Why poison your baby?
IN 1961, A GERMAN NEWSPAPER drew the attention of the public to the harmful effects of a newly introduced sleeping pill thalidomide used during pregnancy. It warned of the possiblity of foetal deformities, especially phocomelia, or more popular known as "flipperbabies". Phocomelia is...
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| author | Abd Razak, Dzulkifli |
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| description | IN 1961, A GERMAN NEWSPAPER drew the attention of the public to the harmful effects of a newly introduced
sleeping pill thalidomide
used
during pregnancy. It warned of the possiblity of foetal deformities, especially
phocomelia, or more popular known as "flipperbabies".
Phocomelia is a very rare type of inborn malformation, but following the use of thalidomide, about 10,000
cases were found in many countries, particularly in Europe. Thalidomide was later classified as a teratogen and
was eventually banned.
But it was too late. Its traumatic effects extended far beyond the victims' families. It was a bitter lesson for
society at large. |
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| spelling | usm-337822017-05-03T07:09:08Z http://eprints.usm.my/33782/ Why poison your baby? Abd Razak, Dzulkifli RM300-666 Drugs and their actions IN 1961, A GERMAN NEWSPAPER drew the attention of the public to the harmful effects of a newly introduced sleeping pill thalidomide used during pregnancy. It warned of the possiblity of foetal deformities, especially phocomelia, or more popular known as "flipperbabies". Phocomelia is a very rare type of inborn malformation, but following the use of thalidomide, about 10,000 cases were found in many countries, particularly in Europe. Thalidomide was later classified as a teratogen and was eventually banned. But it was too late. Its traumatic effects extended far beyond the victims' families. It was a bitter lesson for society at large. 1995-09-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/33782/1/DZUL460.pdf Abd Razak, Dzulkifli (1995) Why poison your baby? The Sun. |
| spellingShingle | RM300-666 Drugs and their actions Abd Razak, Dzulkifli Why poison your baby? |
| title | Why poison your baby? |
| title_full | Why poison your baby? |
| title_fullStr | Why poison your baby? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Why poison your baby? |
| title_short | Why poison your baby? |
| title_sort | why poison your baby? |
| topic | RM300-666 Drugs and their actions |
| url | http://eprints.usm.my/33782/ http://eprints.usm.my/33782/1/DZUL460.pdf |