Resources/Library

Below are some books and video recording's that we think are of interest. To find one of the following books/videos, click here to access AMICUS to search records from 1,300 Canadian Libraries! Or click here to access the Canadian Library gateway.

Recommended Reading:

• Robert Gutherie – the PKU story: crusade against neurological impairments by Jean Koch.
• Everybody has Somthing by Margret Domnick is a children's book that addresses diversity and promotes acceptance. Her son has PKU.
• The Spirit of Lo by Terry & Don Detrich is a story about a family struggling to deal with CF.

Recommended Viewing:

• Introduction to Newborn Screening - Developed by the Government of Ontario. This is an excellent, quick, introduction to Newborn Screening. This video is available for download free of charge.
• A question of genes - PBS (South Burlington, VT Oregon Public Broadcasting 1997.)
• Noise of the Creation by S Istvan
• Historical videos (USA) - Discovery of Phenyloketonuria, Discovery of diet for PKU, and Newborn Screening Test (1970) - these videos can be viewed using Flash