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This 1961 ad for Summitville Tiles, Inc. features an all-too-familiar lab scene that we were only able to put behind us for good when we stopped letting Salvador Dali cook…
Vintage RoSPA posters
In the 19th century and early 20th century, class-A drugs were touted as medical cures. Lethal and addictive medical concoctions were unwittingly consumed by millions.
Vintage RoSPA posters
Explore the past and check out forgotten gadgets from the early 1900s. Not every gadget from back then became a big deal. In this exploration, we’ve gathered around 20 inventions…
In the 19th century and early 20th century, class-A drugs were touted as medical cures. Lethal and addictive medical concoctions were unwittingly consumed by millions.
It does sometimes seem like our early 20th century ancestors had a knack for coming up with particularly extravagant new ways to torture themselves. An electric bath? Sounds pretty awful, doesn't it? Fortunately it didn't exactly involve mixing a bubble bath with electricity and taking a dip after a
New ideas about health, like physical culture and the paleo approach, appear at times of massive cultural change. Both movements look to the past for how to eat, exercise and live more naturally.
Get fit by doing a bit more of what you’re already doing – what’s not to love about walking? Our panel has its say on the joys and stresses of the new step culture
“Wouldn’t I be silly to make it myself?” Thanks Campbell’s for that message! Wow! No wonder most people have been raised with faulty ideas of what nutrition and healthy food really is. Playing up on convenience and longer shelf life – no thanks! I must say, I do applaud my mom for always...Read More »
New ideas about health, like physical culture and the paleo approach, appear at times of massive cultural change. Both movements look to the past for how to eat, exercise and live more naturally.
Explore the past and check out forgotten gadgets from the early 1900s. Not every gadget from back then became a big deal. In this exploration, we’ve gathered around 20 inventions…
Quite honestly, can you imagine a mother who will possibly say no to this question? Given a choice between an Einstein baby and one that resembles an
As a new BBC TV series follows a family asked to live off the food Britons ate over the past 50 years, an accompanying book looks back at the foods which revolutionised our nation and the way we live.
Gone are the days when women go to sleep in the hospital and wake up with a child. Take a look at how much childbirth has changed over the past 100 years.
Dangling “baby cages” came into vogue after they were invented in 1922, but their origins really began with the 1884 book The Care and Feeding of Children, by Dr. Luther…
Most people complied, but some resisted (or poked holes in their masks to smoke).
"Newsweek," March 9, 1953
For a long time, Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) has been given a bad rap because of its role in acne, hair loss, and prostate issues. This article examines previous theories about DHT, and the latest studies to see what science now reveals about this endogenous androgen sex steroid and hormone. For a long time, Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) has been given a bad rap because of its role in acne, hair loss, and prostate issues. This article examines previous theories about DHT, and the latest studies to see what science now reveals about this endogenous androgen sex steroid and hormone.
These and many more weird and wacky remedies have been outlined in a new book, Quackery: A Brief History Of The Worst Ways To Cure Everything, written by a Nebraska doctor.
These Second World War posters from across the world, were the first line of defence against tuberculosis, cholera and common ailments in an age without TV and internet. The collection, which come from across the world, often used the Angel of Death to symbolise all manner of ailments.
MORE POTATOES — LESS FLOUR. Set Aside Week to Encourage Use of More Potatoes in Place of Flour. This is Something New. Use of more potatoes and less flour is the aim of national potato week, …
The moral scourge of child labor was supposedly eradicated in America more than 100 years ago. Red states are bringing it back in the name of parental rights.
New ideas about health, like physical culture and the paleo approach, appear at times of massive cultural change. Both movements look to the past for how to eat, exercise and live more naturally.
