President Kennedy Signs New Drug Bill
Oct. 10, 1962 - President Kennedy signed a new drug bill today that he said would help provide safe and more effective drugs to the...
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Sep 13, 2022
FDA Says Some U.S. Mothers Took Thalidomide
Sept. 13, 1962 - The Food and Drug Administration said today it had reports that at least 10 deformed babies had been born in this...
Aug 29, 2022
Thalidomide Caused 10,000 Birth Deformities in West Germany
Aug. 29, 1962 - The West German Federal Health Ministry announced today that the sleep-inducing drug Thalidomide had caused about 10,000...
Aug 17, 2022
Mrs. Finkbine Is Permitted an Abortion in Sweden
Aug. 17, 1962 - Mrs. Sherri Finkbine of Phoenix, Ariz., won permission today in Stockholm, Sweden, for a legal abortion. The three-member...
Aug 7, 2022
JFK Presents Dr. Francis O. Kelsey with Award for Distinguished Service
Aug. 7, 1962 - At a White House ceremony today, NASA Administrator James Webb introduced Dr. Frances O. Kelsey to President Kennedy...
Aug 7, 2022
Dr. Kelsey, Who Blocked Sale of Thalidomide Here, Honored by the President
Aug. 7, 1962 - Dr. Frances Oldham Kelsey, who blocked marketing of the drug Thalidomide in the United States, pronounced herself...
Aug 4, 2022
Dr. Kelsey of FDA, Who Refused to Authorize Thalidomide Sale in U.S., to Receive Award
Aug. 4, 1962 - Dr. Frances Oldham Kelsey (pictured before a Senate subcommittee on Wednesday) was authorized today to receive the highest...
Aug 1, 2022
No Established Procedure for Disposing of Thalidomide
Aug. 1, 1962 - There is no established procedure for persons who find the drug Thalidomide in their medicine cabinets to “turn it in.”...
Aug 1, 2022
President Proposes Stronger Drug Laws
Aug. 1, 1962 - Stronger laws to protect consumers from potentially harmful drugs such as thalidomide were proposed by President Kennedy...
Jul 31, 2022
Arizona Television Host Who Took Thalidomide Seeks Abortion
July 31, 1962 - Mrs. Sherri Finkbine (pictured), host of the Arizona edition of the nationally syndicated television show “Romper Room,”...
Jul 30, 2022
Senate Hearing on Thalidomide Called by Sen. Humphrey
July 30, 1962 - A total of 1,229 physicians in 39 states and the District of Columbia and 1 in Canada received test samples of...
Jul 27, 2022
Dr. Kelsey Says Several Hundred Americans Took Thalidomide
July 27, 1962 - The Government doctor who prevented the drug Thalidomide from being sold commercially in the U.S. said today that several...
Jul 24, 2022
Thalidomide Controversy in Phoenix
July 24, 1962 - Controversy raged in Phoenix today over a proposed abortion for Sherri Finkbine (pictured), a young Phoenix mother and...
Jul 15, 2022
Female Doctor Prevented Sale of Thalidomide in U.S.
July 15, 1962 - A woman doctor was reported today to have prevented the birth of perhaps thousands of deformed babies in this country....
Apr 11, 2022
Thalidomide Causing Birth Defects in Europe
Apr. 11, 1962 - The birth of thousands of deformed babies in Europe has led an American physician to appeal for stricter Federal...
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