More than five decades on, the battle for justice over birth defects caused by the drug thalidomide continues in only one European country: Spain. Spanish victims of thalidomide are the only ones ...

Recurrent bleeding from the small intestine accounts for 5 to 10% of cases of gastrointestinal bleeding and remains a therapeutic challenge. Thalidomide has been evaluated for the treatment of ...

Survivors of the thalidomide drug scandal will be offered a formal State apology. A commitment to a State apology was given to representatives of the Irish Thalidomide Association (ITA) following a ...

The drug was never licensed for sale in the U.S., so American victims of thalidomide number fewer than 20. Great Britain, however, has more than 1,000 thalidomide babies. In West Germany, where Chemie ...

The Irish Thalidomide Association (ITA) committee will meet Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Tánaiste Simon Harris on Wednesday evening in Government Buildings, following demands for an apology.

A study points to the possibility that thalidomide derivatives are potentially suitable for treating cancer. Thalidomide was marketed in the 1950s as a sleeping pill. It later gained sad notoriety for ...