| Edition |
Widescreen version. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (60 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
Originally broadcast on Feb. 3, 2009 as a segment of the television program, Frontline. |
| Credits |
Executive editor, Louis Wiley Jr. ; executive producer, David Fanning ; senior producer, Ken Dornstein ; editor, Gail Huddleson ; camera, Vincente Franco ; sound, Ray Day ; original music, Christopher Rife. |
| Summary |
"In 2004, journalist Dave Iverson received the same news that had been delivered to his father and older brother years earlier: He had Parkinson's disease, a degenerative neurological disorder that affects about one million Americans. Iverson sets off on a personal journey to explore the scientific, ethical, and political debate that surrounds Parkinson's, a disease at the center of the ongoing controversy over embryonic stem cell research. Iverson talks to scientists on the cutting edge of new cures and therapies for Parkinson's as well as a number of other major neurological conditions. And he has intimate conversations with fellow Parkinson's sufferers like actor Michael J. Fox and writer Michael Kinsley."--Container. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| System Details |
DVD; NTSC; region 1; widescreen presentation (enhanced for 16x9 televisions); stereo. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned. |
| Form |
Also available online. |
| Subject |
Fox, Michael J., 1961- |
|
Parkinson Disease -- etiology. |
|
Parkinson Disease. |
|
Exercise. |
|
Parkinson Disease -- therapy. |
|
Stem Cell Transplantation. |
| Genre/Form |
Nonfiction television programs.
|
|
Documentary television programs.
|
|
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
|
| Subject |
Parkinson's disease -- Patients -- United States -- Biography.
|
|
Parkinson's disease -- Treatment -- United States.
|
|
Stem cells -- Research -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States.
|
|
Stem cells -- Research -- Political aspects -- United States.
|
|
Fox, Michael J., 1961-
|
|
Kinsley, Michael E.
|
| Added Author |
Iverson, Dave.
|
|
Kikim Media (Firm)
|
|
WGBH Educational Foundation.
|
|
Independent Television Service.
|
| Added Title |
My father, my brother and me |
| Note |
Title on container: My father, my brother & me : life with Parkinson's disease |
| ISBN |
0793670527 |
|
9780793670529 |
| Standard No. |
841887010535 |
| Music No. |
FRL62707 PBS Home Video |
| Standard No. |
NLM 101495594 |
|
