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Owning the sun : a people's history of monopoly medicine from aspirin to COVID-19 vaccines / by Zaitchik, Alexander,1974-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Owning the Sun tells the story of one of the most contentious fights in human history: the legal right to control the production of lifesaving medicines. Medical science began as a discipline geared toward the betterment of all human life, but the merging of research with intellectual property and the rise of the pharmaceutical industry warped and eventually undermined its ethical foundations. Since the Second World War, federally funded research has facilitated most major medical breakthroughs, yet these drugs are often wholly controlled by price-gouging corporations with growing international ambitions. Why does the U.S. government fund the development of medical science in the name of the public, only to relinquish exclusive rights to drug companies, and how does such a system impoverish us, weaken our responses to global crises, and, as in the case of AIDS and COVID-19, put the world at risk? Outlining how generations of public health and science advocates have attempted to hold the line against Big Pharma and their allies in government, Alexander Zaitchik's first-in-kind history documents the rise of medical monopoly in the United States and its subsequent globalization. From the controversial arrival of patent-wielding German drug firms in the late nineteenth century, to present-day coordination between industry and philanthropic organizations-including the influential Gates Foundation-that stymie international efforts to vaccinate the world against COVID-19, Owning the Sun tells one of the most important and least understood histories of our time"--
Subjects: Medical care, Cost of; Medicine;
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The passage : a novel / by Cronin, Justin.;
Subjects: Suspense fiction.; Epic fiction.; Fantasy fiction.; Human experimentation in medicine; Vampires; Virus diseases;
© 2010., DoubleDay Canada,
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Deadpool [videorecording] / by Miller, Tim,1964-film director.; Reynolds, Ryan,actor.; Skrein, Ed,1983-actor.; Baccarin, Morena,actor.; Miller, T. J.,1981-actor.; Carano, Gina,1982-actor.; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc,publisher.;
Ryan Reynolds, Ed Skrein, Morena Baccarin, T.J. Miller, Gina Carano.Based upon Marvel Comics' most unconventional anti-hero, the film tells the origin story of former Special Forces operative turned mercenary Wade Wilson, who after being subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, adopts the alter ego Deadpool. Armed with his new abilities and a dark, twisted sense of humor, Deadpool hunts down the man who nearly destroyed his life.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R; for strong violence and language throughout, sexual content and graphic nudity.DVD ; widsecreen presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1.
Subjects: Superhero films.; Action and adventure films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Deadpool (Fictitious character); Human experimentation in medicine; Antiheroes; Revenge;
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Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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Jungle cruise [videorecording] / by Blunt, Emily,actor.; Collet-Serra, Jaume,1974-film director.; David, John,film producer.; Falcón, Veronica,actor.; Ficarra, Glenn,screenwriter.; Flynn, Beau,film producer.; Fox, John(Producer),film producer.; Garcia, Hiram,1976-film producer.; Green, Michael(Screenwriter),screenwriter.; Johnson, Dwayne,1972-film producer,actor.; Ramírez, Édgar,1977-actor.; Requa, John,screenwriter.; Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.; Walt Disney Pictures,production company.; Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (Firm),production company.;
Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, Edgar Ramirez, Veronica Falcón, Paul Giamatti, Jack Whitehall, David Lengel, Sulem Calderon.Come along on a rollicking thrill-ride down the Amazon with wisecracking skipper Frank Wolff and intrepid researcher Dr. Lily Houghton. Lily travels from London, England to the Amazon jungle and enlists Frank's questionable services to guide her downriver on La Quila, his ramshackle-but-charming boat. Lily is determined to uncover an ancient tree with unparalleled healing abilities, possessing the power to change the future of medicine. Thrust on this epic quest together, the unlikely duo encounters innumerable dangers and supernatural forces, all lurking in the deceptive beauty of the lush rainforest. But as the secrets of the lost tree unfold, the stakes reach even higher for Lily and Frank, and their fate and mankind's hangs in the balance.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13; for sequences of adventure violence.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Boats and boating; Jungles; Man-woman relationships; Medicinal plants; Rain forests; River boats;
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Why am I taller? : what happens to an astronaut's body in space / by Williams, Dave(Dafydd Rhys),1954-author.; Howell, Elizabeth,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.If youve seen astronauts returning to Earth youll have noticed that they have difficulty standing up because their muscles and bones have weakened. They also have problems with their vision, their sense of smell, and the bottoms of their feet. What happens in space that causes the human body to react and change? In 'Why Am I Taller?', Dave Williams, astronaut, aquanaut, pilot, ER doctor, scientist, CEO, and bestselling author, discusses what happens in space that causes the body to change. Williams lives in Toronto, ON.
