Summary: Since the bubonic plague killed millions in the Middle Ages, vector-borne diseases - those that rely on insects and animals to spread infection - have posed a serious threat to public health. And today, the mosquito is the most dangerous vector on earth. From malaria to yellow fever to West Nile virus, mosquito-borne diseases continue to threaten the health of millions around the world.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: During the past century, life expectancy more than doubled in developed countries. However, in the last few decades, thirty new infectious diseases have emerged. One of them, AIDS, is perhaps the most devastating epidemic in history. This program examines the most critical threats we face today and the pressing need to strengthen global public health systems.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: In the 21st century we can prevent, treat, or cure most of the deadliest diseases known to humankind - and yet millions die every year because the benefits of modern medicine and public health fail to reach them. What are the obstacles to providing care to populations in need? This program chronicles innovative health programs and charismatic leaders who are providing care to millions of...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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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: In May 1960, the FDA approved the sale of a pill that arguably would have a greater impact on American culture than any other drug in the nation's history. Although a backlash was expected, as soon as the drug hit the market, there was very little protest. In fact, within five years, more than six million American women would make it part of their daily lives. The Pill, from the PBS American...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2003
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Summary: It's difficult to imagine a world without antibiotics and yet, before the twentieth century, there weren’t any. The discovery of the first antibiotic, penicillin, and the subsequent development of more “wonder drugs,” transformed the face of modern medicine. This program chronicles these successes as well as the growing threat posed by new strains of germs, such as tuberculosis and staph, that...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Ellis Island was the gateway for millions of immigrants to the United States as the site of the nation's busiest immigrant inspection station from 1892 to 1954. This is the first film about the once abandoned U.S. Marine Hospital Number 43 on Ellis Island. The documentary looks at the era before antibiotics, when tens of thousands of immigrant patients were separated from family, detained in...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: America's frenzied debate over government health insurance has eclipsed another, no less challenging, national health care crisis-the plight of people with serious mental illnesses like schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. This Fred Friendly Seminar sheds light on barriers to treatment, ethical and legal dilemmas, and fragmented social policies that are creating a nightmare for families, filling...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Pro-life advocates have waged a successful campaign to reduce abortions throughout the country, using state laws to regulate and limit the procedure and creating clinics offering alternatives. This Frontline documentary investigates the steady decline in the number of physicians and facilities carrying out abortions and focuses on local political battles in the states-particularly Mississippi,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009