Summary: The current status of Antineoplastons' clinical testing sanctioned by the United States Food & Drug Administration, and features a modern story of the struggling journeys of cancer patients being treated today at the Burzynski Clinic in Houston, Texas. As the story unfolds, you will observe a real-time change of hearts and minds from many of these doctors and families.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Merola 2013
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC BURSummary: This documentary takes the viewer through the treacherous, yet ultimately victorious, 14-year journey both Dr. Burzynski and his patients have had to endure in order to obtain FDA-approved clinical trials of the breakthrough cancer treatment using antineoplastons. Upon approval, antineoplastons will mark the first time that a single scientist- not a pharmaceutical company- will hold the...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Merola 2010
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC BURSummary: No drug or medicine has ever been proven safe and effective without a clinical trial. This program demonstrates the vital role of clinical trials in current cancer research, and explains why many medical experts view the clinical trial system as the basis for curing all forms of cancer-or turning it into a manageable disease that patients can live with. Personal testimony from trial...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Industrialization not only changed the face of Western society-it also made people sick. Overcrowded cities, harsh working conditions, and newfound mobility all conspired to imperil public health. In this program, host Dan Cruickshank traces the developments in medicine that took place during-and were often inspired by-the Industrial Revolution. Pioneering Englishmen such as William Withering,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Stroke Sourcebook, Fifth Edition provides detailed information about stroke, its causes, and types such as Ischemic, hemorrhagic and recurrent stroke.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Omnigraphics, Inc. 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.8 STRSummary: Prolonged exposure to asbestos-or, in some cases, even moderate contact-can lead to a devastating cancer called mesothelioma. This program examines the specific causes of the disease while presenting case studies involving a variety of patient experiences. Viewers learn how mesothelioma occurs when malignant cells form in the protective sac, or mesothelium, covering many internal organs. Dr....
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: This program illustrates the excitement and frustration inherent in cancer research, and outlines the steps by which drugs are tested for safety and effectiveness. Dr. Randy Noelle, professor of microbiology and immunology at Dartmouth Medical School, and Dr. Richard Stone of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute focus on the recruitment of patients for clinical trials and the procedures in place to...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Although doctors don't know exactly what causes ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, the last decade has brought new scientific insight into the disorder. This program follows the quest for better ALS treatments, assesses the possibility of a cure, and illustrates what life is like for ALS patients today. Dartmouth professor Dr. Elijah Stommel discusses the potential use of thalidomide to...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Can human touch really treat and cure medical conditions, even those affecting the body's vital organs? Scholar and science communicator Dr. Kathy Sykes investigates, speaking with reflexology practitioners and skeptical mainstream scientists. Despite the supposedly exotic beginnings of touch therapies, Sykes's inquiry begins in upstate New York, where reflexology originated in the 1930s, then...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: Although Alexander Fleming is usually credited with the discovery of penicillin in 1928, no penicillin-based antibiotic was actually developed for human use until 1938 through the work of Australian pathologist Howard Florey and German biochemist Ernst Chain. This program puts Fleming's contribution in scientific perspective. Live interviews, journal accounts, and archival footage lead the...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: "Provides primary health information on traumatic brain injury (TBI), its symptoms, diagnosis, and treatments, other conditions and disabilities that occur due to TBI, and coping methods. Includes a glossary of terms and directory of organizations for additional help and information"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Omnigraphics 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 617.4 TRASummary: Two of the most aggressive and deadly forms of cancer may soon become the targets of powerful drugs that work in tandem with the body's own immune system. This program explores recent research in the development of biochemical weapons to fight brain and skin cancer. Visiting a German pharmaceutical company at the forefront of these advances, the film shows how TGF (transforming growth factor)...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: "Provides basic health information for cancer survivors, such as seeking medical assistance, side effects of cancer treatments, cancer-related research studies, maintaining health during and after treatment, along with the guidelines for friends, family members, and caregivers to take care of cancer survivors. Includes glossary, index, and other resources"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Omnigraphics 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.99 CANSummary: Provides information about risk factors, causes, and types of multiple sclerosis and its effects on mobility, vision, bladder function, speech, swallowing, and cognition. Discusses treatments, rehabilitation therapies and guidelines for nutrition and exercise, and offers tips on choosing assistive equipment. Information about issues related to disability resources, workplace concerns, and...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Omnigraphics, Inc. 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.8 MULMaroon, Joseph C.
Summary: Neuroscientist and surgeon Joseph Maroon looks at recent scientific breakthroughs identifying a group of natural substances--including the much-publicized molecule resveratrol--that can actually activate a specific set of genes that promote a longer, healthier life. These substances, which make red wine, dark chocolate, and green tea good for us, appear to stave off a wide array of age-related...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.2 MARSummary: Breast cancer is probably the disease many women fear the most. But in numerous cases, breast cancer is not the automatic death sentence some people perceive it to be. There are effective treatments that can stop the cancer from growing. But when a woman is diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer many of those treatments don't work, so researchers have to find other options. This program...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: "Provides basic consumer health information on risk factors, screening, prevention, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of various types of breast cancer, along with facts about coping during and after treatment. Includes index, glossary of related terms and directory of resources"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Omnigraphics 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.99 BRESummary: Acupuncture. Herbal remedies. Magnet therapy. Consumers and patients have made alternative and "complementary" medicine a billion-dollar industry. But do these and other alternatives to traditional Western medicine really work? Many claims exist for the efficacy of such treatments, but they are rarely supported with scientific testing and evidence. This classic episode of Scientific American...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2001