Subjects: Human physiology.; Manned space flight.; Space flight; Space flight; Space medicine.;
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Younger : a breakthrough program to reset your genes, reverse aging, and turn back the clock 10 years / by Gottfried, Sara,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Aging; Longevity.; Medicine, Preventive.; Older people; Self-care, Health.;
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Grey's anatomy. [videorecording] / by Dempsey, Patrick,1966-; Oh, Sandra,1971-; Pompeo, Ellen.; Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm); Touchstone Home Entertainment (Firm);
Disc 1. A hard day's night -- The first cut is the deepest -- Winning a battle, losing the war -- No man's land -- Shake your groove thing.Disc 2. If tomorrow never comes -- The self-destruct button -- Save me -- Who's zoomin' who?Patrick Dempsey, Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh.Meredith Grey, a brilliant first-year surgical intern, together with her fellow residents, navigates her way through the daily traumas and social landmines of life inside the hospital and out in the real world.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.78:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Subjects: Interns (Medicine); Man-woman relationships; Medical television programs.; Residents (Medicine); Surgeons; Television programs.;
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Hum / by Phillips, Helen,1981-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."After losing her job to artificial intelligence, May, in a city populated by intelligent robots called "hums," takes her family on a three-night respite to the Botanical Garden, a rare green refuge, where her children come under threat and she is forced to trust a hum to save them"--
Subjects: Science fiction.; Novels.; Artificial intelligence; Human experimentation in medicine; Recreation areas; Short vacations;
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The Culture High. by Harvey, Brett,film director.; Rogan, Joe,actor.; Dogg, Snoop,actor.; Entertainment One Films Canada Inc (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Joe Rogan, Snoop DoggOriginally produced by Entertainment One Films Canada Inc in 2014.This documentary scours the deep-seated roots of this morally induced Marijuana campaign and reveals the fascinating path it has taken to get to where it is today.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Health.; Criminal law.; Social sciences.; Medicine.; Documentary films.; Current affairs.; History.; Drugs.; Marijuana.;
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Unlike the rest : a doctor's story / by Oriuwa, Chika Stacy,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.In this personal story of becoming, belonging and being seen, a psychiatry resident pulls back the curtain on the journey to becoming a doctor. From childhood, Chika Oriuwa dreamed of being a doctor. She knew that she was destined to wear the white coat one day, no matter what it took. The high of being accepted to the University of Toronto's Temerty Faculty of Medicine in 2016 came crashing down when Oriuwa discovered she was the only Black student in her incoming class of 259 students. Oriuwa soon learned that medical school and a medical career are not immune to the systemic discrimination that permeates the fabric of our world. Interwoven with descriptions of on-the-ground medical training, personal moments of doubt and success, and reflections on mental health and family expectations, Unlike the Rest is the moving and inspiring story of a young doctor's journey through medical school and residency, where she found her calling in the science and in the patients, but also felt alone and lonely, and compelled to advocate for change, not only for those in training but for those in care. While the risks of speaking up seemed great, staying silent was simply unacceptable. If you've ever doubted that you belong or struggled to find your voice, Unlike the Rest will inspire you to stay true to yourself and fight for what you believe in.
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Oriuwa, Chika Stacy.; Oriuwa, Chika Stacy; Black people in medicine; Discrimination in medical education; Medicine; Physicians; Racism in medicine; Women physicians;
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