Understanding illness

Explains the types of diabetes and how the disease can be safely managed in one's everyday life. Shows what people do to control diabetes.

Describes several eating disorders including anorexia and bulimia, their causes, and their impact on those suffering from these problems; includes a brief profile of Cathy Rigby and her experience with eating disorders.

Surveys the history, symptoms, causes, and treatment of diabetes and profiles Nicole Johnson, Miss America 1999, who has juvenile diabetes and wears an insulin pump.

Discusses the heart, how it works, and the diseases that can attack it, as well as how to prevent them, detect them, and treat them.

Describes the nature, symptoms, and causes of leukemia, gives a history of its study, and discusses various ways of treating it.

Describes Parkinson's disease, including the history of its discovery and profiles of those who survive and cope with it.

Describes the nature, symptoms, and possible causes of epilepsy, gives a history of its study, and discusses its treatment.

Discusses the causes and effects of blindness, and shows how individuals cope and adapt to the challenge of being blind.

Describes the many types of seizures that are known as epilepsy, and shows how people with this disorder must cope with a social stigma as well as the effects of the seizures.

Discusses how allergies occur and what can be done to relieve them.