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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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The extraordinary body of Evatima Tardo

Darling of 19th-century American freak shows, Evatima Tardo remained serene as she withstood crucifixion and the bites of poisonous snakes. But she took the secret behind her abilities to her grave.

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The post-war adverts that tried to cure lonely women

Isolated housewives, lonely female office workers: while the 1950s saw the birth of a general concern about them, manufacturers also spotted an opportunity. Find out how advertising promised that products could salve solitude.

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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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  • Kuching, Sarawak: the Public Offices. Photograph.
  • Luzern by night with a pink condom as the moon. Colour lithograph by the Federal Office of Public Health.
  • Bern by night with a pink condom as the moon. Colour lithograph by the Federal Office of Public Health.
  • Zürich by night with a pink condom as the moon. Colour lithograph by the Federal Office of Public Health.
  • Basel by night with a pink condom as the moon. Colour lithograph by the Federal Office of Public Health.
  • Thomas Alsop: apothecary to Henry VIII. Account for medicines prepared for Henry VIII, 1546. Public Record Office copied from Chemist and Druggist.
  • A warning about AIDS and drugs; German version of a series of 'Stop AIDS' campaign posters by the Federal Office of Public Health. Colour lithograph.
  • A warning about AIDS and drugs; Italian version of a series of 'Stop AIDS' campaign posters by the Federal Office of Public Health. Colour lithograph.
  • Lugano by night with a pink condom as the moon. Colour lithograph by Aiuto AIDS Svizzero in collaboration with the Federal Office of Public Health.
  • A warning about AIDS and drugs; French version of a series of 'Stop SIDA' [STOP AIDS] campaign posters by the Federal Office of Public Health. Colour lithograph.
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