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  1. About Thalidomide - Thalidomide Trust

    Thalidomide is a drug that was marketed as a sedative and treatment for morning sickness in pregnant women in the late 50s and early 60s. This drug subsequently caused babies to be …

  2. Thalidomide scandal - Wikipedia

    Ingeborg Eichler, a member of the Austrian pharmaceutical admission conference, enforced restrictions on the sale of thalidomide (tradename Softenon) under the rules of prescription …

  3. Thalidomide survivors still struggle 60 years on - DW

    Nov 27, 2021 · One pill during pregnancy was enough, resulting in thousands of children worldwide born with severe deformities. In 1961, the manufacturer took thalidomide off the …

  4. Cracking an Old Medical Mystery - Harvard Medical School

    Aug 3, 2018 · More than 60 years after the drug thalidomide caused birth defects in thousands of children whose mothers took the drug while pregnant, Harvard Medical School scientists at …

  5. Thalidomide Scandal | What?, when?, Links to birth defects, causes

    Aug 31, 2022 · Although Thalidomide was never approved for use in the United States, samples of the drug were made by American drug companies and given to mothers, resulting in birth …

  6. What's happened to Thalidomide babies? - BBC News

    Nov 3, 2011 · No-one knows how many miscarriages the drug caused, but it's estimated that, in Germany alone, 10,000 babies were born affected by Thalidomide. Many were too damaged …

  7. True Story of Thalidomide in the US | USA Thalidomide Survivors

    In November 1961, German citizens were shocked to learn about thousands of babies born with severe birth defects in their country linked to a popular drug. Most of the babies were born with …

  8. The Unseen Survivors of Thalidomide Want to Be Heard

    Mar 23, 2020 · About 10,000 babies, many in Germany, Britain and Australia, were born with severe defects in the 1950s and 1960s after their mothers took it. Some babies had no arms …

  9. ICE Agent Shoots, Kills Woman - Drudge Retort

    4 days ago · There was no reason to do what they did and any law enforcement official that is not with the federal government in this time will tell you the same thing. Now, run along and kick a …

  10. Thalidomide Babies And The Company That Was Responsible For …

    May 13, 2018 · In the late 1950s and 60s, thalidomide was used as a sedative and a medication to cope with morning sickness. Unfortunately, the pharmaceutical company covered up blatant …