| Causes and effects The structure of thalidomide is similar to that of the DNA purine bases adenine and guanine. |
| Kevin is one of the many people born with shortened limbs after his mother took thalidomide to treat morning sickness during pregnancy. |
| Approximately 5,000 to 7,000 malformed infants were born to women who ingested thalidomide during pregnancy. |
| Between 1957 and the early 1960s, thalidomide was used by several thousand pregnant women across the world to ease their morning sickness. |
| Studies have shown that administration of thalidomide improves weight gain in both HIV-positive and HIV-negative tuberculosis patients. |
| Though these uses aren't approved by the FDA, doctors can prescribe thalidomide for other indications, sometimes called off-label uses. |
