Title:
Rx for survival [videorecording] : a global health challenge / a co-production of the WGBH/NOVA Science Unit and Vulcan Productions, Inc.
Author:
Pitt, Brad, 1963-
WGBH/NOVA Science Unit.
Vulcan Productions.
Publication Information:
[Boston, MA] : WGBH Boston Video, c2005.
Call Number:
RA441 .R955 2005 PT.1-3
Abstract:
Examines the most critical health threats facing the world today by portraying conditions in over twenty countries, examining why diseases that are curable still persist, the efforts to treat them, and the dangers of new "superbugs."
ISBN:
9781593753276
Physical Description:
3 videodiscs (336 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Production credits vary for each episode.
Letterboxed.
Special features: NOW interview with former President Jimmy Carter; dispatches from experts in the field; materials for educators; activities for exploring global health issues; access to the Rx for Survival web site.
Contents:
disc 1. Disease warriors. Rise of the superbugs -- disc. 2. Delivering the goods. Deadly messengers -- disc 3. Back to the basics. How safe are we?
Added Author:
Terms Governing Use:
Public performance rights - PC.
