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A Mentor-Based Robotics Program that Inspires Innovation!
(1st-12th Grade)
Saturdays; May 25, June 8, July 13; 2:30 p.m. at John and Judy Gay Library (JJGL)
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Pub. Date
[2014]
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English
Description
Heart disease is the number one killer of women, but many women do not know the facts. This video reviews heart disease risk factors specific to women, including the use of hormone replacement therapy. It includes a review of the warning signs of a heart attack and emphasizes that women be proactive in their healthcare. A chapter devoted to reducing risk factors through lifestyle changes can help the patient take steps to better health. This video...
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English
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The world stands on the edge of a flu pandemic, according to the world’s leading experts. The results, they predict, will be catastrophic. Millions of deaths, economies and civil society in chaos, political life undermined or destroyed. A doomsday scenario! Such outbreaks happen two or three times every hundred years. We are due one now—and the avian flu strain H5N1 is the most likely candidate for a future pandemic. The last catastrophic flu...
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Did you know that there might be a cure for your racing heart, pounding chest, and fainting spells? Recent clinical studies and advances in medical technology have led to new treatments that can control or eliminate many abnormal heart rhythms. This program discusses how to recognize arrhythmia and what to do if you have it.
Pub. Date
[2009]
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English
Description
When a patient has a heart attack, he or she automatically thinks about what's going to happen next. This program includes tips on diet, exercise, taking medications, and emotional needs. Make sure every heart attack patient watches this program before going home.
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Pub. Date
[2005]
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English
Description
This program explores the role hormone replacement therapy plays in heart disease and discusses ways to treat and manage cardiovascular illness. Featured physicians include JoAnn Manson from Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Richard Stein from Beth Israel Hospital in New York City, and Jennifer Mieres from North Shore University Hospital in New York City.
13) Angina
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English
Description
Understand how coronary artery disease causes stable and unstable angina, and why immediate action is important when you experience angina or other symptoms of a possible heart attack.
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English
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About 75 million people in the United States have high blood pressure. When blood pressure is too high, the heart has to pump harder against the higher pressure, and over time that causes problems. The series Controlling High Blood Pressure, produced in conjunction with the American Heart Association, discusses how high blood pressure is detected, the damage it can cause, and how to keep it under control.
16) Heart Failure
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Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Watch how making a few healthy adjustments in your everyday routine can reduce your symptoms of heart failure.
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English
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Scientists have discovered that patients without a functioning CCR5 gene show a significantly better recovery from stroke. They have connected this to an HIV treatment that blocks CCR5 in AIDS patients, which slows the progression of the disease. They hope that this might prove to be the first ever treatment to help stroke patients recover better.
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