Summary: This program illustrates the physical, biological, and chemical treatment processes required to decontaminate industrial and residential wastewater and describes ways in which discharge is being put to work. Two wastewater treatment facilities are toured-one a traditional bricks-and-mortar operation and the other a constructed wetland system. Also, Steve Woods, of the Bayou Marcus Water...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: A typical city of 100,000 produces millions of gallons of wastewater every day. In this program, Harold Gorman, of the New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board; Teresa Battenfield, director of Houston's wastewater treatment plant; Casi Callaway, executive director of Mobile Bay Watch; and many others consider the challenges of collecting wastewater via aging pipes as populations continue to grow....
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Why is a cure so elusive? Why has it been so difficult to find a cure or vaccine for AIDS? What makes AIDS so deadly? What is the HIV virus, and how does it devastate the immune system? This eye-opening video explores these questions, providing fascinating insights into the unique qualities of the HIV virus that make AIDS such a relentless killer.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: There is growing evidence that chronic depression is primarily a physical disease and should be treated like one. This program sheds much-needed light on vulnerability to depression, the subtle symptoms of the disease, and treatments involving psychotherapy and antidepressants such as SSRIs. Brain biochemistry and the serotonin transporter promoter gene are discussed as well, and stories of...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Radiation and chemotherapy often make patients wonder which is worse-cancer or the weapons used to fight it? This program examines the many side effects of cancer treatments, revealing essential medical facts behind them and suggesting ways for cancer patients to feel better, despite the likelihood of pain, nausea, and other debilitations. Discussions address many frequently asked questions,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: Acute anxiety, one of the most common psychiatric illnesses, makes everyday experiences like walking down the street or talking on the phone a source of potential terror. This program explains how and why this happens as it examines the physiology and psychology of anxiety, its symptoms, its highly maladaptive consequences, and treatments such as cognitive behavioral therapy. Case studies...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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King, Barbara J.
Summary: Twenty-four 30 minute lectures detailing the evolution of humanity.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2002
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 599.93 KINSummary: Stroke is about sudden loss of function. Stroke intervention is about rescuing the brain-and, by extension, the mind and personality. This program brings viewers into the ER and the OR, the CT-scanning suite and the rehab room, of Calgary's Foothills Hospital with Dr. Alastair Buchan and his stroke treatment team as they fight the clock and the limits of medicine to save lives and preserve...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: This program presents a concise overview of critical concerns and issues regarding breast cancer, a disease that affects one in five women. In a logical format using computer graphics and footage with real patients, the program addresses the general pathology of cancer, the specifics of breast cancer, and the various risk factors. A segment on self-examinations clearly demonstrates how these...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Their behavior is strange, and they know it. Fixated on particular actions, they perform them over and over. The startling fact is that 1 in every 40 Americans is affected by OCD to varying degrees. A recently developed program, however, is bringing hope to millions of sufferers. Dr. Jeffrey Schwartz believes that many patients, by gaining self-awareness, can cure themselves. Two patients in...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: "A collection of comics presenting diverse views of menopause. Contributors address a range of life experiences, ages, gender identities, ethnicities, and health conditions"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: The Pennsylvania State University Press 2020
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2 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 MENSummary: Osteoporosis eats away at bones, leaving them dangerously weak-and there is no specific age group, gender, or ethnicity that is immune from it. What causes such debilitating deterioration, and what can be done to resist it? This program describes the symptoms of osteoporosis while providing information on medications such as raloxifene, Fosamax, Actonel, and calcitonin. The importance of good...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Hazardous waste treatment facility (part 1)
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1980
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Summary: Hazardous waste treatment facility (part 2)
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1980
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Summary: Waste Water Treatment (Part 2)
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1980
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Summary: Waste Water Treatment (Part 1)
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1980
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Summary: At some point in their young lives, children will probably come down with a cold, a stomach upset, an earache, pinkeye, or the flu. Drawing upon the knowledge and insights of two pediatricians, a pediatric nurse, and parents with a lot of hands-on experience, this program will show viewers how to identify and deal with those common childhood illnesses-and reduce the likelihood of future...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Eating disorders are not just about food, but about the struggle with loss of emotional control. This program from The Doctor Is In examines the use of antidepressants and cognitive behavioral therapy to combat these dangerous illnesses. Russell Marx, M.D., of the eating disorders program at the Princeton Medical Center, and Marcia Herrin, Ed.D., M.P.H., R.D., of the Dartmouth College Health...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Four years have gone by since the two preschool boys profiled in Autism and Applied Behavioral Analysis began intensive ABA therapy-formerly considered controversial, but now hailed as one of the few effective approaches to treating the disorder. This ABC News program brings viewers up to date on the boys and further explains the benefits of ABA in treating autism. But the program communicates...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Clegg, Holly Berkowitz.
Summary: Designed for cancer patients and their family, these easy-to-follow recipes focus on foods best tolerated and those to ease the symptoms during treatment. With an oncologist's chapter introduction, doctor's notes, menu planning, tips, nutritional analysis, diabetic exchanges, the book serves as a guide for nutrition before, during, and after cancer treatment.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Favorite Recipes Press 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.994 CLECopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Health Nu CleggSummary: "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 CANMichigan
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Wynkoop Hallenbeck Crawford co., state printers 1914
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1 available in Reference, Call number: NEL 508.774 MICMiller, Judith
Summary: Presents an account of germ weaponry around the globe, including the Soviet Union's biological weapons program that contains an abundance of anthrax germs, and the United States' attempt to put an end to these efforts.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2001