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Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
Español
Description
Aprenda a reducir el riesgo de accidentes prevenibles instalando productos a prueba de niños alrededor de escaleras, ventanas y fuentes de agua. También recibirá consejos de un experto en protección infantil para que su hogar sea seguro para su explorador en crecimiento.
Series
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Learn how the flu spreads as well as how it affects people, and understand that the best way to be protected is to be vaccinated for it each year. Also, learn the various options for administering the vaccine and that the best option will be used for you.
Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Robotic surgery is transforming modern medicine. Large movements of the surgeons hands in the operating theater translate into very small movements of the robotic instruments. It is less tiring for the surgeons and for the patient, it means less scarring, a quicker recovery, and reduced risk of infection. It is cutting edge medicine. Robotic arms – including a powerful camera – are slid into the patient through small incisions. At the end of the...
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Michael Mosley finds out whether a glass of wine can protect your blood vessels from the harmful effects of junk food. Giles Yeo sets out to test home breathalyser kits - and uncovers a potentially dangerous weakness in the drink-drive laws in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Zoe Williams finds out what you can do to improve your health if you are living with cancer. And Gabriel Weston has the lowdown on what is safe to eat and drink when you...
Series
Language
English
Description
This program features Stephanie Mann and Dr. Deborah Prothrow-Stith. Stephanie Mann is a community activist who launched a "neighborhood watch" program in her hometown in California. As a result, crime was cut by more than 50%. She has since gone on to help others organize similar groups. Dr. Prothrow-Stith became interested in preventing violence while working as a resident at a hospital in Boston, where she began to see youth violence as a disease....
Series
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Millions of Americans have cholesterol higher than the recommended range. Managing and improving your cholesterol is critical to good health. Learn the difference between good and bad cholesterol, the role of triglycerides, and how exercise and diet make a difference. This program also discusses the importance of screenings and using medication to help control your cholesterol.
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Trust Me, I'm a Doctor is back with a special program on mental health. Michael Mosley runs an experiment to find the best way to beat stress - mindfulness, yoga or gardening. Psychiatrist Dr Alain Gregoire reveals how sleep affects mental health. GP Zoe Williams discovers why laughing can be as good as exercise for improving mood. Surgeon Gabriel Weston investigates a new cure for some patients with serious mental illness. And geneticist Giles Yeo...
Series
Language
English
Description
In part one of this program, Hedrick Smith reports on how the Alliance of Concerned Men stopped a youth gang war in Benning Terrace, a public housing project in the nation's capital that had become a war zone. Alliance members Tyrone Parker and Rico Rush, former felons with new lives and a new mission, negotiate a truce with the rival gangs that ends the killing and brings hope and new mainstream jobs to former gang members and peace to other residents....
13) Brighton Bill
Series
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
This is the first of six documentaries that take an intimate look at the policing of a community and the daily pressures experienced by the Brighton Police Department's emergency response unit, which prioritizes emergency calls. On this episode, Sergeant Richard Siggs is called to the scene of a stabbing.
14) Making Peace
Series
Language
English
Description
This emotionally charged program follows five participants of different ethnic and racial backgrounds through a three-day Unlearning Racism workshop. As the workshop begins, a European-American man offends his African-American workshop partner by making a joke during a one-on-one dialogue. The incident sparks anger among African-American participants, who openly confront the offender. White participants in the workshop express their frustration over...
Series
Pub. Date
[2006], c2003
Language
Español
Description
Nothing can be more distressing to a new parent than not knowing how to help when baby is sick. This program gives clear demonstrations of how to take an infant's temperature using a digital thermometer and how to measure and give prescription medication.
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Michael Mosley and the doctors set up experiments to get to the truth behind health claims and headlines. Dr. Chris van Tulleken teams up with Nottingham University to see whether high-intensity exercise is as good for us as is claimed, guest presenter Dr. Zoe Williams gets a group of volunteers to help put some home fitness monitors to the test and Michael Mosley investigates whether acupuncture really does have a scientific basis. Meanwhile, surgeon...
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Michael Mosley investigates whether diet or exercise is a more effective way to keep calories in check, and Saleyha Ahsan runs an experiment to find out whether probiotic products really can improve health. Chris van Tulleken discovers whether red wine lives up to its healthy reputation, Zoe Williams looks at how sleep duration affects how much people eat, and Gabriel Weston witnesses the first operation of its kind in the UK - fitting a sternum implant...
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
This program looks at what hospitals are doing to keep infection to a minimum. Specifically highlighted is methicillin-resistant staph aureus, or MRSA, and the steps being taken to fight MRSA infections. We'll also explore what patients can do to decrease their risk of hospital-acquired infections, including proper hand-washing and sanitizing.
Series
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
The doctors discuss the treatise between inflammation, autoimmunity, & botanical medicine at the Contemporary Art Museum of St. Louis and the Duane Reed Gallery. In the kitchen and at Sun Flower Hill Farms, they demonstrate many anti-inflammatory recipes.
Author
Series
Jessica worries books volume 2
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
Jessica, who worries about everything from her spelling homework to remembering to fill her dog's water dish, learns that fire safety begins with extinguishing her fears.
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