Blood: An Epic History of Medicine and Commerce.Blood: An Epic History of Medicine and Commerce * Douglas Douglas, city, Isle of Man Douglas, city (1991 pop. 19,950), capital of the Isle of Man, Great Britain. It is a popular resort, connected by rail to Ramsey and Port Erin, on the Irish Sea. Tourism is the chief industry. Start * Knopf * $27.50 Blood: An Epic History of Medicine and Commerce is an exhaustive expose of the worldwide business--and it is a business--of human blood. Author Douglas Start traces the links between the AIDS crisis and the distribution of contaminated contaminated, v 1. made radioactive by the addition of small quantities of radioactive material. 2. made contaminated by adding infective or radiographic materials. 3. an infective surface or object. blood products in the early '80s; he also points out the government's failure to protect us from the sale of unhealthy plasma. An unnerving un·nerve tr.v. un·nerved, un·nerv·ing, un·nerves 1. To deprive of fortitude, strength, or firmness of purpose. 2. To make nervous or upset. must-read must-read n. Informal A piece of writing, such as a book or article, that should or must be read: a book that is a must-read for parents of teenagers. on how the politics of blood affects us all. |
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