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What is thalidomide?

Thalidomide is a drug that was prescribed to pregnant women in the 60's ish to relieve the symptoms of morning sickness that was later discovered to cause birth deformities (p… (MORE)

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Where did Thalidomide come from?

Some say that Thalidomide was developed by Germans buy then again some say that's not entirely correct. Dr. Martin W Johnson found evidence that Thalidomide was developed as a… (MORE)

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What was thalidomide used for?

Thalidomide was used in the 1950's to prevent morning sickness during pregnancy and also used as a sleeping pill.

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Where can youbuy thalidomide?

Back in the day, Thalidomide was used to treat morning sickness. Problems arose after birth defects started to occur. Soon afterward the drug was banned completely. Fairly rec… (MORE)

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Why was thalidomide withdrawn?

Thalidomide was marketed as an aid for nausea and for pregnantwomen to prevent morning sickness. Thalidomide was withdrawn because it was found to cause birthdefects in newbor… (MORE)

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Is thalidomid dangerous?

Short answer: It depends on its' use. Pregnancy: A mayor risk of giving birthdefects like missing arms, legs og severely deformed arms and legs, not limited by defects here… (MORE)

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Is thalidomide an antibiotic?

Thalidomide is not an antibiotic. It's a sedative and antiemetic. It was commonly prescribed for "morning sickness" until it was realized that it is also a teratogen and cause… (MORE)

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What were the benefits of thalidomide?

the benifits of thalidomide are; . high doses caused limb defects in the offspring of rabbits, but not other animals. . it causes defects in humans by interfering with the … (MORE)

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Why was thalidomide prescribed?

Thalidomide used to be prescibed as a sedative, but now in the few rare cases it is prescibed it is either used to treat cancer or leprosy.

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What was the effects on thalidomide?

Thalidomide acts upon the ectoderm (nerves) rather than the mesoderm (skeleton). (Dr Janet McCredie, "Thalidomide - Birth Defects Explained", London, The Royal Society of Me…dicine Press, 2007, p. 90) In a fetus, from day 21 past conception onwards to day 42, this causes absence of (part of) limbs (McCredie, op. cit, p. 189 and many other places in the book} It is possible that thalidomide stops mitosis directly without mediation through the sensory nervous system. This possibility underlies part of the recent rationale for using thalidomide against cancer. But Salzgeber's observations refute the case for direct action of thalidomide on mitotic cells. (McCredie, op. cit., p. 191). "Ockham's razor" says "entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem" "it is vain to do with more what can be done with fewer", if everything in some science can be interpreted without assuming this or that hypothetical entity, there is no ground for assuming it. (Bertrand Russell, "History of Western Philosophy", London and New York, Routledge Classics, 2004 (first published in 1946 by George Allen & Unwin Ltd, London), p.435) This means that two phenomena must be resolved into one unified mode of drug action. (McCredie, op. cit., p. 191) "Imagine there's no countries. It isn't hard to do. Nothing to kill or die for â¦" (John Lennon) + Every mother knows that her child should not play with a toy the child does not understand. The mechanism of the biological action of thalidomide is still being debated. Human nature is constituted as such that some individuals who have inside knowledge about the effects of thalidomide will 'always' deliberately and unnoticeably cause the serious harm thalidomide can 'so easily' cause. They do that precisely because the damage is so serious to the mother and to the child and because they can do that so easily and without being noticed. It may be that 'in clinical trials', thalidomide is shown to be effective against many things. But 'in real life', it is given to unsuspecting girls. This can be reconciled with John Lennon if one remembers that thalidomide was created by the Nazis. At this stage - 11 December 2010 -, I leave in the middle whether Ockham's razor can be reconciled with John Lennon. (MORE)