Ghost of gay 'sickness' haunts nursing
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Aversion therapy was widely used in the UK in the 1950s and 1960s to try to 'cure' homosexuals. This involved associating pictures of naked men with vomiting or electric shocks. In the US, some anti-gay campaigners are continuing to call for homosexuals to be treated, this time using reparative therapy.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 2001
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"We've not seen the worst of CJD yet"
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Former nurse manager Annie McVey feels that people in 2001 could still be affected by variant Creuzfeldt-Jakob disease. McVey has the disease and her daughter died from it and she believes contaminated animal products may still be in cosmetics and drugs.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 2001
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