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1	Sicko (2007) more movies like this directed by Michael Moore featuring Michael Moore add to wishlist After exploring the predominance of violence in American culture in Bowling for Columbine and taking a critical look at the September 11th attacks in Fahrenheit 9/11, activist filmmaker Michael Moore turns his attentions toward the topic of health care in the United States in this documentary that weighs the plight of the uninsured (and the ... see all copies from $2.72! new only from $8.85!
2	NOVA: Secrets of the Mind (2001) more movies like this directed by Alan Ritsko, Christopher Rawlence add to wishlist This program is part of a series from the popular PBS science show NOVA. This episode looks at brain function and the mind. Scientists discuss the findings of their latest research on the mysterious connection between the brain and the mind. They cover controversial subjects, such as racial and gender differences of the mind, and the part played ... see all copies from $11.68! new only from $11.88!
3	NOVA [TV Documentary Series] (1973) more movies like this add to wishlist Nova has won numerous Emmy awards since its debut in 1973 and is America's longest-running and most-watched science program to date. The series prides itself on helping the world understand and experience the excitement of exploring some of the most mind-boggling mysteries in the universe. Nova tackles dry scientific subjects and educates its ... see all copies from $6.96! new only from $10.04!
4	NOVA: Dying to Be Thin (2000) more movies like this directed by Larkin McPhee add to wishlist Nova explores the serious consequences of eating disorders in Nova: Dying to Be Thin. Anorexia and bulimia have become mainstream maladies, with open discussion of the millions of cases throughout the U.S. Anorexia alone accounts for the highest death rate of any psychological illness. If patients survive, the effects of self-imposed starvation ... see all copies from $2.50! new only from $10.41!
5	Modern Marvels: Polio Vaccine (2005) more movies like this add to wishlist Modern Marvels: The Polio Vaccine explains the devastation of poliomyelitis (polio), especially in the early 1800s, and the quest for a proper vaccine that eventually ended with Jonas Salk's revolutionary discovery in the early '50s. Sufferers of the disease discuss its effects, and scientists go over why Salk's vaccine-discovery was so essential. ... see all copies from $3.18! new only from $3.18!
6	The New Medicine (2006) more movies like this directed by Muffie Meyer add to wishlist Hosted by Dana Reeve, the documentary The New Medicine shows how such techniques as meditation and relaxation can offer benefits that many doctors have not considered. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide see all copies from $14.34! new only from $14.34!
7	Albert Schweitzer (1957) more movies like this directed by Erica Anderson, Jerome Hill featuring Fredric March add to wishlist Albert Schweitzer is an 80-minute color documentary on the life of the famed doctor/humanitarian. The film is essentially divided into two sections: The first details Schweitzer's youth in Austria, via still pictures and reconstructed scenes featuring Schweitzer's own grandson. The second half dwells upon Schweitzer's tireless medical efforts at ... see all copies from $3.40!
8	NOVA: Cracking the Code of Life (2001) more movies like this directed by Betsey Arledge, Elizabeth Arledge add to wishlist The much-anticipated sequencing of the human genome made global headlines in July 2000, as scientists culminated a ten-year attempt to decode the genetic makeup of human bodies. In a two-hour Nova special, Cracking the Code of Life, viewers follow this race to finish one of the most exciting chapters in the history of science. While this ... see all copies from $5.90! new only from $9.95!
9	NOVA: Search for a Safe Cigarette (2001) more movies like this directed by Carl Charlson add to wishlist The decades-long scientific quest to develop a less hazardous cigarette is examined in this program from the PBS series, NOVA. Directed by Carl Charlson, NOVA: Search for a Safe Cigarette features discussions with scientists as well as tobacco researchers and manufacturers to trace the history of these efforts and make predictions for what the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.47!
10	A Paralyzing Fear: The Story of Polio In America (1998) more movies like this directed by Nina Gilden Seavey add to wishlist This film goes beyond informing viewers about the physical consequences of polio. Noted actress Olympia Dukakis narrates in between interviews with polio survivors, their relatives, and physicians all across America. There's also a segment showing a massive inoculation of children in India. Much of the featured footage comes from the March of ... see all copies from $13.00! new only from $13.48!
11	NOVA: Life and Death in the War Zone (2004) more movies like this directed by Callum Macrae, Dimitri Doganis add to wishlist When the bombs start falling and the war machines start rolling, the sheer chaos experienced by military medics can put the stress of even the busiest inner-city emergency room to shame. As the Iraq war rages and the doctors, nurses, and staff of the 10th and 21st CaSH units leap into action, the barrage of chemical and biological attack victims ... see all copies from $3.87! new only from $9.88!
12	Elisabeth Kübler-Ross: Facing Death (2002) more movies like this directed by Stefan Haupt add to wishlist No late 20th century psychoanalyst did more to help patients and the general public cope with (and comprehend) the process of human death than Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross. Born in Zurich, Switzerland, Kübler-Ross earned her MD from the University of Zurich and evinced concern, generated by her firsthand observations, over the medical community's ... see all copies from $12.59! new only from $13.93!
