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<strong>Off</strong>-<strong>air</strong> recording of tne SBS programme broadcast 12/02/06, 19/02/06, 26/02/06,<br />
05/03/06, 12/03/06, 19/03/06. Copied under <strong>Part</strong> 5A of the Copyright Act 1968.<br />
Colour recording system: PAL ; Region all.<br />
'A co-production of the WGBH/Nova Science Unit and Vulcan Productions, Inc.'<br />
Title from SBS website: Science - prescription for survival.<br />
Copyright notice: Commonwealth of Australia. Copyright Regulations. 1969.<br />
Warning.<br />
[disc 1] pt. 1. Disease warriors ; pt. 2. Rise of the superbugs -- [disc. 2] pt.<br />
3. Delivering the goods ; pt. 4. Deadly messengers -- [disc 3] pt. 5. Back to<br />
the basics ; pt. 6. How safe are we?<br />
Production credits vary for each episode.<br />
Narrated by Brad Pitt.<br />
A six-part documentary on the health threats which face the world today.<br />
Retraces the past 150 years' breakthroughs made in public health, which increase<br />
the average western life expectancy by 35 years. Shows conditions in over twenty<br />
countries, examining why curable diseases still persist; the efforts to treat<br />
them; and the dangers of new "superbugs." Enquiry into how the benefits of<br />
public health have yet to reach many of the poorest nations in the developing<br />
world. In the past two decades, infectious diseases which had nearly been<br />
eradicated, such as tuberculosis, have resurged with a vengeance; while deadly<br />
new diseases, such as AIDS, SARS and West Nile Virus have emerged. Microbial<br />
resistance to many modern drugs is rising, threatening people everywhere. Today,<br />
the latest epidemic is only a plane ride away.<br />
<strong>Part</strong> One, Disease warriors, chronicles the groundbreaking work of early<br />
researchers, such as, the English physician Edward Jenner, and the French<br />
scientist Louis Pasteur. <strong>Part</strong> two, Rise of the superbugs, tells the story of the<br />
discovery of the very first antibiotic, penicillin, and the subsequent<br />
development of more "wonder drugs", which transformed modern medicine. Looks at<br />
also the growing threat posed by new strains of germs, such as tuberculosis and<br />
staph, which are resistant to the best antibiotics. Questions the effectiveness<br />
of the present strongest medicines, and the ability to develop new drugs in time<br />
to replace them.<br />
<strong>Part</strong> three, Delivering the goods examines how at the beginning of the 21st<br />
century, science can prevent, treat or cure most of the deadliest diseases known<br />
to mankind. Yet, millions die needlessly every year because the benefits of<br />
modern medicine and public health fail to reach them. Documents the innovative<br />
health programs and health champions who, against all odds, are delivering the<br />
goods to millions and inspiring a new vision for the future of global health.<br />
<strong>Part</strong> four, Deadly messengers is the history of the plague and its devastating<br />
consequences for Medieval Europe. It is also about the serious threat posed by<br />
vector-borne diseases, with the mosquito, identified as the most dangerous<br />
vector, which contines to threaten public health, today. Includes stories of<br />
heroic scientists and health workers who battled against the mosquito; and<br />
examines current efforts to control vector-borne diseases.<br />
<strong>Part</strong> five, Back to basics, investigates the link between health and the<br />
essential requirements which many people take for granted. It also examines how<br />
an overabundance of nutrition - in the form of over-consumption - is causing an<br />
epidemic of obesity, spreading across the globe. <strong>Part</strong> six, Prescription for<br />
survival, examines the most serious threats facing mankind today, such as avian<br />
flu; and the urgent need to strengthen global public health systems.<br />
First released: [Boston] : WGBH Educational Foundation and Vulcan Productions,<br />
Inc., c2005. Original released in series: Nova.<br />
DVD.<br />
Closed-captioned for the hearing imp<strong>air</strong>ed.<br />
ERC DVD.<br />
614.409 PRES.<br />
disc 1 pt.1-2.<br />
PRESCRIPTION FOR SURVIVAL [VIDEORECORDING] : A GLOBAL HEALTH CHALLENGE.<br />
<strong>Off</strong>-<strong>air</strong> recording of tne SBS programme broadcast 12/02/06, 19/02/06, 26/02/06,<br />
05/03/06, 12/03/06, 19/03/06. Copied under <strong>Part</strong> 5A of the Copyright Act 1968.