/22/30Part of: Health Education Council and Health Education Authority- Archives and manuscripts
"New Initiatives on Children’s Health and Lifestyles"
Date: 1991Reference: PP/TLO/C/8Part of: Tim Lobstein: Papers of the London Food Commission and the Food Commission- Archives and manuscripts
HEA Health and Lifestyles National Surveys Guide - new surveys added
Health Education CouncilDate: 1998Reference: SA/HEC/B/26/22Part of: Health Education Council and Health Education Authority