Dark Remedy : The Impact of Thalidomide and Its Revival As a Vital Medicine

by Stephens, Trent D.; Brynner, Rock

• ISBN13: 9780738204048
• ISBN10: 0738204048
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-01-01
• Publisher: Perseus Books Group

Summary

"A thoughtful account of the rise, fall, and subsequent rise again of thalidomide's fortunes."-Richard Horton, editor of The Lancet, in The New York Review of Books

Author Biography

Trent Stephens is Professor of Anatomy and Embryology at Idaho State University.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Prologue	p. xi
An Uncertain Utopia	p. 1
The Epidemic	p. 19
The United States in Peril	p. 39
The Aftermath	p. 61
Moral Justice and the Press	p. 79
Reforming the FDA	p. 101
Children's Voices, Strong and Clear	p. 111
Lazarus Rises	p. 121
The HIV Connection	p. 137
Thalidomide Approved	p. 155
The Mechanism of Action	p. 163
One Patient's Account	p. 177
Thalidomide and Hippocrates	p. 191
Notes	p. 203
Acknowledgments	p. 215
Index	p. 217
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