DescriptionG. Wayne Miller has dramatically and meticulously reconstructed an amazing true story: how a group of renegade Minnesota surgeons, led by Dr. Walt Lillehei, made medical history by becoming the first doctors to operate deep inside the human heart. Few o…
DescriptionSome people would rather die than compromise their values, particularly in matters of life and death. The Rev. Dr. Ernle W.D. Young stakes out a middle ground in the diametrically opposed playing fields which exist around biomedical ethics. He looks at contraception as a matter of personal empowerment and a form of population control and discusses the opposing views of the religious establishment. He also explores whether or not it is moral to destroy or fertilize surplus eggs, whether gestational surrogacy is glorified prostitution, and if there are limits to aggressive treatment in neonatal and adult intensive care. But the underlying question is - are scientists playing God by manipulating when we are born, how we are born, and how long we are going to live?
DescriptionLack willpower? You don't need it to succeed with this revolutionary program for lifelong health, energy, and vitality. Coauthors Robert Giller, M.D., and Kathy Matthews have teamed up to develop an effective program that tackles major factors affecting health with a one-week-at-a-time approach.
DescriptionMedical research suggests that a baby born today may well live to be more than 100 years old. Twenty - or even ten - years ago, who would have believed that cloning would be a reality? Today, replacing joints and organs is no longer revolutionary surgery. But what lies ahead? This fascinating audio program explores the medical marvels that promise to improve and prolong our lives in the next century. Will genetic engineering allow us to "choose" the sex, physical qualities, and even personality traits of our children? Can we control our "genetic clocks"? Will we want to clone people whose lives are threatened by age or disease? Can we meet the challenge to make life longer, and better at the same time? Hear in-depth articles from Time Magazine that explore the exciting medical possibilities and the moral issues surrounding the question: Can we live forever?
