At the start of the new millennium, close to half a million Americans have already died of AIDS. This detailed two-part series presents the latest research in the race to halt what is even now being called the defining disease of the 21st century. Gripping stories of how patients are coping with their diagnosis and the life issues associated with AIDS and asymptomatic HIV are also featured. A Discovery Channel Production. 2-part series, 51 minutes each.

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		Sound or Silence: The Debate over Cochlear Implants Thousands of Deaf people have had their hearing restored by a revolutionary device called a cochlear implant, which bypasses the damaged part of the ear to transmit digitally processed sound directly into the cochlea. Since it is advantageous to have...(more details)		DVD $149.95 DVD + 3-Year Streaming $224.93 3-Year Streaming $149.95
		Ending the Epidemic Will an HIV vaccine be discovered anytime soon? Will new drugs be able to indefinitely suppress the virus for people already infected? And will aggressive AIDS awareness programs in schools and prisons wake up two of the largest at-risk populations t...(more details)		DVD $149.95
		The Next Plague: The Nipah Virus In northern Malaysia, an epidemic starts killing pigs and the farmers who raise them. Doctors initially suspect Japanese encephalitis, but as the outbreak jumps the species barrier they realize they are confronting a completely unknown pathogen. This...(more details)		DVD $149.95 DVD + 3-Year Streaming $224.93 3-Year Streaming $149.95
		The List for Life: Transplants For patients Zach and Mike, there is only one thing that will extend their lives: a transplant. And even after surgery, nothing is certain-as in the case of Amna, a girl who has been fighting rejection of a bowel transplant for more than eight years....(more details)		DVD $169.95

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