related_tweet: @joycewhitevance thalidomide is an fda-approved drug, but not back in the 1950s. 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  in 1998 &amp; 2006 the fda approved it to treat leprosy &amp; multiple myeloma, respectively. its closely monitored to avoid giving to pregnant women, breastfeeding women, &amp; men whose partners might become pregnant