First Do No Harm

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First Do No Harm is a 1997 American television drama film about a family's struggle to find effective treatment for their child's severe epilepsy, ultimately turning to the ketogenic diet.

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instanceOf drama film
television film
basedOn real-life experiences of Jim Abrahams's son
cinematographyBy Kees Van Oostrum
countryOfOrigin United States
director Jim Abrahams
distributor American Broadcasting Company
editedBy Lynzee Klingman
executiveProducer Meryl Streep
genre drama
medical drama
hasCastMember Allison Janney
Fred Ward
George Coe
Leo Burmester
Margo Martindale
Meryl Streep
Seth Adkins
Tom Butler
hasTagline Sometimes the cure is worse than the disease
locationOfFilming Canada
Iowa
mainSubject epilepsy
family struggle
ketogenic diet
medical treatment
musicBy William Olvis
notableFor raising awareness of the ketogenic diet for epilepsy
originalLanguage English
originalNetwork ABC
portrays conflict with conventional medical establishment
refractory epilepsy
use of ketogenic diet as epilepsy treatment
producer Jim Abrahams
productionCompany Abrahams Productions
publicationYear 1997
releaseDate 1997-02-16
runtime approx. 94 minutes
screenwriter Ann Beckett
Jim Abrahams
starring Allison Janney
Fred Ward
George Coe
Leo Burmester
Margo Martindale
Meryl Streep
Seth Adkins
Tom Butler
titleLanguage English

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Jim Abrahams directorOf First Do No Harm