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bibliography Educational films. Internet videos. Jazz Juvenile works. Videorecording.Summary: According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, about half of the 20 fastest-growing jobs in America are in the healthcare, medicine, and science areas of the health industry! This program spotlights a dialysis technician, an LPN, and a physical therapist-people who help fight illness and repair injury-and a dental hygienist and a dispensing optician-people who help improve the quality of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Williams, Mark E.
Summary: In the past century, average life expectancies have nearly doubled, and today, for the first time in human history, many people have a realistic chance of living to eighty or beyond. As life expectancy increases, Americans need accurate, scientifically grounded information so that they can take full responsibility for their own later years. In "The Art and Science of Aging Well," Mark E....
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Publisher / Publication Date: The University of North Carolina Press 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613 WILSummary: This collection of 13 spectacular video clips offers insights into weight management, nutritional supplements, and more. Healthy and unhealthy eating, vitamins and vitamin deficiencies, food additives, and the actions of salt and water in the body are considered. Video clips include. Weight Control * Battling the Bulge: Overindulgence * Battling the Bulge: Glycemic Index * Battling the...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Eddy, Mary Baker
Contents: Prayer -- Atonement and eucharist -- Marriage -- Christian Science versus spiritualism -- Animal magnetism unmasked -- Science, theology, medicine -- Physiology -- Footsteps of truth -- Creation -- Science of being -- Some objections answered -- Christian Science practice -- Teaching Christian Science -- Recapitulation.
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Church of Christ, Scientist 1994
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 289.5 EDDSummary: This collection of 24 visually stunning video clips sheds light on pain, aging, and health threats. Special attention is given to the spine, a common source of discomfort; the effects of old age at both the macro and micro levels; and a variety of risks to physical well-being: malarial infection, food-related pathogens, alcohol overconsumption, naturally occurring bodily toxins, the common...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: This collection of 54 video clips (1 minute to 2 minutes 30 seconds each) takes a close look at infectious diseases and medical disorders, spotlighting AIDS, ALS, Alzheimer’s disease, aneurysms, asthma, autism, avian flu, cystic fibrosis, diabetes, food allergies, heart attack, Huntington’s disease, macular degeneration, malaria, Marburg virus, muscular dystrophy, Parkinson’s disease, Spanish...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Blue Spirit (Musical group)
Contents: Twist and out / Tim Hagans (7:09) -- Our trip / Kevin Hays (6:07) -- Free hop / Tim Hagans (6:28) -- Next time not / Greg Osby (6:24) -- Think before you think / Bill Stewart (4:10) -- Theodore / Kevin Hays (6:42) -- Splash / Essiet Okun Essiet (7:01) -- Naaman / Javon Jackson (5:42) -- Kae / Bill Stewart (6:16).
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Blue Note 1996
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD JAZZ BLUKay, Edward
Summary: In this meticulously researched exploration of the science and history of germs, an award-winning comedy writer blends a ton of solid information with humor, cool fun facts and disgusting details to make learning fun.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kids Can Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 579.3 KAYSummary: Two groups of instruments use strings as the primary source of sound: those in which plucking sets the strings in vibration, and the bowed strings. This program shows how the demand for more powerful sounds was met, and examines the instruments of Stradivari to determine what science can and cannot reveal about their magic. It also examines the ways in which scientific methods complement the...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Deaton, Angus
Summary: "The world is a better place than it used to be. People are wealthier and healthier, and live longer lives. Yet the escapes from destitution by so many have left gaping inequalities between people and between nations. In The Great Escape, Angus Deaton--one of the foremost experts on economic development and on poverty--tells the remarkable story of how, starting two hundred and fifty years ago,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 339.2 DEASummary: This collection of 34 video clips (1 minute to 2 minutes 30 seconds each) takes a close look at mental health and the human mind. Aspects of chronic stress, sleep disorders, seasonal affective disorder, depression, panic attacks, post-traumatic stress disorder, and schizophrenia are covered, along with insights into brain architecture and the psychological benefits of exercising, meditating,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: Combining studies of all the elements around us and how they interact, this book provides a history of the complex field of earth science, while highlighting core principles and concepts.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Britannica Educational Publishing in association with Rosen Educational Services 2017
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 550 EARSummary: This program describes the physical and psychological characteristics of the three stages of adult development, along with some factors that influence wellness as men and women age. Universal determinants of health are covered, including lifestyle choices, gender differences, and environmental conditions. Addressing the emotional development of adults, the video outlines Erik Erikson's...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Minich, Deanna.
