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The Untold Story of an Unnecessary National Health Crisis – Yahoo! Finance

PRAIRIEVILLE, La., Dec. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — A Louisiana man is telling the story of a largely unknown American health crisis involving the nation’s blood supply, that claimed thousands of lives due to national irresponsibility and lack of proactive oversight.

Gary William Cross recalls his pivotal role in what was called the nation’s “hemophilia HIV pandemic” in his new memoir, Vial 023: A Father’s Pursuit of Justice. The book tells how Cross’ hemophiliac son, Brad, died in April 1993 after becoming infected with HIV through contaminated blood supplies used for his clotting factor treatment. He was 17.

via The Untold Story of an Unnecessary National Health Crisis – Yahoo! Finance.