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What are some books about the thalidomide disaster?
Dark Remedy: The Impact of Thalidomide and Its Revival as a Vital Medicine by Rock Brynner and Trent D. Stephens Suffer the Children: The Story of Thalidomide Tough Cookie: The Less Than Virtuous Tale of a Thalidomide Mum by Sheila Mottley Thalidomide and the Power of the Drug Companies (A Penguin special) by Robert Nilsson and Henning Sjostrom Dark Remedy: The Impact of Thalidomide and Its Revival as a Vital Medicineby Rock Brynner and Trent D. Stephens Suffer the Children: The Story of Thalidomide Tough Cookie: The Less Than Virtuous Tale of a Thalidomide Mum by Sheila Mottley Thalidomide and the Power of the Drug Companies (A Penguin special) by Robert Nilsson and Henning Sjostrom
Who invented thalidomide?
Dr.R.Kunz and Dr.H.Keller invented thalidomide in Germany
What was the ship called that rescued many titanic survivours?
carpathia
How did Thalidomide help pregnant women?
Thalidomide was supposed to be an effective sedative for pregnant women, but thalidomide caused birth defects and peripheral neuropathy.
What is a lethal drugs?
Any drug that will kill you if taken in excess. This includes most drugs, even aspirin. A non-lethal drug would be Thalidomide. One person attempting suicide by Thalidomide woke-up a month later with a head-ache. Interestingly pregnant women taking Thalidomide will have severely deformed children - so its a complex situation.
What side effects are there for thalidomide?
Thalidomide was originally given to pregnant women who suffered from morning sickness, it is not also used to treat leprosy. Although it often cured women's morning sickness, it actually causes severe limb dis-configurements in newborn children.
What happened when thalidomide was used?
Many children of mothers who had used it were born with sever birth defects. Google it to learn more about the specific defects.
Why did Billy Joel put the children of thalidomide?
Billy Joel wrote the song "We Didn't Start the Fire" to capture the major events that occurred during his lifetime. The inclusion of thalidomide reflects the impact of the drug's side effects on children born to mothers who took it during pregnancy in the 1950s and 1960s, leading to severe birth defects.
How does the drug thalidomide work?
Thalidomide regulates the immune response by suppressing a protein, tumor necrosis factor alpha.
How did thalidomide affect babies?
Thalidomide leads to the forming of deformed and flipper like limbs in babies.
What is the chemical formula of thalidomide?
C13H10N2O4
What actors and actresses appeared in Happy Birthday Thalidomide - 2004?
The cast of Happy Birthday Thalidomide - 2004 includes: Mat Fraser
