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Pub. Date
[2012], c2003
Language
English
Description
Within today's society, a small percentage of people have lost the ability to remember anything of the past and are unable to create new memories. We all forget trivial things at some point in our lives. But these people can't remember where they live, even when standing outside their own home. They can't remember their children, who they just sat down with at breakfast. And they've even forgotten why they remember nothing. This revealing and moving...
Pub. Date
[2007], c2007
Language
English
Description
Every time Laura gets swollen glands, she spends hours on the Internet researching terminal cancer. Kevin lives in fear of contracting HIV-a drop of blood can send him into a state of panic. And the smallest ache convinces Sarah that she could die at any moment. Studies suggest that as many as one in four general-practitioner consultations are for hypochondriacs-or those who suffer from what is now called Health Anxiety Disorder. This compelling film...
Pub. Date
[2013], c2010
Language
English
Description
Tim is an adventurous but hostile nine-year-old boy. Joanie, about the same age, often gets depressed and suicidal, while Mary, a teenager, thinks the younger girl should "quit whining and sniveling." Despite their differences, these kids have one important thing in common: they exist only in the mind of Hilary Stanton, a woman who has harbored nearly three dozen "alters" or alternate personalities for decades. Assembled from more than 40 hours of...
Pub. Date
[2009], c2008
Language
English
Description
Secluded in upstate New York, a facility known as Camp Tic-a-Palooza welcomes young people with Tourette Syndrome. This ABC News program profiles several camp attendees, focusing on the challenges, triumphs, and emotional impact of living with TS. Ten-year-old Sid's symptoms include frequently sticking out his middle finger. Amanda displays a menagerie of vocal tics, often hissing, barking, or roaring at others. More troubling are 13-year-old Isabella's...
Series
Language
English
Description
Maybe it's hearing about friends, driving home from a dance, who get into a car wreck that no one survives. Or a fellow student - the one who wears a bandanna to hide what chemotherapy has done to her hair - one day fails to show up for homeroom. Or an announcement over the school's PA system: "There will be a memorial service this afternoon..." For many young people, this will be their first exposure to death. How can teachers and school administrators...
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
When it comes to disease, who beats the odds - and why? When it comes to spontaneous healing, skepticism abounds. Doctors are taught that "miraculous" recoveries are flukes, and as a result they don't study those cases or take them into account when treating patients. Enter Dr. Jeff Rediger, who has spent over 15 years studying spontaneous healing, pioneering the use of scientific tools to investigate recoveries from incurable illnesses. Dr. Rediger's...
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