Sorry if you find this disturbing folks. I do. But considering who SS people are, I think you need to know. The thalidomide scandal is even worse than you or I thought that it possibly could be. Who would have thought that scum could be so callous? Apparently, the drug makers already knew that the drug damaged foetuses before they even started selling it. Obviously, the money was much too important to the human trash who ran this company. Undoubtedly this type of coverup still goes on today; eg. GM foods. Do we know what the effect on great-great-grandchildren will be if all their forebears ate GM foods? No we don't, but who cares, its *perfectly safe* folks, now eat up! Your debating about the safety of my GM product is affecting my profits, and that is something I will NOT accept.
Secret files expose thalidomide cover-up
http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/secret-files-expose-thalidomide-cover-up-4987533
The company behind a drug that disfigured thousands of newborn babies worldwide ignored and covered up warnings about its damaging effects, a report says.
New Zealand babies were among those harmed by the German-made sedative and morning sickness treatment thalidomide.
Never-before-published excerpts of files from thalidomide maker Grunenthal obtained by Fairfax explicitly warn about the drug's potential to harm foetuses, Fairfax says.
The company has always maintained the thalidomide tragedy was unforeseeable and it had acted in accordance with the scientific knowledge and prevailing standards of the 1950s.
Fairfax says the Grunenthal files expose a 50-year cover-up.
The effects of taking thalidomide during pregnancy included newborns with severe physical deformities.
The Grunenthal files reveal German medical professionals had been telling the pharmaceutical giant of their concerns about the link between thalidomide and children's deformities for up to two years before the drug was banned in 1961.
One company file shows eight Grunenthal employees or their family members had deformed children between 1959 and 1961.
The company told doctors there was no information suggesting the drug was unsafe, Fairfax says.
Last week, a Melbourne woman won her battle for compensation after being born limbless as a result of morning sickness medication her mother took more than 50 years ago.
Kiwi thalidomide survivor Barry De Geest said the victory was fantastic news for those living with the effects of the drugs who have never received compensation.
De Geest was one of ten children born in the 1950s and 1960s living affected by the drug.
He hopes more survivors will join him in his collective fight to sue German manufacturer Grunenthal which manufactured the drug.
However, Grunenthal continues to deny any culpability as it fights a compensation claim lodged by 130 thalidomide victims in New Zealand and Australia.
Secret files expose thalidomide cover-up
http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/secret-files-expose-thalidomide-cover-up-4987533
The company behind a drug that disfigured thousands of newborn babies worldwide ignored and covered up warnings about its damaging effects, a report says.
New Zealand babies were among those harmed by the German-made sedative and morning sickness treatment thalidomide.
Never-before-published excerpts of files from thalidomide maker Grunenthal obtained by Fairfax explicitly warn about the drug's potential to harm foetuses, Fairfax says.
The company has always maintained the thalidomide tragedy was unforeseeable and it had acted in accordance with the scientific knowledge and prevailing standards of the 1950s.
Fairfax says the Grunenthal files expose a 50-year cover-up.
The effects of taking thalidomide during pregnancy included newborns with severe physical deformities.
The Grunenthal files reveal German medical professionals had been telling the pharmaceutical giant of their concerns about the link between thalidomide and children's deformities for up to two years before the drug was banned in 1961.
One company file shows eight Grunenthal employees or their family members had deformed children between 1959 and 1961.
The company told doctors there was no information suggesting the drug was unsafe, Fairfax says.
Last week, a Melbourne woman won her battle for compensation after being born limbless as a result of morning sickness medication her mother took more than 50 years ago.
Kiwi thalidomide survivor Barry De Geest said the victory was fantastic news for those living with the effects of the drugs who have never received compensation.
De Geest was one of ten children born in the 1950s and 1960s living affected by the drug.
He hopes more survivors will join him in his collective fight to sue German manufacturer Grunenthal which manufactured the drug.
However, Grunenthal continues to deny any culpability as it fights a compensation claim lodged by 130 thalidomide victims in New Zealand and Australia.
