Dark Remedy : The Impact of Thalidomide and Its Revival As a Vital Medicine
by Stephens, Trent D.; Brynner, RockFormat: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2001-01-01
Publisher(s): Perseus Books Group
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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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