The drug was never licensed for sale in the U.S., so American victims of thalidomide number fewer than 20. Great Britain, however, has more than 1,000 thalidomide babies. In West Germany, where Chemie ...

“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 ...

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

HUNDREDS of birth defect victims will campaign for justice after their families were harmed by a drug given to pregnant women ...

The notorious drug caused thousands of babies to be born with shortened arms and legs, or no limbs at all, in the 1950s and '60s The German manufacturer of a notorious drug that caused thousands of ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Thalidomide, a drug that caused birth defects when it was launched as a morning sickness pill half a century ago, may be useful for treating a hereditary condition that affects ...

The deforming effects of thalidomide on unborn children have been known for almost seven years, and the drug’s manufacturers are even now on trial in Alsdorf, Germany (TIME, Sept. 6). Still, no one ...

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

The drug thalidomide was withdrawn in 1961 after it was shown to have caused birth defects in thousands of children worldwide ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Drugs similar to thalidomide, which was taken off the market four decades ago after causing severe birth defects, have cancer-fighting properties. In a study reported in The British ...

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