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Acres of Skin: Human Experiments at Holmesburg Prison
by Allen M. Hornblum
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Author: Allen M. Hornblum
Number of Pages: 336
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Acres of Skin—Human experiments At Holmesburg Prison Acres of Skin—Human experiments at Holmesburg Prison A widely reviewed Book and a true story of abuse and exploitation in the name of medical science is written by Allen M Hornblum Acres of Skin Human Experiments at Holmesburg Prison by Acres of Skin tells of the history of using prisoners as human guinea pigs for 30 years focusing mainly on Holmesburg Prison in Phila This was a tough read but very enlightening Sadly it kind of feels like medicine still has a lot of the good of the many outweighs the pains of the few at least it isnt quite as rampant Acres of Skin Wikipedia Acres of Skin Human Experiments at Holmesburg Prison is a 1998 book by Allen Hornblum The book documents clinical nontherapeutic medical experiments on prison inmates at Holmesburg Prison in Philadelphia from 1951 to 1974 conducted under the direction of dermatologist Albert Kligman Acres of Skin Human Experimentation at Holmesburg Prison Book review by Anil Pundlik Gokhale Acres of Skin—Human experiments at Holmesburg Prison A widely reviewed Book and a true story of abuse and exploitation in the name of medical science is written by Allen M Hornblum Acres of skin human experiments at Holmesburg Prison A Acres of skin human experiments at Holmesburg Prison A true story of abuse and exploitation in the name of medical science Acres of Skin Human Experiments at Holmesburg Prison 1st Acres of Skin is a powerful and impassioned expose of the dark side of American medicine Most damning is Hornblums documentation of the callous indifference of prison authorities politicians the Military and the socalled watchdogs of the medical profession to the hideous and dangerous experiments performed by physicians who violated their sacred oath to heal not harm their patients Acres of skin human experiments at Holmesburg Prison a Acres of skin human experiments at Holmesburg Prison a story of abuse and exploitation in the name of medical science Acres of skin human experiments at Holmesburg Prison a story of abuse and exploitation in the name of medical science by Hornblum Allen M Publication date 1998 Topics Internet Archive Books Scanned in China Acres of skin Human experiments at Holmesburg Prison by Holmesburg of course was just one case but Hornblum gives us a clear sense that the example set in Philadelphia was copied elsewhere in the country doctors and medical students trained at Holmesburg’s prison laboratory went on to establish prison skin labs in other parts of the country Holmesburg Prison Wikipedia The 1998 book Acres of Skin Human Experiments at Holmesburg Prison by Allen Hornblum documents clinical nontherapeutic medical experiments on prison inmates at Holmesburg Although Holmesburg has a controversial history it remains a model of excellence to the correctional staff who worked there in its latter years prior to closing Acres of Skin — Human Medical Experimentation Acres of Skin — Human Medical Experimentation From the early 1950s through the mid1970s Holmesburg’s inmates were used in exchange for a few dollars as guinea pigs in a host of medical experiments Hundreds of prisoners were used to test products from facial creams and skin moisturizers to perfumes detergents and antirash treatments
