concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: thalidomide

health and well-being
type: Concept
narrower: thalidomide

health risks and health behaviors
type: Concept
narrower: thalidomide

non barbiturate sedatives
type: Concept
narrower: thalidomide

thalidomide
type: Concept
broader: non barbiturate sedatives
broader: health risks and health behaviors
broader: health and well-being
definition: Thalidomide, a drug prescribed for morning sickness in the 1950s, made headlines when it was linked with stunting the growth of fetal limbs. Fifty years later, it was back in the headlines, this time for stunting the growth of tumors. [Source: Encyclopedia of Human Development; Thalidomide]