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Body Perception, Heart Diseases Risks, Diagnosing Alzheimer's, and More
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In Tonic, Dr. Norman Swan leads a team of reporters who cover all aspects of health, from lifestyle to complementary medicines to the most recent medical discoveries. Topics covered in this episode...
In Tonic, Dr. Norman Swan leads a team of reporters who cover all aspects of health, from lifestyle to complementary medicines to the most recent medical discoveries. Topics covered in this episode include: *Using Virtual Reality to Change Our Body Perception: Bioprinting: amazing technology that uses printers in ways you'd never imagine! Science fiction is becoming reality with the development of a machine that might one day make human spare parts. This is cutting-edge technology that will blow your mind-and if your mind does get blown, don't worry: we can make you a new one, or any other organ. Casey Beros has the story. *Cholesterol as a Risk Factor for Heart Disease-Is It All It's Cracked Up to Be?
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- ABC International
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- Videos, Slides, Films
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- New York, N.Y. : Films Media Group, [2013], c2011
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- 1 streaming video file (28 min.) : sd., col
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- OCLC
- ocn860690664
- Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.
- Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on June 07, 2013.
- Films on Demand is distributed by Films Media Group for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
- Mode of access: Internet.
- System requirements: FOD playback platform.
- Virtual Reality and Body Image (2:19) -- Can Human Tissue Be Printed? (3:39) -- Saturated Fats and Heart Disease (3:13) -- Polyunsaturated Fats (4:07) -- Alzheimer's and Brain Scans (5:09) -- Informed Consent (2:52) -- Daily Glass of Red Wine (1:07) -- Non-Drug Treatments for Insomnia (3:18) -- Credits: Body Perception, Heart Diseases Risks, Diagnosing Alzheimer's, and More: Tonic (Series 1) (0:32)