https://www.elocal.co.nz/Article/4109
Digging into the history of an infamous pharmaceutical scandal. It was said to be safe & effective. Sound familiar?
1234567891011121314151617181920
Thalidomide: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thalidomide ↩
Chemie Grünenthal: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gr%C3%BCnenthal ↩
“From the Holocaust to Thalidomide: A Nazi Legacy” - AHRP January 10, 2014: https://ahrp.org/from-the-holocaust-to-thalidomide-a-nazi-legacy/ ↩
Martin Staemmler: https://cau.gelehrtenverzeichnis.de/person/d6d1cbfd-107c-ac94-8bd4-4d4c60af34df?lang=de ↩
Thalidomide’s Secret Past: The Link with Nazi Germany: https://www.oncozine.com/thalidomides-secret-past-the-link-with-nazi-germany/ ↩
Thalidomide Brands: https://web.archive.org/web/20140303080734/http://www.thalidomideuk.com/thalidomidebrands.htm ↩
Drug discovery : a history - Sneader, 2005: https://archive.org/details/drugdiscoveryhis00snea/page/n379/mode/2up?q=thalidomide ↩
The last German war secret - Herald Sun, June 27, 2011: https://web.archive.org/web/20120415072228/http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/the-last-german-war-secret/story-e6frf7jo-1226082393923 ↩
“GDR citizens slept without thalidomide”: https://www.nd-aktuell.de/artikel/120351.ddr-buerger-schliefen-ohne-contergan.html ↩
Canadian Thalidomide Experience - 1963 Special Report: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1921912/pdf/canmedaj01021-0028.pdf ↩
Dark Remedy - Stephens & Brynner, 2001: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM200107193450319 ↩
Deadly Medicines and Organised Crime - Dr Peter Gøtzsche: https://www.amazon.com.au/Deadly-Medicines-Organised-Crime-Healthcare/dp/1846198844 ↩
Summary of Cochrane’s show trial and illegal expulsion of Peter C Gøtzsche: https://www.deadlymedicines.dk/ ↩
HPV vaccination to prevent cancer and pre-cancerous changes of the cervix - Cochrane 2018: https://www.cochrane.org/CD009069/GYNAECA_hpv-vaccination-prevent-cancer-and-pre-cancerous-changes-cervix ↩
The Cochrane HPV vaccine review was incomplete and ignored important evidence of bias - https://ebm.bmj.com/content/ebmed/23/5/165.full.pdf ↩
Virus Mania - 3rd English edition. ↩
Daily Mail - 1 September 2012: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2196689/Thalidomide-German-firm-invented-birth-defect-drug-apologises-time-50-years.html ↩
A Detailed History and Timeline by Rosaleen Moriarty-Simmonds OBE: https://www.rms-consultancy.co.uk/personnel/thalidomide-detailed-history-and-timeline/ ↩
GSK Hid Morning Sickness Drug's Birth Defect Risks: Suit: https://www.law360.com/articles/280573/gsk-hid-morning-sickness-drug-s-birth-defect-risks-suit ↩
From the Holocaust to Thalidomide: A Nazi Legacy - Dr Judy Stone: https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/molecules-to-medicine/from-the-holocaust-to-thalidomide-a-nazi-legacy/ ↩
Andrew Korybko examines a reported four-part US peace proposal involving Ukraine's reconstruction, security guarantees, European energy integration and a ceasefire. He argues that Moscow might accept a negotiated settlement, particularly if an energy agreement offers economic incentives, while questioning whether Kyiv would agree. It represents a pragmatic balance of interests between all sides. · The Washington Post reported that Trump’s…
Washington's reported threats to restrict intelligence, weapons support and satellite communications have exposed Ukraine's dependence on American technology and political decisions. As Trump pursues energy cooperation with Moscow, the confrontation raises questions about who controls Ukraine's military capabilities, who finances the war and how much independence Kyiv retains. INR Report: Based on reporting by RT, 16 October 2026, HERE. · The…
Elon Musk has unveiled a Tesla Roadster capable of driving upside down, leaping over other vehicles and performing controlled manoeuvres in midair. At a demonstration in Texas, the company also recorded a claimed 0–60 mph acceleration time of just 0.81 seconds, offering a glimpse of automotive engineering that until recently belonged largely to science fiction. Report by INR · A new chapter in automotive engineering unfolded at SpaceX's rocket…
Ukraine has asked the European Union for another €70 billion in financial and military support, but European leaders left their Brussels summit without an agreement on the additional funding. Behind the diplomatic assurances lies a difficult question for governments already facing competing domestic priorities: how much longer can Europe finance Ukraine's war effort, and under what conditions? INR Report: Based on RT's live coverage of the EU…
New Zealand's decision to abandon domestic oil refining deserves scrutiny beyond the price of petrol. The loss of refining capacity also raises questions about industrial by-products, agricultural inputs and whether successive governments have adequately protected the country's productive economy. The Cost of Losing a Strategic Industry · In March 2022, New Zealand's only oil refinery at Marsden Point ceased operations, ending nearly six…