Summary: "A gripping tale of microbes, medicine and money, Under our skin exposes the hidden story of Lyme disease, one of the most controversial and fastest growing epidemics of our time. Each year, thousands go undiagnosed or misdiagnosed, often told that their symptoms are 'all in their head.' Following the stories of patients and physicians fighting for their lives and livelihoods, the film brings...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Open Eye Pictures 2008
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC UNDSummary: "In 1951 at Fort Detrick, Maryland, construction crews built a hollow metal sphere four stories high. Inside germ weapons were to be exploded, creating mists of infectious aerosols for testing on animals....and people. Employees called it the eight ball. In their eighteen month long journey Grey and Russell travel the country in search of answers and interview top experts in the world of Lyme...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2009
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC UNDSummary: Polio has been almost completely eradicated - but as Dr. Bruce Aylward says, "almost" isn't good enough. In this TEDTalk, Aylward shares the plan to snuff out the disease everywhere, forever. Aylward, an epidemiologist who heads the World Health Organization's Global Polio Eradication Initiative, also provides an overview of the battle against polio and explains why there have been outbreaks...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: People in the developed world spend more than 90 percent of their lives indoors, usually in buildings with heating and cooling systems that inadvertently filter out certain airborne microorganisms. Rigorous ventilation seems especially important in hospitals - but have we been keeping helpful microbes out while creating an indoor breeding ground for pathogens? In this TEDTalk, engineer and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011