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1 videodisc (77 min.): sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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"Defining Hope is a documentary that weaves the stories of patients with life-threatening illness, and the nurses who guide them as they make choices about how they want to live, how much medical technology they can accept, what they hope for and how that hope evolves. It is about optimism and helps us define what 'quality of life' really means. The film focuses on palliative care, end of life issues, and hospice care. It offers a hopeful message...
2) Sicko
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1 videodisc (123 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Filmmaker Michael Moore critiques the American health care system, focusing especially on the HMOs, drug companies, and congressmen who profit from the status quo. Also includes an analysis of the health care systems in Canada, England, France and Cuba, where free universal health care is the norm.
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1 videodisc (38 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Dr. Harvey Karp demonstrates what he calls the five S's, techniques for calming crying newborn babies. The techniques used independently or together help simulate the conditions in the womb. They are swaddling, side or stomach position, shushing, swinging, and sucking.
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1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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For the first time in American history, "the old old" -- those over 85 -- are now the fastest growing segment of the U.S. population. Medical advances have enabled an unprecedented number of Americans to live longer, healthier lives. But for millions of elderly, living longer can also mean a debilitating physical decline that often requires an immense amount of care. And just as more care is needed, fewer caregivers are available to provide it. In...
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1 videodisc (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Description: In this inspiring 90-minute documentary, filmmaker David Grubin - the son of a general practitioner - takes his camera across America from Maine to Alaska to introduce us to a diverse group of doctors, nurses, and health care professionals who are transforming the way we receive our medical care: lowering costs by placing the patient at the center of their practice.
Looks at the group of health care professionals who are transforming...
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1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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In the United States, more than 2.5 million people lost their jobs last year. Along with losing their livelihood, they lost their health insurance. As the economy continues to spiral downward, the new administration promises to deliver comprehensive health care reform. Investigates the failures and future of the private insurance industry, examing the best and worst of U.S. healthcare by telling the gripping and sometimes tragic stories of ordinary...
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1 videodisc (56 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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"Four in five Americans say the U.S. health-care system needs 'fundamental' change. Can the U.S. learn anything from the rest of the world about how to run a health-care system, or are these nations so culturally different from us that their solutions would simply not be acceptable to Americans? FRONTLINE correspondent T.R. Reid examines first-hand how other advanced capitalist democracies - the United Kingdom, Japan, Germany, Taiwan and Switzerland...
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1 videodisc (87 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Adan Kundle, CEO of a major advertising agency, is discovered unconscious in front of a wall of TVs. When he wakes in the hospital, Adan can only communicate through advertising slogans. There he meets Karen Hillridge, the hospital's Head of Charity Foundation. Unable to stay in the hospital, while waiting for long term care placement, Karen reluctantly decides to take Adan into her home.
After an advertising executive has a nervous breakdown and...
10) Super brain
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1 videodisc (approximately 53 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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English
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Texas cowboy Ron Woodroof's free-wheeling life was overturned in 1985 when he was diagnosed as HIV-positive. Shunned and ostracized by many old friends and bereft of government-approved medicines, he decided to take matters in his own hands, tracking down alternative treatments from all over the world by means both legal and illegal. Bypassing the establishment, he joined forces with an unlikely band of renegades and outcasts and established a hugely...
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1 videodisc (58 min.): sound, color, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Spain, 1936: right-wing military officers led by General Franco (and supported by Hitler and Mussolini) attempt to overthrow the newly elected, democratic government. In response, nearly 80 American women joined the Good Fight - volunteering, in defiance of the US government, to help fight the Fascists in what would become the Spanish Civil War...16 of these brave and idealistic nurses, writers and journalists share stories of courage and commitment...
14) Being mortal
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1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Frontline teams up with writer and surgeon Atul Gawande to examine how doctors care for terminally ill patients. In conjunction with Gawande's new book, Being Mortal, the film explores the relationships between doctors and patients nearing the end of life, and shows how many doctors, including himself, struggle to talk honestly and openly.
15) Twin cities
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1 videodisc (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Salvaging a marriage takes time and trust, two things that John and Emily no longer have. Emily is a writer with a career threatening case of writer's block and deadlines approaching. The pressure to finish her novel grows when John sinks into depression and quits his job, right before their first baby is due. As they head toward a mutual meltdown, John is given a terminal diagnosis that forces him to reassess his life and attempt to save his marriage...
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1 videodisc (70 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Instructor Shiva Rea demonstrates a series of stretches and strength-building exercises that address the specific needs of a changing body. This workout focuses on comfort and relaxation while increasing energy and stamina.
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1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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When young doctor Edward Newgate arrives at Stonehearst Asylum in search of an apprenticeship, he is warmly welcomed by Superintendent Dr. Lamb and a mesmerizing woman by the name of Eliza Grave. Edward is intrigued by Lamb's modern methods of treating the insane until a series of unusual events leads him to make a horrifying discovery, exposing Lamb's utopia and pushing Edward to the limits of his conscience.
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1 videodisc (approximately 99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Examines the U.S. healthcare crisis, citing demands for higher profits by the health care industry as the cause. Individuals tell of their experiences with the healthcare system. Health care professionals and other experts offer their opinions on the situation.
19) Toy story 3
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1 videodisc (approximately 102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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As Andy prepares to depart for college, Woody, Buzz, Jessie and the rest of Andy's faithful toys wonder what will become of them. But, when a mix-up lands them at Sunnyside Daycare, they meet a host of new toys and soon discover a wild new adventure is just beginning!
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1 videodisc (30 min.) : sound, color; 4 3/4 in.
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Español
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Cuando usted sostiene a un bebé con amor y le habla, canta o le lee, la cercaniá emocional y las experiencias del lenguaje que usted le brinda son una parte importante en la preparacioń del ninõ para cuando tenga edad suficiente para aisitir a la escuela. Existen muchas cosas que los padres y las personas encargadas de cuidar ninõs pueden hacer para ayudar a construir las habilidades literarias de los ninõs desde el momento que nacen.
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