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The Gatekeeper (Hardcover)
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The Gatekeeper (Hardcover)
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Loot Price R588
Discovery Miles 5 880
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On Christmas day in 1956, a woman gave birth to a baby girl without
ears. She was the first living victim of the notorious Thalidomide
epidemic, of which there would go on to be over 10,000 more in
forty-six countries across the world. By the time Frances Kelsey
received the New Drug Application at the Food and Drug
Administration, pregnant women had been taking Thalidomide for
almost three years to cure nausea and insomnia, and sales had
soared into the millions. Yet Kelsey was sceptical about the
potential toxicity of this this 'wonder drug,' and so began a
fastidious nineteen-month-long battle to block its approval. A tale
of recklessness and greed, courage and heroism, The Gatekeeper is
as timely now as it was sensational then. It documents a dramatic
moment in history when countless lives were saved - not by
governing bodies and elected officials, but by a lone female
scientist who fought against powerful interests to expose the truth
and prevent such a tragedy from ever recurring. The story of
Thalidomide marks a key turning point in the $1 trillion industry
that still underpins our lives today and is emblematic of the
seemingly endless battle between corporation and consumer
protection.
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