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dipsydoodle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-03-11 05:22 AM Original message |
What's happened to Thalidomide babies? |
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rfranklin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-03-11 06:22 AM Response to Original message |
1. The drug was not approved by the FDA until 1998... |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-03-11 08:05 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. If thalidomide had been introduced today, I wonder what would happen. |
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FailureToCommunicate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-03-11 08:04 AM Response to Original message |
2. Yes, huge thanks to Dr Frances Kelsey who fought the drug giants and kept |
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dipsydoodle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-03-11 08:39 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. From memory, |
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FailureToCommunicate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-03-11 09:09 AM Response to Reply #4 |
7. Yes, that is true. We were living in Bethel, (North Germany) the 'British' |
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no_hypocrisy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-03-11 08:46 AM Response to Original message |
5. The drug manufactures pedaled Thalidomide as a remedy for morning sickness, |
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Boxerfan (710 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-03-11 09:08 AM Response to Original message |
6. I know one that drives/ shows a vintage Aussie Ford hot rod... |
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FailureToCommunicate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-03-11 09:15 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Humans (especially OT's and PT's) can be real creative. Dad usually drove with |
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FailureToCommunicate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-03-11 05:13 PM Response to Original message |
9. kick |
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dipsydoodle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-03-11 06:05 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. I hadn't realised |
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FailureToCommunicate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-03-11 07:51 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Hmm. Had not heard of that. Thanks for the link. |
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eggplant (395 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-03-11 09:35 PM Response to Original message |
12. You do realize that it is still available, right? |
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FailureToCommunicate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-03-11 10:16 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Used to treat a number of serious conditions, HIV and some cancers |
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midnight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-03-11 09:51 PM Response to Original message |
13. we cannot prove that Thalidomide was definitely developed and tested in prison camps by the Nazis |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-04-11 12:56 AM Response to Original message |
15. One of the Thalidomide babies grew up to become the marvelous baritone |
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FailureToCommunicate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-04-11 07:57 AM Response to Reply #15 |
16. People come in all sizes and shapes. Their talents are not restricted by that but by |
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