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shenmue

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Mon Aug 31, 2015, 12:41 PM

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Dr Frances Kelsey, thalidomide hero, dies at 101 -- she blocked approval of Thalidomide in the US [View all] GreatGazoo Aug 2015 OP

... shenmue Aug 2015 #1

She's a true hero. shraby Aug 2015 #2

Thanks for standing up to the pharmaceutical pill pushers zebonaut Aug 2015 #3

I remember vividly when the... 3catwoman3 Aug 2015 #4

I also remember it vividly. Was just a kid at the time, but my parents got TIME and LIFE... Hekate Sep 2015 #14

We are probably of somewhat the... 3catwoman3 Sep 2015 #16

I was born in '47, but I was an avid reader. LIFE did great photo journalism, didn't they? Hekate Sep 2015 #18

I do not remember the polio epidemics, but most... 3catwoman3 Sep 2015 #20

Medical history is fascinating. I spent some time last night reading a 1779 account... Hekate Sep 2015 #21

We try, but when... 3catwoman3 Sep 2015 #22

K & R nt mother earth Aug 2015 #5

K&R. I only hope there are others like her. nt raccoon Aug 2015 #6

The irony is that she stopped the Thalidomide based on the existing law at the time. question everything Aug 2015 #7

So individual drugs cost a little more. JDPriestly Aug 2015 #9

I knew a lovely young girl who was a Thalidomide baby. It was very sad. JDPriestly Aug 2015 #8

Link to thread announcing Dr Kelsey's death on August 7th... FailureToCommunicate Aug 2015 #10

Thanks! I missed it when it happened. GreatGazoo Aug 2015 #11

My Sister Was A Thalidomide Baby - Mentally And Physically Handicapped Her Whole Life cantbeserious Aug 2015 #12

It must have been so hard for you and your family...I'm sorry. Hekate Sep 2015 #19

Yaz and Yasmin comes to mind when greedy pharmaceutical companies want to Unknown Beatle Aug 2015 #13

Eternally grateful to Dr. Kelsey. RIP. Hekate Sep 2015 #15

Same railroading flu, hpv vaccines and others. joanbarnes Sep 2015 #17

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