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Happy birthday thalidomideMoving images
Mat FraserBeauty and the beast
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Happy Birthday Thalidomide
First transmitted in April 2004

'Thalidomide ninja' Mat Fraser explores the impact of the drug thalidomide globally on the children of pregnant women. He also investigates the use of thalidomide as a modern wonder drug for alleviating the symptoms of leprosy in Brazil.