Stories
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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.
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Cocaine, the Victorian wonder drug
Today, cocaine has a very poor public image as one of the causes of crime and violence. But for the Victorians it was welcomed as the saviour of modern surgery.
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What Black women do when the NHS fails them
Sabrina-Maria Anderson explores misogynoir – hatred of Black women – within the NHS, and how women like her are consequently turning to other sources of medical support.
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Epidemic threats and racist legacies
Epidemiology is the systematic, data-driven study of health and disease in populations. But as historian Jacob Steere-Williams suggests, this most scientific of fields emerged in the 19th century imbued with a doctrine of Western imperialism – a legacy that continues to influence how we talk about disease.
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Humphreys' Homeopathic mentor or Family adviser : in the use of specific homeopathic medicine / by F. Humphreys.
Humphreys, F. (Frederick), 1816-1900.Date: 1872- Books
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Manual of specific homoeopathy.
Humphreys, F. (Frederick), 1816-1900.Date: [©1869?]- Books
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Humphreys' homeopathic mentor, or Family adviser in the use of specific homeopathic medicine / By F. Humphreys.
Humphreys, F. (Frederick), 1816-1900.Date: 1874- Books
Mentor homeopatico de Humphreys, o, Guia de las familias en el uso de la medicina específica homeopática / por F. Humphreys.
Humphreys, F. (Frederick), 1816-1900.Date: 1886- Videos
Non-specific immunity.
Date: 1973