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1) Rabid
Pub. Date
2004
Edition
Special edition.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
After a motorcycle accident and experimental surgery, Rose develops an unexplained lesion and a desire for human blood.
Publisher
Open Eye Pictures
Pub. Date
2008.
Edition
DVD.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (104 minutes) : sound, color, digital ; 12 cm + 1 discussion guide (31 pages).
Language
English
Description
"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 into focus a chilling picture of the health care system...
Publisher
Open Eye Pictures
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
DVD.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (60 minutes) : sound, color ; 12 cm
Language
English
Description
"Seven years after the acclaimed documentary Under our skin, the filmmakers catch up with the people and controversies from the original movie. We witness the emerging epidemic of Lyme disease as infection and education spread globally. We watch as the truth emerges about the disease's persistence and reach, about promising new research, and about medical collusion and conflicts of interest that continue to impede progress."--Container.
Publisher
PlantPure Productions LCC
Pub. Date
2́015.
Edition
DVD.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 95 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The documentary film PlantPure Nation tells the story of three people on a quest to spread the message of one of the most important health breakthroughs of all time. After renowned nutritional scientist and bestselling author Dr. T. Colin Campbell gives a stirring speech on the floor of the Kentucky House of Representatives, his son Nelson, and Kentucky State Representative Tom Riner work together to propose a pilot program documenting the health...
5) World War Z
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Former United Nations investigator Gerry Lane ... [is] in a race against time to save both his family and the world from a pandemic that is toppling governments and threatening to destroy humanity itself"--Container.
Series
Reading rainbow volume 34
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 30 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The book explains what germs are, how bacteria and viruses affect the human body, and how the body fights against them. Other segments include: Finding out about germs: LeVar uses a microscope to discover what germs really look like ; How your body fights germs: animation featuring the body's defense team works in action ; How bacteria can help: a visit to an organic farm illustrates how micro-organisms are important to growing food.
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Diseases that were largely eradicated in the U.S. a generation ago - including whooping cough, measles, mumps - are returning, in part because nervous parents are skipping their children's shots. This takes viewers around the world to track epidemics, explore the science behind vaccinations, and shed light on the risks of opting out. The vast majority of Americans - more than 90% - vaccinate their children. Yet many people have questions about the...
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Deutsch
Description
An unprecedented global examination of endangered honeybees spanning from California to Switzerland, China and Australia. With all the hallmarks of a great nature documentary, the film employs the latest in cinematic technology to observe phenomena undetectable by normal eyesight, beautifully portraying the dramatic story of the disappearance of millions of bees in the last decade.
9) The cured
Publisher
Shout! / Scream Factory
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 95 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
What happens when the undead return to life? In a world ravaged by a virus that turns the infected into zombies, a cure is found and the wrenching process of reintegrating the survivors back into society begins. Among the formerly afflicted is Senan, a young man haunted by the horrific acts he committed while infected. He attempts to restart his life, but is society ready to forgive him and those like him? Or will fear and prejudice once again tear...
11) Planet terror
Publisher
Weinstein Company
Pub. Date
[2007]
Edition
Unrated edition.
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A small town sheriffs' department has to deal with an outbreak of murderous, infected people called "sickos." Cherry Darling meets up again with her old lover, El Wray, just as their Texas town is being overrun by "sickos" with festering sores turning them into zombies. Cherry has El Wray's jacket, which she took with her when she left and he keeps trying to explain how he looked for it for two weeks and she keeps interrupting his story. Gun-legged...
12) Surviving ebola
Series
Pub. Date
2015
Edition
DVD.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
As the Ebola epidemic threatens to spiral out of control, NOVA reports from the hot zone, where courageous medical teams struggle to cope with a flood of victims, to labs where scientists are racing to test vaccines and find a cure. Surviving Ebola includes chilling firsthand interviews of what it's like to catch and survive this terrible affliction.
Publisher
Virgil Films
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (52 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Join Rip Esselstyn, former Texas firefighter and author of the national bestselling Engine 2 Diet, as he guides the White and Wali families through an Engine 2 Kitchen Rescue. Watch Rip teach the families how to take control of their health through: undertaking a top-to-bottom pantry clean-out, showing them how to navigate the grocery store aisles to not get burned by misleading nutritional labels, and cooking lessons to make family favorite dishes...
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (730 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
As it returns for Season 4, families will be brought together in the vibrant and violent area of the U.S.-Mexico border. After international lines were done away with following the world's end, the characters must attempt to rebuild not only society, but family as well.
Pub. Date
2016
Physical Desc
5 DVDs (648 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Returning but not on land, action packed and boat adventures await. Constant threats made after the last escape from land. Truly makes protecting one another the most important on the unsafe waters. Just because zombies can't swim, doesn't mean there isn't anything to be worried about.
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (716 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A group of survivors led by Morgan Jones and Alicia Clark have a clear mission: locate survivors and provide help for others in an effort to make up for the wrongdoings of their pasts and make what's left of the world a slightly better place.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (482 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The amoral Umbrella Corporation has engineered a virus that turns innocent people into the living dead. Throughout the film series, a lone woman named Alice is humanity's only hope against the rising zombie horde.
Publisher
PBS/Frontline
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
DVD.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Frontline reporter David Hoffman investigates the alarming rise in hospitals, communities, and across the globe of untreatable infections. Fueled by decades of antibiotic overuse, the crisis has deepened as major drug companies have abandoned the development of new antibiotics. Without swift action, the miracle age of antibiotics could be coming to an end.
19) Safe
Series
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (119 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Carol White, a suburban housewife, finds her affluent environment suddenly turning against her.
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (738 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
After being torn apart by the Pioneers Morgan's group is not dispensed across their far-reaching settlements, with life behind the Pioneers' walls testing each of the group's members in different ways, and forcing them to define who they really are in this new world. As Morgan's bid to free the remaining members of the group grows bolder, Virginia's desperation to find her sister accelerates, as does her need to protect the settlements from the enemy...
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