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The Alzheimer's Project
Item# 40542
© 2009
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DVD ISBN: 978-1-61616-092-0
Alzheimer's disease may be affecting as many as five million Americans-and as the Baby Boomer generation moves through retirement, that number could more than double. While there is not yet a cure for...
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Caregivers
Item# 40546
© 2009
49 Min.
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DVD ISBN: 978-1-61616-096-8
Approximately 70 percent of people with Alzheimer's disease live at home and are cared for by family and friends-and the physical and emotional tolls on those caregivers can be extreme. Through five i...
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Grandpa, Do You Know Who I Am? with Maria Shriver
Item# 40544
© 2009
31 Min.
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DVD ISBN: 978-1-61616-094-4
Based on the book What's Happening to Grandpa? by Maria Shriver, this program tells the stories of five children, ages 6 through 15, who are confronted by the effects of Alzheimer's disease on their g...
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The Memory Loss Tapes
Item# 40543
© 2009
84 Min.
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DVD ISBN: 978-1-61616-093-7
This program puts a human face on the progression of Alzheimer's disease as it profiles seven people, ages 63 to 87, at different stages of the illness. Cases range from a woman fiercely holding onto...
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Momentum in Science, Parts 1 and 2
Item# 40545
© 2009
120 Min.
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DVD ISBN: 978-1-61616-095-1
Amidst the heartbreak of Alzheimer's disease, there is real reason for hope. This program goes inside the labs and clinics of 25 leading scientists and physicians who are seeking to discover how to be...
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New! Brain Fitness2: Sight and Sound
Item# 40882
© 2008
60 Min.
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As people get older, the information they receive from their eyes and ears becomes degraded and the brain's ability to make sense of that information slows, putting elderly people in jeopardy of losin...
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New! Surgical Weight Loss
Item# 40699
© 2008
27 Min.
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After repeated failed attempts at weight reduction through diet and exercise, surgery may be the most effective treatment for obese and morbidly obese individuals. By following the course of several m...
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New! Parkinson's: The Great Drug Experiment
Item# 40663
© 2008
45 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-61616-256-6
DVD ISBN: 978-1-61616-255-9
Once diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, most patients can expect a stable and active lifestyle for up to a decade-but new drugs could lengthen that period. This program follows five volunteers in the...
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New! Dealing with Degenerative Disk Disease
Item# 40698
© 2008
27 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-61616-219-1
DVD ISBN: 978-1-61616-218-4
Degenerative disk disease is not really a disease at all, but the result of aging, injury, or physical activity. Nonetheless, the condition can be both painful and debilitating, and by late middle age...
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New! Deadly Calcium: The Science Behind a Major Health Threat
Item# 40640
© 2008
44 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-61616-179-8
DVD ISBN: 978-1-61616-178-1
Research into the pathology of calcification is building momentum. This program follows the work of scientists and physicians dedicated to the study of calcium in the human body-including how and why...
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