Canada's so-called thalidomide babies are now in late middle age. From Wordnik.com. [The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed] Reference
Some patients today call thalidomide a "miracle" in terms of remission and what is perceived cure. From Wordnik.com. [Stephanie Gertler: Thalidomide: Curse or Cure?] Reference
She herself explained how she is using thalidomide. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 21, 2001] Reference
"Only one more" thalidomide baby would be one too many. From Wordnik.com. [Stephanie Gertler: Thalidomide: Curse or Cure?] Reference
The package insert may even show pictures of thalidomide babies. From Wordnik.com. [Bitter Pill] Reference
A year ago, the cheaper option of thalidomide was not available. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 21, 2001] Reference
In 1960, thalidomide was promoted as a cure for morning sickness. From Wordnik.com. [Stephanie Gertler: Thalidomide: Curse or Cure?] Reference
Lynette and Sarah were what the doctors called "thalidomide babies.". From Wordnik.com. [Stephanie Gertler: Thalidomide: Curse or Cure?] Reference
The United States was not entirely spared in the thalidomide tragedy. From Wordnik.com. [Physician to be honored for historic decision on thalidomide] Reference
Scientists - aren't they the ones who told pregnant women to take thalidomide?. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
The FDA is approving thalidomide only as a treatment for leprosy complications. From Wordnik.com. [Bitter Pill] Reference
For Randy Warren and the 5,000 survivors of thalidomide, the drug is pure poison. From Wordnik.com. [Stephanie Gertler: Thalidomide: Curse or Cure?] Reference
An infamous example of interspecies difference in toxicity is the case of thalidomide. From Wordnik.com. [Toxicology] Reference
BROWN: I mean, seven people, you know, investigating thalidomide and collecting materials. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 18, 2009] Reference
And I think of the AIDS and cancer patients for whom thalidomide is the last bastion of hope. From Wordnik.com. [Stephanie Gertler: Thalidomide: Curse or Cure?] Reference
Revlimid is a more potent derivative of thalidomide, which Celgene has sold as Thalomid since 1998. From Wordnik.com. [Celgene Has Been Plotting Revlimid Challenge] Reference
This discovery was the Rosetta stone of thalidomide, unlocking dozens of potential new applications. From Wordnik.com. [A 'Bad' Drug May Turn Out To Do Good] Reference
Pharmaceutical regulation is driven by horror stories like the sulfanilamide elixir and thalidomide. From Wordnik.com. [Technological Nightmares (Lecture)~ Six Concerns] Reference
They would work all hours to get to the bottom of a story, like when we did the thalidomide campaign. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 29, 2009] Reference
Photos of the deformed infants stunned the world, and regulatory agencies vowed "never another thalidomide.". From Wordnik.com. [A 'Bad' Drug May Turn Out To Do Good] Reference
EVANS: I think trying to get some kind of justice for the thalidomide children who were born without arms and legs. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 20, 2009] Reference
What will it take for the UK's newspaper editors to realise that SOMETHING is going on that is bigger than thalidomide?. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
In more than 80 cases now, she has seen thalidomide stop the wasting process that emaciates TB and AIDS sufferers alike. From Wordnik.com. [A 'Bad' Drug May Turn Out To Do Good] Reference
AMANPOUR: So you -- thalidomide had an effect, breaking of that story meant that that drug was no longer given to women. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 18, 2009] Reference
Given a range of possibilities, Kaplan decided to start testing thalidomide in tuberculosis patients, some of whom had AIDS. From Wordnik.com. [A 'Bad' Drug May Turn Out To Do Good] Reference
Unfortunately, thalidomide behaved very differently in humans — causing severe limb malformations in the developing fetus. From Wordnik.com. [Toxicology] Reference
In 1993, Kaplan announced an additional finding: in the test tube, at least, thalidomide inhibits replication of the HIV-1 virus. From Wordnik.com. [A 'Bad' Drug May Turn Out To Do Good] Reference
If clinical trials ultimately bear out any of the new claims, thalidomide could be on the U.S. market in as little as three years. From Wordnik.com. [A 'Bad' Drug May Turn Out To Do Good] Reference
If the FDA approves thalidomide, fertile women will have to take it in conjunction with contraceptives and regular pregnancy tests. From Wordnik.com. [A 'Bad' Drug May Turn Out To Do Good] Reference
In -- in -- reflecting the fact that she had a wonderful response to standard steroid therapy as well as novel thalidomide therapy. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 19, 2001] Reference
Yet the FDA is now poised to let thalidomide onto the U.S. market -- and thousands of very sick people are looking to it for relief. From Wordnik.com. [Bitter Pill] Reference
In diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration, capillaries grow unchecked in the eye; thalidomide might prevent both. From Wordnik.com. [A 'Bad' Drug May Turn Out To Do Good] Reference
But Kelsey, a physician and a pharmacologist, questioned the safety of Kevadon, the brand name for thalidomide, and refused approval. From Wordnik.com. [Physician to be honored for historic decision on thalidomide] Reference
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