Vivvo CMS 4.1 PRI: Public Radio International http://www.pri.org/ ©2010 Spoonlabs d.o.o. PRI: Public Radio International http://www.pri.org/files.php?file=rss_682409203.gif http://www.pri.org/ 50 years later, remembering the horrors brought on by thalidomide http://www.pri.org/stories/health/50-years-later-remembering-the-horrors-brought-on-by-thalidomide-7248.html Health and Medicine Fri, 02 Dec 2011 09:00:00 -0600 Drug makers 50 years ago finally removed the drug thalidomide from the market as evidence mounted that it caused terrible birth defects, especially in Europe. But for an alert, determined FDA employee, it could have been as bad or worse in the United States. PRI: Public Radio International