(MedPage Today) -- The 50-year mystery of how exactly thalidomide causes the infamous birth defects seen after moms-to-be took the drug for morning sickness appears to have been solved -- just one of the topics in this week's Lab Notes.
thalidomideThalidomide shows efficacy as adjuvant therapy for hepatocellula...EurekAlert! - Cancer Fri, 04/01/2011 - 22:00
(European Association for the Study of the Liver) Thalidomide has shown potential to be used as the first adjuvant therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma, according to data presented at the International Liver Congress 2011. UK gov't apologizes to Thalidomide victimsHeadlines from the Associated Press Thu, 01/14/2010 - 10:25
LONDON (AP) -- The British government apologized Thursday to people who were harmed in the womb when their mothers took the anti-nausea drug Thalidomide.... Solving the 50-year-old puzzle of thalidomideEurekAlert! - Cancer Mon, 11/16/2009 - 23:00
(Wiley-Blackwell) Resurgence of thalidomide use in Africa and South America raises the urgent need to isolate the negative side effects by identifying the drug's "common mechanism." |
