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Back to the drawing board: why pharmacists should embrace creativity in patient interactions
When almost half of patients are unable to understand health information, pharmacists should employ a creative and humanistic approach to discussing medicines with patients, says mental health pharmacist Nana Tomova.
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Syphilis and the use of mercury
Sexual Health Week 2016 runs from 12-18 September. Szu Shen Wong, Thibaut Deviese, Jane Draycott, John Betts and Matthew Johnston describe what lies behind a print depicting patients with syphilis from the 18th century.
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Health-related exhibitions along Euston Road, London
Andrew Haynes describes three health-related exhibitions to visit in central London.
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A visit to the Royal Pharmaceutical Society museum Subscription
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society museum has ownership of more than 45,000 items dating back as early as the 1600s. The museum is currently open to RPS members and there are plans to open it to the public in 2016.
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Damien Hirst, Pharmacy and the 1968 Medicines Act
Artist Damien Hirst intends to open a new restaurant called “pharmacy2” in London in 2016. Szu Wong recalls the legal difficulties he ran into with his first “Pharmacy” restaurant, which he opened in 1998.
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Who Cares? review — a timely take on the health of the NHS Subscription
Michael’s Wynne’s play, written to coincide with the lead up to the UK general election, describes the state of the NHS through testimonies from staff, patients and leaders.
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Pharmaceutical Journal wins international news design award
The Pharmaceutical Journal has won an Award of Excellence from The Society for News Design (SND) for the redesign of the print magazine.
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Promoting public health in a slum region through art
In Dharavi, a slum region of Mumbai, India, a recent exhibition used various types of art to raise awareness of public health issues.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Treasures of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's Collections Subscription
Pharmacopoeia Londinensis 1618 (the London pharmacopoeia)
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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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