Summary: Nutritionist and yoga practitioner Deanna Minich's Chakra Foods provides information on how to heal emotional and physical woes through making the right food choices. The material for this book developed out of the author's highly successful "Nutrition for the Soul" classes, workshops, and private counseling sessions. Not a diet book, it looks at both the nutritional and spiritual aspects of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Conari Press 2009
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: This program covers how to talk about ways of staying healthy, how to ask a pharmacist for advice when one is ill, and how to make a dental appointment. In addition, the video spotlights Bagnères-de-Luchon, a spa town in the Pyrenees known since Roman times for its beneficial waters, and Médecins Sans Frontières, the humanitarian aid organization recognized in the U.S. as Doctors Without Borders.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1994
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Summary: Is good health simply the absence of physical disease, or should emotional well-being also be of concern to global aid organizations? This program profiles the work of Australia's Nossal Institute for Global Health to explain how psychological and social factors impact life expectancy and infant mortality. The video covers basic health needs, food scarcity, distribution of wealth, the UN's...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: "Provides basic consumer health information about the family planning, contraception through counselling, maternal mortality, mental health, infertility, and sexually transmitted diseases along with information about safety tips, programs related to family planning, assisted reproductive technology, nutrition tips, a glossary of related terms, and list of resources for additional help"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Omnigraphics, Inc. 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.9 FAMSummary: This program furnishes background on the issues of sexual expression, preference, and choice and sensitively identifies the characteristics of the sexually healthy adult. Topics under discussion include different types of relationships, factors that influence the formation and maintenance of relationships, and social and psychological perspectives on people as sexual beings.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Tanaka, H. (Hiroaki)
Summary: Introduces the Japanese method of slow jogging, designed to minimize the risk of injury, and increase calorie burning while maintaining a smiling pace, and landing on mid-foot instead of the heel.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Skyhorse Publishing 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.7 TANBennett, Beth
Summary: "Shows why and how the body deteriorates as life goes on and offers an easy-read overview of new solutions coming out of current studies of aging. Wrinkles and gray hairs and misplaced keys--the obvious signs of getting older. Surprisingly, all of the miniscule events in our cells and organs that are responsible for aging begin their deterioration in our third decade. This book explains what is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: This collection of 20 video clips (1 minute to 2 minutes 30 seconds each) takes a close look at breast cancer, skin cancer, and general cancer. Reports shed light on mammography, melanoma, the apoptosis-inhibitory protein survivin, cancer diagnosis at the DNA level, viruses as anticancer vectors, cancer risk factors, improvements in chemotherapy, and a potential cure for cancer. Video clips...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: This collection of 18 video clips (1 minute to 2 minutes 30 seconds each) takes a close look at genetics. Topics range from the human genome, to “junk” DNA, to genetic implications for obesity, dyslexia, eating disorders, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, substance abuse, weight loss, and aging. Video clips include: Genetics * Junk DNA * Living Longer * Secrets of the Y Chromosome * Tiny Genes, Big...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: This collection of 16 video clips (1 minute to 2 minutes 30 seconds each) takes a close look at nutrition and obesity. Topics range from the benefits of organic farming, to similarities between hunger and drug cravings, to links between vegetables and healthy vision, nutrients and memory, genes and body fat storage, and race and hereditary conditions. Video clips include: Nutrition * Purely...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Rolston, Holmes
Summary: How is the scientific method similar to and different from the way that Christians think? One tends to see what one is looking for. Those who think about religion also use such frameworks. They may call them creeds. Both science and religion open up "big questions." Scientists seek causes; believers seek meanings
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Publisher / Publication Date: Elm Hill Press 2019