Douglas Starr quoted Professor Zuckerman as describing a Hyland facility in Los Angeles as "an offense to human dignity". Read more about Douglas Starr quoted Professor Zuckerman as describing a Hyland facility in Los Angeles as "an offense to human dignity".
There were approximately 7,000 blood and plasma centres in the United States. Read more about There were approximately 7,000 blood and plasma centres in the United States.
The US Government decided to transfer responsibility for regulation of the blood industry from the Division of Biological Standards to the Food and Drug Administration, which led to the possibility of greater intervention and inspection from a better resourced regulator. Read more about The US Government decided to transfer responsibility for regulation of the blood industry from the Division of Biological Standards to the Food and Drug Administration, which led to the possibility of greater intervention and inspection from a better resourced regulator.
President Nixon ordered the US Department of Health, Education and Welfare to make an intensive study of better ways to manage the American blood supply. Read more about President Nixon ordered the US Department of Health, Education and Welfare to make an intensive study of better ways to manage the American blood supply.
American companies established their own plasmapheresis centres along the southern border of the US so that Mexicans could access them on foot, importing the donor rather than the donation. Read more about American companies established their own plasmapheresis centres along the southern border of the US so that Mexicans could access them on foot, importing the donor rather than the donation.
Plasmapheresis centres supplied US companies from Nicaragua, Mexico, Belize, the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Colombia and Haiti. Read more about Plasmapheresis centres supplied US companies from Nicaragua, Mexico, Belize, the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Colombia and Haiti.
Increases in demand for blood products in the 1970's and limitations on domestic supply and regulation resulted in American companies seeking blood and plasma from what were then low-income countries. Read more about Increases in demand for blood products in the 1970's and limitations on domestic supply and regulation resulted in American companies seeking blood and plasma from what were then low-income countries.
The world market for blood and its derivatives was in the region of $18.5 billion per year. Read more about The world market for blood and its derivatives was in the region of $18.5 billion per year.
Memo from Charles Dobson to Mr Alcock regarding the proposed settlement for the Haemophilia/HIV Litigation. Read more about Memo from Charles Dobson to Mr Alcock regarding the proposed settlement for the Haemophilia/HIV Litigation.
The CMO expressed the view that "since the emergence of this problem in 1983 the advice given by medical and scientific staff of the Department of Health to Ministers has been both correct and timely bearing in mind the state of knowledge at the time and that there has been no negligence in relation to this advice." Read more about The CMO expressed the view that "since the emergence of this problem in 1983 the advice given by medical and scientific staff of the Department of Health to Ministers has been both correct and timely bearing in mind the state of knowledge at the time and that there has been no negligence in relation to this advice."