Tag: Health
Race To The Bottom: Ireland
This film delves into Irish horsemeat scandal, revealing a systematic criminal harvest of thousands of horses, which netted millions and stretches well beyond Ireland’s...
Outsourced: Clinical trials overseas
US pharmaceutical companies have moved their operations overseas over the course of the past decade. Instead of testing trial medicines on Americans, more and...
Fragile People
A day in life of someone who lives with osteogenesis imperfecta - or brittle bone disease - is fraught with risk. Even the tiniest...
Fast Food Baby
Our junk food addiction is dropping alarmingly down the age ladder and we are now rearing a generation of fast food babies. This arresting...
The Drugging of Our Children
Excessive talking, fidgeting, or squirming. Often loses things. Difficulty remaining seated, playing quietly, or sustaining attention. Sound like your child? The American Psychiatric Association's...
Rise of the Superbugs
It's difficult to imagine a world without medicines - and yet, before the twentieth century there weren't any. The discovery of the very first...
7 New Faces In 7 Days
Vietnam has one of the highest incidences of birth defects in the world, which scientists have linked to the use of chemicals such as...
Dana, The 8 Year Old Anorexic
Dana is eight years old and anorexic. Cutting Edge follows Dana as she embarks on an intensive 12-week programme at a specialist clinic, to...
People Say I’m Crazy
People Say I'm Crazy (1989) is a 56 minute award-winning color documentary produced by the California Network of Mental Health Clients. It is based...
The Weight of the Nation: Challenges
Obesity is a very serious medical condition, no longer viewed as strictly an issue of cosmetics. It's a contributing factor in the death and...
