Frances Kelsey, FDA Officer Who Blocked Thalidomide, Dies At 101

Frances Kelsey, FDA Officer Who Blocked Thalidomide, Dies At 101

By Scott Neuman

The physician and pharmacologist worked at the government agency in the early 1960s, when she uncovered a link between the drug and severe birth defects.

» E-Mail This

…read more

Via: http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/08/08/430709628/frances-kelsey-fda-officer-who-blocked-thalidomide-dies-at-101?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=us

About author

You might also like

Uncategorized 0 Comments

Trump Meets Match in Chuck Jones?

Earlier tonight, Donald Trump went after United Steelworkers 1999 President, Chuck Jones, on Twitter. Chuck Jones, who is President of United Steelworkers 1999, has done a terrible job representing workers.

Uncategorized 0 Comments

Egypt Mourns Omar Sharif, Its Homegrown Cinema Star

By Leila Fadel The international film star, best known for Doctor Zhivago and Lawrence Of Arabia, represented a bygone era for many secular Egyptians — though not many could get

Uncategorized 0 Comments

On the Air

By Abdul Hakim-Shabazz If you get a few minutes this 4th of July weekend, be sure to catch us on the air. Here’s where you can usually find us… “Indianapolis