13	Malaria: Fever Wars (2006) more movies like this add to wishlist Take a closer look at the disease that claims millions of lives every year and shows no signs of slowing in this documentary offering a global view of the malaria pandemic. As the interminable battle against the devastating infectious disease continues, scientists, doctors, and numerous other individuals weight in to offer informed opinions about ... see all copies from $12.53! new only from $19.99!
14	NOVA: Typhoid Mary - The Most Dangerous Woman in America (2005) more movies like this add to wishlist This film examines the outbreak of Typhoid Fever that sacked the posh summer community of Oyster Bay, Long Island in 1906. Investigations later revealed that a single, Irish cook-a woman who was perfectly healthy by all appearances-was the source of the outbreak and was henceforth known as Typhoid Mary. Using modern technology to examine this ... see all copies from $10.90! new only from $10.90!
15	Native American Medicine: Linking Traditional & Modern Complementary Healing (2001) more movies like this directed by David Broscombe add to wishlist The documentary Native American Medicine compares and contrasts ancient and traditional Native American healing techniques with modern medicine. The film focuses on how many people have attempted to keep the ancient customs alive in the face of popular science. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide see all copies from $6.85! new only from $6.85!
16	The Plague (2005) more movies like this add to wishlist The most devastating biological disaster in human history is explored as the documentary filmmakers at The History Channel turn their attentions to the ravaging and highly contagious disease that started like the common cold, and went on to decimate nearly one-third of Europe's total population. By the time the fever took hold it was still ... see all copies from $6.74! new only from $8.99!
17	In Search of History: Scourge of the Black Death (2005) more movies like this add to wishlist The History Channel's illuminating documentary Scourge of the Black Death carries audiences back to that terrifying year of 542 A.D.: the year of the plague, when the grim reaper swept his scythe across the ruddy European landscape, decimating the hundred million who fell into his path and inaugurating an endless reign of misery. The horror was ... see all copies from $16.19! new only from $16.19!
18	Baghdad ER (2006) more movies like this directed by Jon Alpert, Matthew O'Neill add to wishlist The harsh realities of war are brought into focus in this documentary fromHBO. Acclaimed filmmakers Jon Alpert and Matthew O'Neill offer an uncensored look at life inside the 86th Combat Support Hospital during the second U.S. war in Iraq, presenting tense moments in the operating room as well as intimate interviews with both doctors and soldiers. ... see all copies from $11.95! new only from $14.24!
19	The Real Age Makeover: With Michael F. Roizen, MD (2006) more movies like this add to wishlist In years past, those who lost their beauty to the ravages of time had few other options than attempting to age gracefully and rely on cosmetics to turn back the clock. Times have changed though, and in this special originally aired on Public Television, Dr. Michael F. Roizen, M.D. instructs viewers on a variety of methods designed to erase years ... see all copies from $2.81! new only from $6.63!
20	I Remember Me (2001) more movies like this directed by Kim A. Snyder add to wishlist Kim A. Snyder was working on Jodie Foster's Home for the Holidays when she was struck with a painful and debilitating illness. Snyder eventually learned that she had what has come to be known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. As Snyder began to recover, she was inspired to make this documentary, I Remember Me, which encompasses her own experience with ... see all copies from $17.01! new only from $17.01!
21	Gray Matter (2004) more movies like this directed by Joe Berlinger add to wishlist Follow acclaimed documentarian Joe Berlinger (Paradise Lost, Metallica: Some Kind of Monster) as he explores one of the darkest wartime atrocities in recorded history in this affecting look at the children who suffered unspeakable horrors in the brutal first act of the Holocaust. In the Spring of 2002, Berlinger learned that the preserved brains ... see all copies from $13.48! new only from $13.48!
22	Motherland Afghanistan (2006) more movies like this directed by Sedika Mojadidi add to wishlist In a country where once in seven women dies during childbirth, a filmmaker whose compassionate father works in women's medicine strives to provide optimism and hope to patients who endure their debilitating illnesses with remarkable courage. Sedika Mojadidi's father once worked in Kabul's Laura Bush Maternity Ward - where scare medical supplies, ... see all copies from $13.39! new only from $13.39!
23	National Geographic: The Incredible Human Body (2002) more movies like this directed by Karen Goodman, Kirk Simon add to wishlist Originally broadcast on PBS, this science documentary from National Geographic investigates the miraculous machine that is the human body. Learn about the body's extraordinary capabilities through personal stories coupled with in-depth scientific explorations. Technological breakthroughs are shown concerning surgery, brain development, conception, ... see all copies from $12.75! new only from $18.72!
24	Nicholas Perricone: 7 Secrets of Beauty, Health and Longevity (2006) more movies like this add to wishlist Dr. Nicholas Perricone, clinical and research dermatologist of Michigan State University and a renowned medical innovator, qualifies as one of the world's foremost authorities on the subject of aging and anti-aging techniques. Perricone hosts the educational release Nicholas Perricone: 7 Secrets of Beauty, Health and Longevity, in which he ... see all copies from $7.74! new only from $7.74!
25	Methadonia (2005) more movies like this directed by Michel Negroponte add to wishlist Explore the clouded middle-ground between addiction and sobriety as recovering heroin addicts pass the time on prescription medications while struggling for years and decades to break their dependence on one of the most notorious narcotics of the modern era. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide see all copies from $13.49! new only from $13.49!

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