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Feet of a baby born to a mother who had taken thalidomide while pregnant. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, the use of thalidomide in 46 countries was prescribed to women who were pregnant or who subsequently became pregnant, and consequently resulted in the "biggest anthropogenic medical disaster ever," with more than 10,000 children born with a range of severe deformities, such as ...
This list of disasters in Canada includes major disasters (arranged by date), either man-made or natural, that occurred on Canadian soil. List. Pre-1597. Pre-colonial ...
The problem began in 2012, when the process for making tetrazole, a chemical intermediate in the production of various angiotensin II inhibitor medications for hypertension (popularly known by their common drug name suffix "sartan") was changed by generic drug manufacturers in favor of several cheaper and more efficient processes.
That month, the Government of Canada announced a full-scale, CA$2.5-million inquiry into the tainted-blood crisis. [1] [11] Order in Council PC 1993-1879 was issued on 4 October 1993, and the Commission of Inquiry on the Blood System in Canada was issued on October 27, appointing Justice Horace Krever as chair. [12]
Canada Fatalities are estimated 53,000+ 2020–present COVID-19: Pandemic Canada Ongoing 26,000+ 1981–present HIV/AIDS: Pandemic Canada Ongoing 20,000+ 1847-1848 Canadian typhus: Pandemic Canada Fatalities are estimated 7,000 1957-1958 Asian flu: Pandemic Canada 6,000 1890-1891 Russian flu: Pandemic Canada 4,000 1775 [1] Newfoundland ...
2024 disasters in Canada (2 C, 4 P) 2025 disasters in Canada (1 C) A. Attacks in Canada by year (9 C)
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The number of women who have died from opioid pain relievers has increased 5 times from what it was in 1999 in 2010. [citation needed] To help stop the spread of opioid abuse in women, it is advised that women are educated on the drugs that they are taking and the possible risk of addiction. Additionally, alternatives should always be used when ...