Thalidomide, known for its birth defect risk, may improve life for some. Sept. 17, 2012— -- For Diane Gwartney, every waking minute was a battle against the urge to cough. "Just try to imagine ...

More than five decades on, the battle for justice over birth defects caused by the drug thalidomide continues in only one European country: Spain. Spanish victims of thalidomide are the only ones ...

Nearly 50 years ago, an increasing number of babies worldwide were born with deformities and missing limbs. The babies had fallen victim to the teratogenic effects of thalidomide, a drug commonly ...

NARRATOR (VOICE OVER): Half a century ago, scientists made one of the biggest medical blunders in history. They created this drug. A drug that destroyed many lives, but now it’s saving them. NANCY ...

More than 50 years after the drug thalidomide hit the market as a remedy for nausea in pregnant women, researchers may finally have pinned down how it causes severe birth defects. Their results show ...

Thalidomide, a sedative that caused severe birth defects 50 years ago when it was prescribed to pregnant women, has enjoyed revived interest owing to its potency as an antiangiogenic and ...

The claim: Thalidomide, a rapidly approved drug, was banned in the early 1960s after it was discovered to cause birth defects in newborns. Thalidomide and its side effects continue to be cited by ...

Neil Vargesson receives or has received funding for thalidomide research from the Wellcome Trust, the Royal Society, University of Aberdeen, Imperial College London. I have previously been consulted ...

The ongoing repurposing of the infamous drug thalidomide may include treatment of Crohn’s disease, an incurable bowel condition. Thalidomide was banned or never approved in many countries because it ...

Neil Vargesson receives or has received funding for thalidomide research from the Wellcome Trust, the Royal Society, University of Aberdeen, Imperial College London and the National Institutes of ...

(MENAFN- The Conversation) Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will deliver a national apology to thalidomide survivors and their families today. More than 60 years since the medication had devastating ...

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