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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFor those of you not old enough to remember, here's an example of govt regulations that HELP people
Key dates in history of thalidomideBERLIN -- 1946- Gruenenthal, a German pharmaceutical, is founded in Stolberg.
1954 - Gruenenthal discovers and patents thalidomide.
1957 - Thalidomide is first sold as Contergan in Germany. It is mainly prescribed to treat anxiety and morning sickness in pregnant women.
1959 - Gruenenthal is first warned by a gynecologist that using the drug leads to deformities in babies.
1960 - U.S. Food and Drug Administration demands a toxicity study for thalidomide to prove it is safe in humans.
Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2012/08/31/3790364/key-dates-in-history-of-thalidomide.html#storylink=omni_popular#storylink=cpy
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For those of you not old enough to remember, here's an example of govt regulations that HELP people (Original Post)
proud2BlibKansan
Sep 2012
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Banning thalidomide cost Gruenenthal billions, so Mitt would require billions in cut regulations....
Scuba
Sep 2012
#1
Did you know that natural gas is artifically odorized because of federal regulations?
Loudly
Sep 2012
#2
I figured that out myself years ago, when in high school, when I learned that natural gas,
demosincebirth
Sep 2012
#4
Scuba
(53,475 posts)1. Banning thalidomide cost Gruenenthal billions, so Mitt would require billions in cut regulations....
Welcome Back DDT!!! Lead-based toys!!! WooHoo.
Loudly
(2,436 posts)2. Did you know that natural gas is artifically odorized because of federal regulations?
It became a requirement after this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_London_School_explosion
eppur_se_muova
(36,263 posts)3. Didn't know the history, just the chemistry. Thanks! nt
demosincebirth
(12,537 posts)4. I figured that out myself years ago, when in high school, when I learned that natural gas,
originally, doesn't have an odor so they must have put an odor in it so you can smell a leak. I wasn't, by far, the smartest kid in class, but I did have moments of clarity.
proud2BlibKansan
(96,793 posts)5. Yes. Sad story.
Mariana
(14,857 posts)6. A relative of mine died of asphyxiation by NG
in 1936.