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Mercies in disguise : a story of hope, a family's genetic destiny, and the science that rescued them / by Kolata, Gina Bari,1948-author.;

Includes bibliographical references and index."The phone rings. The doctor from California is on the line. "Are you ready Amanda?" The two people Amanda Baxley loves the most had begged her not to be tested-at least, not now. But she had to find out. If your family carried a mutated gene that foretold a brutal illness and you were offered the chance to find out if you'd inherited it, would you do it? Would you walk toward the problem, bravely accepting whatever answer came your way? Or would you avoid the potential bad news as long as possible? In Mercies in Disguise, acclaimed New York Times science reporter and bestselling author Gina Kolata tells the story of the Baxleys, an almost archetypal family in a small town in South Carolina. A proud and determined clan, many of them doctors, they are struck one by one with an inscrutable illness. They finally discover the cause of the disease after a remarkable sequence of events that many saw as providential. Meanwhile, science, progressing for a half a century along a parallel track, had handed the Baxleys a resolution-not a cure, but a blood test that would reveal who had the gene for the disease and who did not. And science would offer another dilemma-fertility specialists had created a way to spare the children through an expensive process. A work of narrative nonfiction in the tradition of the The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, Mercies in Disguise is the story of a family that took matters into its own hands when the medical world abandoned them. It's a story of a family that had to deal with unspeakable tragedy and yet did not allow it to tear them apart. And it is the story of a young woman-Amanda Baxley-who faced the future head on, determined to find a way to disrupt her family's destiny."--

Subjects: Medical genetics.; Genetic disorders.; Genetic screening;

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Fighting cancer / by Anniss, Matt.;

Includes bibliographical references (page 47) and index.Discusses the disease, providing information on its causes, current treatments, prevention, genetic screening, and such significant breakthroughs as genetic therapy and immunotherapy.LSC

Subjects: Cancer.; Cancer; Cancer;

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Big baby [videorecording] / by Davitian, Ken,1953-; Langford, Stephen,1958-; Lawrence, Andrew,1988-; McCormick, Maureen,1956-; Screen Media Films (Firm),production company.;

Maureen McCormick, Andrew Lawrence, Ken Davitian.A mad scientist grandfather invents a genetic transformation machine and his 4 year old grandson accidentally turns his body into that of a 30 year old man. Baby Bobby escapes and runs around town as his siblings try to catch him before their parents get back from vacation AND before the bad guys get to him first. The machine is worth a lot of money and they only have a day before the machine loses its capabilities to change baby bobby back.MPAA Rating: R.DVD, NTSC, region 1; 5.1 surround sound ; Anamorphic widescreen (1.85).

Subjects: Babies; Children's films.; Comedy films.; Feature films.; Grandfathers; Inventors; Video recordings for children.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. [videorecording] / by Ice Cube(Musician),voice actor.; Abbey, Micah,voice actor.; Brown, Shamon,Jr.,voice actor.; Byrne, Rose,voice actor.; Cantu, Nicolas,2003-voice actor.; Cena, John,voice actor.; Cheng, Long,1954-voice actor.; Demetriou, Natasia,voice actor.; Edebiri, Ayo,voice actor.; Esposito, Giancarlo,voice actor.; Noon, Brady,voice actor.; Rogen, Seth,1982-voice actor.; Rowe, Jeff,film director.; Rudd, Paul,voice actor.; Rudolph, Maya,voice actor.; Spears, Kyler,film director.; Paramount Pictures Corporation,film distributor.;

Music by Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross.Ayo Edebiri, Rose Byrne, Jackie Chan, Natasia Demetriou, John Cena, Seth Rogen, Paul Rudd, Giancarlo Esposito, Maya Rudolph, Ice Cube.After years of being sheltered from the human world, the Turtle brothers set out to win the hearts of New Yorkers and be accepted as normal teenagers through heroic acts. Their new friend April O'Neil helps them take on a mysterious crime syndicate, but they soon get in over their heads when an army of mutants is unleashed upon them.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.

Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Children's films.; Action and adventure films.; Animated films.; Feature films.; Animal genetic engineering; Brothers; Ninja; Teenage girls; Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Fictitious characters); Turtles;

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Percy [videorecording] / by Aiyar, Pathy,actor.; Alvarez, Monique,actor.; Beach, Adam,1972-actor.; Braff, Zach,1975-actor.; Del Campo, Andrea,actor.; Donovan, Martin,1957-actor.; Kirby, Luke,1978-actor.; Ricci, Christina,actor.; Walken, Christopher,1943-actor.; Mongrel Media,film distributor.;

Christopher Walken, Pathy Aiyar, Monique Alvarez, Adam Beach, Zach Braff, Martin Donovan, Luke Kirby, Andrea Del Campo, Christina Ricci.Based on events from a 1998 lawsuit, Percy follows small-town farmer Percy Schmeiser, who challenges a major conglomerate when the company's genetically modified (GMO) canola is discovered in the 70-year-old farmer's crops. As he speaks out against the company's business practices, he realizes he is representing thousands of other disenfranchised farmers around the world fighting the same battle. Suddenly, he becomes an unsuspecting folk hero in a desperate war to protect farmers' rights and the world's food supply against what they see as corporate greed.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.

Subjects: Biographical films.; Feature films.; Fiction films.; Historical films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Schmeiser, Percy; Monsanto Company; Farmers; Farms; Transgenic organisms;

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Perimenopause for dummies / by Levy-Gantt, Rebecca,Dr.,author.;

Get to know perimenopause and manage troublesome symptoms. 'Perimenopause For Dummies' is a practical and comprehensive guide to the emotional, mental, and physical changes that begin to happen as you approach menopause. Demystify the connection between hormones and aging and make informed choices about how to deal with symptoms like weight gain, hot flashes, depression, mood swings, and insomnia. You'll learn about natural remedies and medical interventions that can ease the transition between fertility and menopause. Most importantly, you'll know what to expect, so the changes happening in your body won't take you by surprise. This Dummies guide is like a trusted friend who can guide you through your life's next chapter.

Subjects: Menopause.; Perimenopause.; Women;

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Star trek, the original series. [videorecording] / by Courage, Alexander.; Daniels, Marc.; Doohan, James.; Finnerman, Gerald Perry,1931-; Francis, Al.; Kelley, DeForest,1920-1999.; Nimoy, Leonard.; Roddenberry, Gene.; Shatner, William.; Takei, George,1937-; Paramount Pictures Corporation.;

Spectre of the gun / Lee Cronin -- Elaan of Troyius / John Meredyth Lucas -- The Paradise Syndrome / Margaret Armen -- The Enterprise incident / D.C. Fontana -- And the children shall lead / Edward J. Lakso -- Spock's brain / Lee Cronin -- Is there in truth no beauty? / Jean Lisette Aroeste -- The empath -- The Tholian web / Judy Burns -- For the world is hollow ... / Hendrik Vollaerts -- Day of the dove / Jerome Bixby -- Plato's stepchildren / Meyer Dolinsky -- Wink of an eye / Lee Cronin -- That which survives / D.C. Fontana -- Let that be your last battlefield / Lee Cronin -- Whom Gods destroy / Lee Erwin -- The mark of Gideon / Stanley Adams -- The lights of Zetar / Shari Lewis -- The cloud minders / Margaret Armen -- The way to Eden / D.C. Fontana -- Requiem for Methuselah / Jerome Bixby -- The savage curtain -- All our yesterdays / Jean Lisette Aroeste -- Turnabout intruder.Directors of photography, Gerald Perry Finnerman, Al Francis ; art director, Rolland M. Brooks, Walter M. Jefferies ; editors, James D. Ballas ... [et al.] ; theme music, Alexander Courage ; costume designers, Ken Harvey, Marge Makau, William Ware Theiss ; visual effects, Albert Whitlock.William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Nichelle Nichols, Walter Koenig, Majel Barrett.Space is our final frontier. In the 23rd century, The U.S.S. Enterprise embarks on a five year mission to explore the galaxy. The Enterprise is under the command of Captain James T. Kirk, whose First Officer is Mr. Spock, from the planet Vulcan. The Chief Medical Officer is Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy. With a determined crew of 430, the Enterprise encounters Klingons, Romulans, time paradoxes and genetic supermen. Their mission is to explore strange new worlds, to seek new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital.

Subjects: Kirk, James T. (Fictitious character); Science fiction television programs.; Spock (Fictitious character); Star Trek television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;

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