Thalidomide, a sedative that caused severe birth defects 50 years ago when it was prescribed to pregnant women, has enjoyed revived interest owing to its potency as an antiangiogenic and anti ...

The Trump administration is tearing down both regulations and the federal government that enforces them. The consequences will be enormous.

Of added interest is the finding that 1 rabbit, offspring of a mother given thalidomide on the eighth and ninth days of pregnancy, appearing grossly normal at birth had aplasia of the left kidney ...

Scientists have found that Thalidomide - the drug responsible for severe birth defects in the 1960s - may be effective in fighting the debilitating inflammatory bowel disorder Crohn's disease.

In 1962, Chessen, a mother of four, was pregnant for the fifth time, and consumed thalidomide regularly during the early weeks of her pregnancy, unaware of its impact on her growing fetus.

I was born in 1962, (I know, it’s hard to believe, isn’t it?) so I probably have my mother’s obstinacy and contrariness to thank for the ...

Thalidomide was the first immunomodulatory agent approved for use in myeloma. Although highly active, it is associated with considerable toxicity, particularly in older patients. Lenalidomide ...