But Bertholf says compensation is limited to something close to reimbursement costs - parking, meals, perhaps a gift certificate. But to some people, a few dollars makes a difference. And despite a researcher's most sincere efforts to help the test subject make an informed decision, financial concerns often outweigh any others. J.R. Ramo, assistant manager at Sera-Tec on Mayport Road, says business booms when the aircraft carrier U.S.S. John F. Kennedy is in port and around Christmas. And some of them do depend on it.
All medical procedures associated with monetary rewards carry that burden.
Yet the relatively minor risks involved in plasma donation muddy the logic. In plasma donation, blood regenerates. If it is coercion, it's not a procedure that is particularly damaging. Egg donation is different, he says, and the risk of coercion increases. Surf the Internet up to 50 times faster with an aDSL modem.