Body Perception, Heart Diseases Risks, Diagnosing Alzheimer's, and More

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In Tonic, Dr. Norman Swan leads a team of reporters who cover all aspects of health, from lifestyle to complementary medicines to the most recent medical discoveries. Topics covered in this episode include: *Using Virtual Reality to Change Our Body Perception: Bioprinting: amazing technology that uses printers in ways you'd never imagine! Science fiction is becoming reality with the development of a machine that might one day make human spare parts. This is cutting-edge technology that will blow your mind-and if your mind does get blown, don't worry: we can make you a new one, or any other organ. Casey Beros has the story. *Cholesterol as a Risk Factor for Heart Disease-Is It All It's Cracked Up to Be?

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28 min

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[2013], c2011

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