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Alfred Barnes, Argyrol and art Subscription
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Arthur Williams relates the tale of how the successful exploitation of a single pharmaceutical product resulted in the assembly of one ofthe world’s finest art collections
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Freud, Sherlock Holmes and Coca Cola: the cocaine connection Subscription
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The two most significant figures in the cocaine story are world renowned, but not for their connection with cocaine. The individual responsible for the introduction of cocaine into medicine, albeit indirectly, went on to other and greater things, his life work fundamentally changing our views of ourselves and the world. The other did not even exist, although there are plenty of devotees who behave as if he did.
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Treasures of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's Collections Subscription
Pharmacopoeia Londinensis 1618 (the London pharmacopoeia)
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Jacob Bell and drawing: Victorian pharmacist and patron of the arts Subscription
The museum’s online exhibition provides a more detailed analysis of Jacob Bell’s life, his contribution to pharmacy and his art collection, including pictures of all 16 works in the National Collection.
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Film review: Fire in the blood Subscription
Be prepared to be sad, angry and even outraged when you see this film. Benedict Lam reviews “Fire in the blood”, a documentary that claims “big pharma” let millions of people die in order to protect its profits
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Will it be society’s or Government’s ruin? Subscription
Last month, we learnt, following an investigation published in the BMJ, of some of the machinations behind the Government’s U-turn in July 2013 on minimum unit pricing for alcohol in England and Wales.
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Is it art to exploit the drug industry’s designs?
The Paul Stolper Gallery is hosting the latest pharmacy-inspired Damien Hirst exhibition. Andrew Haynes questions whether this is art or exploitation.
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The afflictions of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Famous as a post-impressionist artist, unfortunate Toulouse-Lautrec was afflicted with pycnodysostosis. David Walsh explains
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Using art as therapy and visualising science
Benedict Lam looks at an exhibition in London that brings art and science together and spoke to some of the artists to find out their inspiration
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Dissecting forensics: review of an exhibition
A new exhibition, ‘Forensics: the anatomy of crime’, at the Wellcome Collection, London, aims to examine the forensic procedure from the crime scene to the courtroom. Emma Page takes a look.
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