1 - Thalidomide is a medicine which was developed as a sleeping pill during the 1950s, 2 - Then it was discovered that thalidomide stopped sickness in pregnancy, 3 - Doctors gave it to pregnant women to relieve their morning sickness, 4 - Thalidomide affected many of the women who took the drug in the early stages of pregnancy. They went on to give birth to babies with severe limb deformities., 5 - Since the Medicines Act 1968, new medicines MUST be tested on animals to see if they have an effect on developing foetuses, 6 - Thalidomide is found to be useful for treating leprosy and autoimmune diseases., 7 - Will thalidomide be used to treat certain types of cancer?,

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