It was the miracle pill of the 1950s - the cure for morning sickness, backed by doctors and governments worldwide. Then the ...

Thalidomide was developed as a non-barbiturate sedative (non-addictive sleep aid) in Germany during the 1950s. It was removed from the market in 1961 after it was linked to major birth defects in ...

Drug was removed from most markets in 1961 following links to birth defects, but was sold in Ireland until 1964 ...

Thalidomide, the drug being taken by former Democratic vice presidential nominee Geraldine Ferraro for her bone-marrow cancer, seemed destined for the dustbin of history until researchers found new ...

In the 1950s and '60s, thousands of babies were born around the globe with shortened limbs. Their arms and legs looked like seal flippers, and they were often missing fingers and toes. They were ...

BERLIN (Reuters) - Victims of thalidomide said on Saturday an apology from the German inventor of the drug that caused birth defects in thousands of babies around the world was too little too late.

The Irish Thalidomide Association (ITA) met with Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Tánaiste Simon Harris on Thursday afternoon to ...

FIVE YEARS AGO VICKI WALTON was living like Job. The 30-year-old Wyoming woman suffers from Behcet's disease, an autoimmune condition that inflames the joints and ulcerates the skin, eyes and genitals ...

The Government has met Thalidomide survivors in Dublin and outlined a series of measures to help them, including the provision of medical cards.

“The question is going to be, ‘Why now?’” said Steve Berman of Hagens Berman. “The answer is that medical science has advanced. We now understand the mechanism by which Thalidomide works. There’s been ...