http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. An Australian woman born without arms and legs will lead a mass lawsuit against the German and British firms behind thalidomide, a sedative blamed for birth defects, lawyers said Saturday. http://phys.org/news228195500.html Medicine & Health Sat, 25 Jun 2011 04:38:33 EST news228195500 Thalidomide has shown potential to be used as the first adjuvant therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), according to data presented at the International Liver Congress 2011.1 http://phys.org/news220937945.html Medicine & Health Sat, 02 Apr 2011 04:41:27 EST news220937945 (PhysOrg.com) -- When pregnant women need medications, there is often concern about possible effects on the fetus. Although some drugs are clearly recognized to cause birth defects (thalidomide being a notorious example), and others are generally recognized as safe, surprisingly little is known about most drugs’ level of risk. http://phys.org/news213883573.html Medicine & Health Mon, 10 Jan 2011 12:06:30 EST news213883573 A less intensive bortezomib-based regimen (given once instead of twice per week) followed by maintenance therapy, is as effective as the standard treatment for elderly patients with multiple myeloma, but with fewer serious side effects, and will be a valuable treatment option in these patients, according to an Article published Online First in The Lancet Oncology. http://phys.org/news201791946.html Medicine & Health Mon, 23 Aug 2010 18:30:01 EST news201791946 Thalidomide, the sedative blamed for tragic birth defects half a century ago, treated a rare inherited blood disorder, according to lab experiments reported on Sunday. http://phys.org/news189616787.html Medicine & Health Sun, 04 Apr 2010 16:20:05 EST news189616787 Japanese scientists have uncovered how thalidomide led to deformities in children born to mothers taking the drug in the 1950s and 1960s, according to a study released Friday. http://phys.org/news187623718.html Medicine & Health Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:42:25 EST news187623718 Research into the controversial drug thalidomide reveals that the mechanism through which the drug causes limb defects is the same process which causes it to damage internal organs and other tissues. The article, published in Bio-Essays, outlines the challenges surrounding thalidomide research and claims that confirmation of a 'common mechanism' could lead to new treatments for Leprosy, Crohn's Disease, AIDS and some forms of cancer. http://phys.org/news177679646.html Medicine & Health Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:50:01 EST news177679646 Treating patients with thalidomide in combination with chemotherapy for small cell lung cancer (SCLC) did not improve their survival but did increase their risk of blood clots, according to a new study published online July 16 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. http://phys.org/news166980848.html Medicine & Health Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:34:43 EST news166980848 (PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at MIT and Brown University studying how marine bacteria move recently discovered that a sharp variation in water current segregates right-handed bacteria from their left-handed brethren, impelling the microbes in opposite directions. http://phys.org/news159014218.html Physics Wed, 15 Apr 2009 11:38:39 EST news159014218