Tainted Blood

Author : André Picard
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2019-12-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781443460224

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The Gift of Death by André Picard Pdf

Few Canadians know of "Mr. L," an auto worker in Ontario who gave "the gift of life" in 1984 as part of a company blood donor drive. Many more will remember Kenneth Pittman, a 53-year-old heart patient, who died after being infected with AIDS -- from Mr. L's blood. They will also remember Mr. Pittman's wife, Rochelle, who contracted the virus from her husband because his doctor decided not to inform them of Mr. Pittman's fatal disease. This tragic story is a microcosm of Canada's blood scandal. For over a decade, bureaucratic dithering, profits-over-protection responses, a paternalistic medical establishment and uninformed victims combined to create the worst health-care disaster in Canadian history. More than 1,200 people have contracted AIDS from tainted blood -- and the dying continues. André Picard has produced the definitive analysis of this complex tragedy. All of the players are here -- public health officials who refused to take the "homosexual plague" seriously; the Red Cross, which worried about bad publicity and the bottom line; the too-little-too-late government that offered inadequate compensation for victims; and the arrogant medical establishment which sometimes took years to inform HIV patients of their condition; and most of all, the victims, who are paying for this betrayal with their lives. The Gift of Death is a call for a serious re-evaluation of an outdated blood system to ensure that a similar tragedy never occurs.

Author : Vic Parsons
Publisher : Lester Publishing, Limited
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : History
ISBN : PSU:000024196871

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Bad Blood by Vic Parsons Pdf

Author : Catherine Wiltcher,Cora Kenborn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2021-05-24
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798509520860

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Bad Blood by Catherine Wiltcher,Cora Kenborn Pdf

From Cora Kenborn and Catherine Wiltcher comes Corrupt Gods, a brand new arranged marriage mafia duet. A Santiago is a lesson in ruin. A Carrera bleeds for revenge. Thalia Santiago is the daughter of my enemy. A beautiful rebel with a single cause. Impulsive. Fearless. And ripe for her father's undoing. I recognized her the moment she stepped into my casino. I watched her start the fires that burned her pretty fingers, and then I poured gasoline on the flames. Now she's in my debt, and her dues are a shiny gold ring and a vow of deception. I'll bend her. I'll break her. I'll turn our mockery of a marriage into a battlefield. And that river of bad blood that flows between our two families? I'll make it an ocean of hate. *This is book 1 of a new dark romance duet. Tainted Blood, book 2, releases June 9th. **Bad Blood is set in the Santiago and Carrera worlds, but it is not necessary to have read either trilogy beforehand.

Author : Elaine DePrince
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015047505006

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Cry Bloody Murder by Elaine DePrince Pdf

The poignant and shocking story of a mother whose hemophiliac sons contracted AIDS through blood transfusions, this work presents a scathing indictment of the blood-products industry. DePrince brings to her story the zeal of a superb investigative reporter and the rage of a grieving mother.

Author : Hubert C. Kueter
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : STANFORD:36105124018727

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My Tainted Blood by Hubert C. Kueter Pdf

"Professor of German literature recounts surviving the Nazis and postwar racism. The half-Jewish teenager forages to feed family and friends. Adventures in school, sports, music, cooking, romance, and intrigue, involving German, Russian, and African American soldiers, tell the multifaceted story of the German Jews and their unrequited love of Germany"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Melanie Lee Bonnefoux
Publisher : Publish America
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Feather, Holly-Anne (Fictitious character)
ISBN : 1413739105

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Tainted Blood by Melanie Lee Bonnefoux Pdf

Holly-Anne Feather just wants to lead a normal life, but the fates have a different plan for the powerful college student-and normal is not in the curriculum. Holly, a determined young lady, has put the preternatural behind her-or so she thinks. But a trip to Charlotte, North Carolina and a meeting with its charismatic Holder, Michele, changes everything and puts Holly right back into the hot seat. It seems that war has broken out in Charlotte-a war between the elves and the vampires. With neither side giving an inch, Charlotte has become a battlefield for the dead. Holly, blood-tied to Lucien, has been recruited to join the ranks. And the vampires will have her - kicking and screaming if need be. Her empathic powers will be tested like never before and Holly knows in this otherworldly battle escaping with your life will be the true prize.

Author : Thomas C. McCollum
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1880404117

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Tainted Blood by Thomas C. McCollum Pdf

On being diagnosed HIV-positive, businessman Scott Reid, who has not been in situations to catch the disease, launches an investigation. He discovers he was infected by a doctor working for gangsters who want him dead and sets out to settle scores. A first novel.

