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Life support

Looks at how the role of medicine at the end of life is being tested in three cultures: Sun City, Arizona; Clifton, Ireland; and Benares, India.

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  • "Medicine at the crossroads"@en

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  • "Looks at how the role of medicine at the end of life is being tested in three cultures: Sun City, Arizona; Clifton, Ireland; and Benares, India."@en
  • "Last of a six part series examining progress in genetic science and technology and the resu."@en
  • "As the number of elderly people continues to climb dramatically around the world, modern medicine increasingly struggles with the realities of chronic disease and death. As bioscience looks for improved treatments for the debilitating diseases of old age and even attempts to find the genetic markers for old age itself, how can medicine respond to the need for care and the ethical issues involved in extending life? This program looks at how the role of medicine at the end of life is being tested in three cultures: Sun City, Arizona; Clifton, Ireland; and Benares, India."@en
  • "As the number of elderly people continues to climb dramatically around the world, modern medicine increasingly struggles with the realities of chronic disease and death. As bioscience looks for improved treatments for the debilitating diseases of old age and even attempts to find the genetic markers for old age itself, how can medicine respond to the need for care and the ethical issues involved in extending life?"@en
  • "By 2050 the earth's population will have doubled. What are the new ideas about elder health care that will help policy makers and medical providers cope with this demographic explosion? Explore the possibilities by traveling to three sharply contrasting cultures to view different ways societies care for their elderly."@en
  • "Last of a six part series examining progress in genetic science and technology. As bioscience looks for improved treatments for the debilitating diseases of old age, how can medicine respond to the need for care and the ethical issues involved in extending life? This documentary looks at how the role of medicine at the end of life is being tested in three cultures: Sun City, Arizona; Clifton, Ireland; and Benares, India."@en
  • "Summary: This programme looks at three cultures and explores the dilemmas of the last stage of life and the role that medicine might play. The three places looked at are Benares, India, Sun City, Arizona and Clifden, Ireland."
  • "As the number of elderly people continues to climb dramatically around the world, modern medicine increasingly struggles with the realities of chronic diseases and death. As bioscience looks for improved treatments for the debilitating diseases of old age and even attempts to find the genetic markers for old age itself, how can medicine respond to the need for care and the ethical issues involved in extending life? "Life Support" looks at how the role of medicine at the end of life is being tested in three cultures: Sun City, Arizona; Clifton, Ireland; and Benares, India."@en

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  • "Documentary television programs"@en
  • "Cross-cultural studies"@en
  • "Television programs"@en
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  • "Nonfiction television programs"@en
  • "Case studies"

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  • "Life support"
  • "Life support"@en

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