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A message from my skin

As wildfires threatened Seattle, resident Sydney Baker experienced corresponding flares of acne and rashes. Her skin was telling her something about the health of the world around her.

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We need less ‘sickle cell warriors’ and more allies

Rejecting the epithet “warrior”, Cheryl Telfer describes the pervasive effect sickle cell disease has on her life, and calls for more people to donate blood to help sicklers.

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The origins and meanings of pharmacy symbols

What have snakes, unicorns and crocodiles got to do with pharmacies? The history of these modern signs goes back to the Greek gods.

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Primodos, paternalism and the fight to be heard

Journalist Florence Wildblood examines the case of Primodos – a conveniently quick but risky hormone pregnancy test that was prescribed in the 1960s and ’70s – and profiles two women at the story’s shocking heart.

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  • Red Cross and Red Crescent National Flag Day : official seller.
  • [British Red Cross Society greetings card of a poster featuring a boy in a cap against a pile of Red Cross / Red Crescent parcels].
  • [British Red Cross Society greetings card of a poster featuring a boy in a cap against a pile of Red Cross / Red Crescent parcels].
  • British Red Cross Hospital, Turin: buildings and lawn. Photograph, c. 1918.
  • The words 'AIDS' and 'RED CROSS' written in red within a statement from the American Red Cross promoting their services to those living with AIDS. Colour lithograph 1990.
  • [British Red Cross Society leaflet about their international tracing and message service].
  • [British Red Cross Society leaflet about their international tracing and message service].
  • [British Red Cross Society leaflet about their international tracing and message service].
  • [British Red Cross Society leaflet about their international tracing and message service].
  • [British Red Cross Society leaflet about their international tracing and message service].
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