4th August 2021
I dig into the history of an infamous pharmaceutical. It was said to be safe & effective.
History doesn’t repeat, but it rhymes… 
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References:
1. Wikipedia – Thalidomide
2. Wikipedia – Chemie Grünenthal
3. “From the Holocaust to Thalidomide: A Nazi Legacy” – AHRP January 10, 2014
4. Martin Staemmler
5. Thalidomide’s Secret Past: The Link with Nazi Germany
6. Thalidomide Brands
7. Drug discovery : a history – Sneader, 2005
8. The last German war secret – Herald Sun, June 27, 2011
9. “GDR citizens slept without thalidomide”
10. Canadian Thalidomide Experience – 1963 Special Report
11. Dark Remedy – Stephens & Brynner, 2001
12. Deadly Medicines and Organised Crime – Dr Peter Gøtzsche
13. Summary of Cochrane’s show trial and illegal expulsion of Peter C Gøtzsche
14. HPV vaccination to prevent cancer and pre-cancerous changes of the cervix – Cochrane 2018
15. The Cochrane HPV vaccine review was incomplete and ignored important evidence of bias
16. Virus Mania
17. Daily Mail – 1 September 2012
19. A Detailed History and Timeline by Rosaleen Moriarty-Simmonds OBE
20. GSK Hid Morning Sickness Drug’s Birth Defect Risks: Suit
21. From the Holocaust to Thalidomide: A Nazi Legacy – Dr Judy Stone