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To: Lady Lurksalot who wrote (86402)	11/6/2004 5:02:24 PM
From: Ish	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 225578

<<CB and Sandintoes, thalidomide never had FDA approval in this country until 1998. Prior to that, one had to go overseas to obtain it. - Holly>> It was used in Europe. I'm a little foggy going way back but a drug company that started with a C bought the rights to Thalidomide. When it was first put on the market in Europe it was for morning sickness. They have found it cures Leprosy and some forms of cancer. The downside is if it's taken during one week of pregnancy, 16th I think, the child is deformed. Other than that it's as safe as can be.