Guinea Pig Zero: An Anthology of the Journal for Human Research Subjects

by Robert Helms

Overview

From first person accounts of pharmaceutical studies gone bad to intricate medical histories, Guinea Pig Zero provides a fascinating look at the people who sell their bodies to science. While the book provides advice to present-day research subjects (by rating research clinics), the book also provides context by investigating the history and ethics behind this important, but little-known medical industry.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781891053283
Publisher:	Garrett County Press
Publication date:	02/08/2005
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	245
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Robert Helms has been volunteering the use of his healthy body for medical experiments since 1995. He is a self-taught historian who has worked as a house painter, a factory hand, a helper of mentally retarded adults, and a union organizer. As editor and publisher of the zine Guinea Pig Zero, he has appeared in the national media as a voice for human research subjects. In 1997 he was sued for his criticisms of a research unit near his home in Philadelphia. Helms also writes about the early anarchist movement of that city.

Editorial Reviews

GPZ is not only a self-help guide for people considering work as a volunteer subject in medical research, but also a serious history of medical test with sobering case studies.

Chris Dodge

Spirited writing and quite interesting subject matter distinguish this book that can't help but broaden the scope of just about any collection.

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GPZ makes clear that a good zine can get you heard. And in an age of spin, that counts for an awful lot.

David Futrelle

From first person accounts of pharmaceutical studies gone bad to intricate medical histories, Guinea Pig Zero provides a fascinating look at t he people who sell their bodies to science. While the book provides advice to present-day research subjects (by rating research clinics), the book also provides context by investigating the history and ethics behind this important, but little-known medical industry.

Dr. Richard M. Zaner

Spirited writing and quite interesting subject matter distinguish this book that can't help but broaden the scope of just about any collection.

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