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The gym of cartoon men

In men, body dysmorphia can be expressed as ‘bigorexia’ – the belief that your body is too weak and thin – or anorexia. Andrew McMillan explores two sides of the same coin.

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Obesity and Britain’s boys

Six young men and six experiences of being overweight. Find out how these boys and their loved ones feel about this stigmatising issue.

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The indelible harm caused by conversion therapy

With first-hand evidence from two powerful testimonies, neurologist Jules Montague explores the destructive history of conversion therapy, a punitive treatment designed to ‘cure’ people of homosexuality.

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Hands-on healthcare

A young hospital volunteer feared her contribution was a long way from the serious business of real healthcare. But time spent painting patients’ nails proved to be a valuable contribution to life on the ward.

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  • World AIDS Day : T-shirts ... greetings cards : order form / National AIDS Trust.
  • Fight AIDS with NAC's posters, stickers, mugs, t-shirts & badges / NAC.
  • Fight AIDS with NAC's posters, stickers, mugs, t-shirts & badges / NAC.
  • An aeroplane in the sky inside which are people wearing white t-shirts bearing the slogan 'play safe' as a reminder to protect against AIDS. Colour lithograph.
  • Three men wearing KAPTLD branded t-shirts look at a poster bearing images of tuberculosis prevention: health care services for TB in Kenya. Colour lithograph by KAPTLD, 2009.
  • Three men in vests and t-shirts in locker rooms with a condom; advertisement for safer sex by the Gay Men's Health Crisis. Colour lithograph by David Morgan, 1992.
  • A couple wearing t-shirts with the slogan 'Be Safe Be Sure' with information on how to find out about safe sex and AIDS by the Department of Community Services and Health, Canberra. Colour lithograph by The Artworks.
  • Four male couples wearing t-shirts bearing the slogans 'testing', ' treatment', 'trials' and 'triumphs'; advertisement for early advocacy and care for HIV by the Department of Public Health of San Francisco. Colour lithograph by John Tomlinson and Ira Nowinski.
  • A group of men and women wearing t-shirts bearing AIDS-related logo's including 'condom' and 'Am I HIV?'; an advertisement for AIDS Week on October 3-9, 1994 by La Société Canadienne du SIDA. Colour lithograph by Daniel Collins.
  • A crowd of people including men wearing t-shirts bearing the logo '10 Years On Keep It Up!', with balloons and statistics for AIDS in New Zealand in 1993; advertisement celebrating the 10th year of the New Zealand AIDS Foundation. Colour lithograph, 1993.
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