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2001

Format:	Book
Author:	Stephens, Trent D.
Title:	Dark remedy : the impact of thalidomide and its revival as a vital medicine / Trent Stephens and Rock Brynner.
Publisher, Date:	Cambridge, Mass. : Perseus Pub., ©2001.
Description:	xii, 228 pages ; 22 cm
Summary:	Describes how thalidomide, a sedative that killed thousands and caused untold birth defects during the 1950s, has made a dramatic comeback to provide successful treatment for millions of people with arthritis, lupus, brain tumors, cancer, tuberculosis, and AIDS.
Subjects:	Thalidomide. Thalidomide -- Side effects. Thalidomide -- Research. Thalidomide -- History.
Other Author:	Brynner, Rock, 1946-2023.
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-214) and index. Current Copyright Fee: GBP4.00 0.
Contents:	An uncertain utopia -- The epidemic -- The United States in peril -- The aftermath -- Moral justice and the press -- Reforming the FDA -- Children's voices, strong and clear -- Lazarus rises -- The HIV connection -- Thalidomide approved -- The mechanism of action -- One patient's account -- Thalidomide and Hippocrates.
ISBN:	9780738204048 0738204048 0738205907 9780738205908
Other Number:	45786375
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Control Number:	91917
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Call Number:	364.142 Stephens

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