Author : Yajna Ramnath
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2017-01-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1541263685

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Tainted Blood by Yajna Ramnath Pdf

Welcome to Dramir, a city where the blood never stops flowing The streets of Dramir have always been protected under the rule of the reigning King. It was all because of his not so secret weapon. A weapon they called the assassin. A weapon with long-dark hair, savage soulless eyes and a body built for sin. She wielded a sword as one would breathe air. She danced in blood as one would dance in rain. She laughed in the face of death as one would laugh at a bad joke. It was believed that the day the assassin experienced emotion, the world of Dramir as they knew it would crumble under the force of her shattering heart. How could you break the heart of someone who had long since lived without one? How could you fight against the darkness when she forced light to do her bidding? Most importantly how could you hide, when she came looking for you?

Author : Vic Parsons
Publisher : Optimum Publishing International
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2018-12-20
Category : Blood
ISBN : 0888902921

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Bad Blood by Vic Parsons Pdf

In the 1980's, Canada's blood collection and distribution system, once considered a model around the world, went off the rails. What occurred was a disastrous chain of events that still reverberates to this day for the thousands whose lives were changed forever by the system's failure. Vic Parsons examines the causes of what many have called the most significant public health issue in our country's history and outlines the failure of The Red Cross and the various levels of government implicated in what was a very preventable tragedy. The price of which cost taxpayers over $10 billion dollars, and many others their lives. This book also forms the backbone of an 8 part series being funded jointly by CBC Canada and Sundance TV that will air early 2019. This is not old wine in new bottles. The issue of blood collection and distribution continues to this day in Canada, the US, the UK and Australia. The public policy debates remain current as companies wishing to open pay-for-blood-services now operate in one province and are being blocked in Ontario, Quebec and Alberta. The UK is re-opening hearings this fall into the tainted blood collection issue as successive governments have failed to deal with the aftermath. It remains one of the most topical health issues today.

Author : Institute of Medicine,Committee to Study HIV Transmission Through Blood and Blood Products
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1995-10-05
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309053297

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HIV and the Blood Supply by Institute of Medicine,Committee to Study HIV Transmission Through Blood and Blood Products Pdf

During the early years of the AIDS epidemic, thousands of Americans became infected with HIV through the nation's blood supply. Because little reliable information existed at the time AIDS first began showing up in hemophiliacs and in others who had received transfusions, experts disagreed about whether blood and blood products could transmit the disease. During this period of great uncertainty, decision-making regarding the blood supply became increasingly difficult and fraught with risk. This volume provides a balanced inquiry into the blood safety controversy, which involves private sexual practices, personal tragedy for the victims of HIV/AIDS, and public confidence in America's blood services system. The book focuses on critical decisions as information about the danger to the blood supply emerged. The committee draws conclusions about what was doneâ€"and recommends what should be done to produce better outcomes in the face of future threats to blood safety. The committee frames its analysis around four critical area: Product treatmentâ€"Could effective methods for inactivating HIV in blood have been introduced sooner? Donor screening and referralâ€"including a review of screening to exlude high-risk individuals. Regulations and recall of contaminated bloodâ€"analyzing decisions by federal agencies and the private sector. Risk communicationâ€"examining whether infections could have been averted by better communication of the risks.

Author : Margaret Baacke
Publisher : Margaret Baacke
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781425914912

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Tainted Blood? by Margaret Baacke Pdf

This is no ordinary memoir. With amazing clarity, wit, and charm, retired Professor Baacke skillfully illustrates what life was like in Nazi Germany. From her own first hand experience, she shows the problems and hardships all German citizens experienced. The author and her twin brother entered the Hitler Youth at age 12, unaware that they were part Jewish--and were kicked out in 1938. After beng drafted to the Reich Labor Service for Women followed by the War Auxiliary Service for a total of twelve months she served as a 'staff helper' in a Luftwaffen Lazarett in East Prussia. In January 1945, she escaped the approaching Red Army with most of the patients. It was the Steuben's second and last rescue mission before she was torpedoed by a Russian submarine and sunk. Of the 5.200 people on board, mostly women and children, wounded soldiers and refugees, 4.500 drowned. After moving with the injured soldiers to different cities in search of a permanent place, they settled in Wittingen, a small town between Celle and Hanover. Here they experienced the peaceful take-over by the American Army on Friday, April l3th, 1945, almost a month before the end of the war. She shares not only her own personal and often horrific experiences but also those of family and friends. We see what a German soldier's life was like, through the letters and stories of her twin brother fighting at the Russian front. We learn about her father, a lawyer, who cleverly managed to get out of the Nazi party. Professor Baacke candidly depicts the terrorizing air raids with fire, phosphorus and explosive bombs. She also describes vividly the brain-injured and mutilated soldiers in her hospital. Yet this book is notdepressing. She has interwoven stories of amazing strength, courage, and even joy. Lastly, she has inserted facts of recent history to paint for us an accurarate picture of the critical decades between 1923 and 1945. The reader walks away from this book with a deeper understanding of what life was like in Germany during the Nazi Regime. Reading this book empowers the readers to feel that they, too, can endure life's challenges and emerge unscathed in spirit.

