Heading to the coast for fresh air, walks and dips has been prescribed for those looking to improve their health for hundreds of years.
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Doctors, nurses, pharmacists and others all had their own cures for the Spanish flu. But some of these may have made things worse.
To stave off illness and melancholy, moderate drinking was advised by doctors.
When it comes to anniversaries we should not just celebrate the good but also take stock of the bad.
From protests to anti-vaccination propaganda, eliminating smallpox in the UK was not easy.
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Research Associate & Project Manager (UK), University of Sheffield
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Professor of Economic and Social History, Nottingham Trent University
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Chancellor's Fellow, History of Medicine, Emotions and Modern British History, University of Edinburgh
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Lecturer - Women's Health; Pharmacology, School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Western Australia
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Research associate, Newcastle University; King's College London