Thalidomide
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Thalidomide, sold under the brand names Contergan, Distaval and Thalomid among others, is an oral administered medication currently used to treat a number of cancers, graft-versus-host disease, and ma
Pack of thalidomide capsules
Container of Kevadon brand of thalidomide from 1960
Baby born to a mother who had taken thalidomide while pregnant
Niko von Glasow, German filmmaker
Mat Fraser (actor)
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Mat Fraser is an English rock musician, actor, writer and performance artist. He has thalidomide-induced phocomelia.
Thalidomide
…born with phocomelia of both arms, drove the successful campaign for compensation from her government for Canadians who were affected by thalidomide. Mat Fraser, born with phocomelia of both arms, is an English rock musician, actor, writer and performance artist. He produced the 2002 television documentary Born…
Mat Fraser performing in 2008, removing his artificial arms