Author : Eric Feldman Associate Director New York University's Institute for Law and Society,Columbia University Ronald Bayer Professor Joseph L. Mailman School of Public Health
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 391 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1999-03-05
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780199759736

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Blood Feuds : AIDS, Blood, and the Politics of Medical Disaster by Eric Feldman Associate Director New York University's Institute for Law and Society,Columbia University Ronald Bayer Professor Joseph L. Mailman School of Public Health Pdf

In the mid-1980s public health officials in North America, Europe, Japan, and Australia discovered that almost half of the hemophiliac population, as well as tens of thousands of blood transfusion recipients, had been infected with HIV-tainted blood. This book provides a comparative perspective on the political, legal, and social struggles that emerged in response to the HIV contamination of the industrialized worlds blood supply. It describes how eight nations responded to the first signs that AIDS might be transmitted through blood, and how they falteringly arrived at and finally implemented measures to secure the blood supply. The authors detail the remarkable saga of the mobilization of hemophiliacs who challenged the state, the medical establishment, and even their own caregivers as they sought recompense and justice. In the end, the blood establishments in almost every advanced industrial nation were shaken. In Canada, the Red Cross was forced to withdraw from blood collection and distribution. In Japan, pharmaceutical firms that manufactured clotting factor agreed to massive compensation -- $500,000 per hemophiliac infected. In France, blood officials went to prison. Even in Denmark, where the number of infected hemophiliacs was relatively small, the struggle and litigation surrounding blood has resulted in the most protracted legal and administrative conflict in modern Danish history. Blood Feuds brings together chapters on the experiences of the United States, Japan, France, Canada, Germany, Denmark, Italy, and Australia with four comparative essays that shed light on the cultural, institutional, and economic dimensions of the HIV/blood disaster.

Author : Alex Laybourne
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2014-10-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1503018083

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Blood of the Tainted by Alex Laybourne Pdf

Six gruesome murders in two days, a farm house burned to the floor, and panic on the streets. For Sheriff Ian Raskin, this is just the start of a nightmare ride that will take him to the edge of his own abilities where a monster lies in wait. With his once quiet town being terrorized by an unseen force, Ian finds help in the strangest of places. Simon Pertwhistle, a pathologist from the city, arrives in town proclaiming the murders to be the work of a lone vampire searching for its queen. Sceptic until proven otherwise, Ian Raskin finds his world turned upside down and when the fate of his town hangs in the balance, he finds a fighting resolve he thought to have been long gone. Can the monster be stopped in time, or will he find his queen and the immortality that has long eluded him?

Author : André Picard
Publisher : Douglas & McIntyre
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2017-04-29
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781771621557

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Matters of Life and Death by André Picard Pdf

Health issues have long occupied top headlines in Canadian media, and no journalist has written on public health with more authority or for as many years as André Picard. Matters of Life and Death collects Picard's most compelling columns, covering a broad range of topics including Canada's right-to-die law, the true risks of the Zika virus, the financial challenges of a publicly funded health system, appalling health conditions in First Nations communities, the legalization of marijuana, the social and economic impacts of mental illness, and the healthcare challenges facing transgender people. The topic of health touches on the heart of society, intersecting with many aspects of private and public life—human rights, aging, political debate, economics and death. With his reporting, Picard demonstrates the connection between physical health and the health of society as a whole, provides the facts to help readers make knowledgeable health choices, and acts as a devoted advocate for those whose circumstances bar them from receiving the care they need. Providing an antidote to widespread fear-mongering and misinformation, Matters of Life and Death is essential reading for anyone with an investment in public health topics—in other words, everyone.

Author : Eric Weinberg,Donna Shaw
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 495 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2017-09-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780813576237

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Blood on Their Hands by Eric Weinberg,Donna Shaw Pdf

A few short years after HIV first entered the world blood supply in the late 1970s and early 1980s, over half the hemophiliacs in the United States were infected with the virus. But this was far more than just an unforeseeable public health disaster. Negligent doctors, government regulators, and Big Pharma all had a hand in this devastating epidemic. Blood on Their Hands is an inspiring, firsthand account of the legal battles fought on behalf of hemophiliacs who were unwittingly infected with tainted blood. As part of the team behind the key class action litigation filed by the infected, young New Jersey lawyer Eric Weinberg was faced with a daunting task: to prove the negligence of a powerful, well-connected global industry worth billions. Weinberg and journalist Donna Shaw tell the dramatic story of how idealistic attorneys and their heroic, mortally-ill clients fought to achieve justice and prevent further infections. A stunning exposé of one of the American medical system’s most shameful debacles, Blood on Their Hands is a rousing reminder that, through perseverance, the victims of corporate greed can sometimes achieve great victory.