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61) The vaccine war
Publisher
PBS Video
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
DVD.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (60 minutes) : sound, color ; 12 cm
Language
English
Description
Controversy surrounds vaccines for many ordinary Americans. On one side sits scientific medicine, and the public health establishment; on the other a populist coalition of parents, celebrities, politicians and activists. It's a war that increasingly takes place on the Internet with both sides using the latest social media tools, including Facebook and twitter, to win the hearts and minds of the public.
Author
Publisher
Harmony Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xv, 367 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Women's health pioneer, Suzanne Somers, aims to provide readers with an arsenal of solutions for thriving, not just surviving in an increasingly toxic world. Suzanne interviews cutting-edge doctors in the fields of environmental medicine and integrative health, providing a clear identification of the core reasons we're so 'tox-sick' as well as a whole-life plan for detoxifying your body, home, and life for optimal health, weight, and living"--
72) Minamata
Author
Publisher
Holt, Rinehart, and Winston
Pub. Date
1975.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
192 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm
Language
English
74) The hundred-year lie: how to protect yourself from the chemicals that are destroying your health
Author
Publisher
Plume
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
vii, 292 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
75) Radium city
Publisher
Carole Langer Productions
Pub. Date
[2005?]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In the small town of Ottowa, IL, dozens of young women hired to paint luminous numbers on clock faces contract radium poisioning.
Author
Publisher
Counterpoint
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
xvii, 328 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
This book--the testimony of the authors' experience--exposes the extent to which we are poisoned every day of our lives, from the simple household dust that is polluting our blood to the toxins in our urine that are created by run-of-the-mill shampoos and toothpaste. Ultimately hopeful, the book empowers readers with some simple ideas for protecting themselves and their families, and changing things for the better.
Author
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
xvii, 221 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Hotez draws on his experiences as a pediatrician, vaccine scientist, and father of an autistic child. Outlining the arguments on both sides of the debate, he examines the science that refutes the concerns of the anti-vaccine movement, debunks current conspiracy theories alleging a cover-up by the CDC, and critiques the scientific community's failure to effectively communicate the facts about vaccines and autism to the general public, all while sharing...
Publisher
Woodhead Pub
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
1 online resource (xvii, 486 pages) : illustrations.
Language
English
Description
From long-standing worries regarding the use of lead and asbestos to recent research into carcinogenic issues related to the use of plastics in construction, there is growing concern regarding the potential toxic effects of building materials on health. Toxicity of building materials provides an essential guide to this important problem and its solutions. Beginning with an overview of the material types and potential health hazards presented by building...
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