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21) Contagion
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
A thriller centered on the threat posed by a deadly disease and an international team of doctors contracted by the CDC to deal with the outbreak.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Investigate the rise of spillover viruses like Zika, Ebola and Nipah that can make the leap from animals to humans. Find out how human behaviors spread diseases and what science can do to anticipate and prevent epidemics around the world.
23) Rumbos paralelos
Publisher
Zima Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
Español
Description
"Gaby, Fer's legal mother, and Silvia, Diego's legal mother, live their lives happily, until, due to Diego's kidney disease, they discover that the children were accidentally exchanged at birth. Silvia seeks to recover custody of Fer and begins a legal trial that she ends up winning, so Diego ends up with Gaby, who with the intention of saving his life seeks his biological father."--
"Gaby, madre de Fer y Silvia, madre de Diego, viven sus vidas felizmente...
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Based on the incredible true story of the Beam family. When Christy discovers her ten-year-old daughter Anna has a rare, incurable disease, she becomes a ferocious advocate for her daughter's healing as she searches for a solution. After Anna has a freak accident and falls three stories, a miracle unfolds in the wake of her dramatic rescue that leaves medical specialists mystified, her family restored and their community inspired.
"The sweet sincerity...
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Daisy Fuller Williams is on her deathbed in a New Orleans hospital the day that Hurricane Katrina hits. At her side is her adult daughter, Caroline. Daisy asks Caroline to read to her aloud from the diary of Daisy's lifelong friend, Benjamin Button. Benjamin's diary recounts his entire extraordinary life. The unusual aspect of his life is that he ages backwards, being born an old man. He is diagnosed with several aged diseases at birth and thus given...
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Ash is the stock boy, who is an aging lothario and chainsaw-handed monster hunter who has spent the last 30 years avoiding responsibility, maturity and the terrors of the Evil Dead. When a Deadite plague threatens to destroy all of mankind, Ash is finally forced to face his demons; personal and literal. Destiny, it turns out, has no plans to release the unlikely hero from its "Evil" grip.
27) Super size me
Publisher
Hart Sharp Video
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
Filmmaker Morgan Spurlock embarks on a journey to find out if fast food is making Americans fat. For 30 days he can't eat or drink anything that isn't on McDonald's menu; he must eat three square meals a day, he must eat everything on the menu at least once, and supersize his meal if asked. He treks across the country interviewing a host of experts on fast food and a number of regular folk while downing McDonald's to try and find out why 37% of American...
28) Radium girls
Publisher
Juno Films
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Based on true events, it follows teen sisters, Bessie and Jo Cavallo, who dream of Hollywood and Egyptian pyramids as they paint luminous watch dials at the American Radium factory in New Jersey. When Jo loses a tooth, Bessie's world is turned upside down as a mystery slowly unravels. She discovers a corporate cover-up and, in a radical coming of age story, Bessie and the Radium Girls decide to take on American Radium. Based on historical events,...
Pub. Date
2014
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...
Series
Publisher
Discovery Digital Tecnologies
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
Español
Description
"Considerada la causa número uno de muerte en hombres y mujeres; una enfermedad silenciosa que en el momento menos esperado se revela trayendo consigo momentos de angustia y consecuencias fatales. Este programa le ofrece las mejores soluciones para evitar ser víctima de muerte debido a esta enfermedad. ¡Una solución! ¡Una vida de mayor duración!"--Container.
Heart disease is considered the number one cause of death in men and women. "Ataques...
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