physiological effect

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Surviving the extremes

a doctor's journey to the limits of human endurance
2004

Alcohol

teenage drinking
2004
Shows how alcohol affects the brain and body and impairs motor skills and judgment, and includes interviews with teenagers and experts, weighing drinking's benefits and risks.

Sadako and the thousand paper cranes

1991
Sadako Sasaki is the victim of the Hiroshima bomb. Hospitalized for leukemia, she is reminded of a Japanese legend which says if you create a thousand paper cranes the gods will make you well.

Smoking for two

cigarettes and pregnancy
1980

Noise pollution

1984
Discusses the problem of noise pollution, ranging from the annoyance level to that of a dangerous health hazard in modern society, and describes solutions made possible by noise reduction technology and changes in public health laws.

Mind and mood

understanding and controlling your emotions
1986
Defines various emotions, discussing why we have them, the nervous and endocrine systems, body language, behavior modification, and the health problems our emotions can cause.

GI guinea pigs

how the Pentagon exposed our troops to dangers more deadly than war : Agent Orange and atomic radiation
1980

The user's guide to vitamins and minerals

become an expert on what vitamins and minerals can do for your health
2003

Heroin

2005
Discusses the effects of heroin on the human body, the dangers of heroin abuse, and heroin abuse treatment and prevention.

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