For those of you not old enough to remember, here's an example of govt regulations that HELP people

[proud2BlibKansan]

Key dates in history of thalidomide

BERLIN -- 1946- Gruenenthal, a German pharmaceutical, is founded in Stolberg.

1954 - Gruenenthal discovers and patents thalidomide.

1957 - Thalidomide is first sold as Contergan in Germany. It is mainly prescribed to treat anxiety and morning sickness in pregnant women.

1959 - Gruenenthal is first warned by a gynecologist that using the drug leads to deformities in babies.

1960 - U.S. Food and Drug Administration demands a toxicity study for thalidomide to prove it is safe in humans.

Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2012/08/31/3790364/key-dates-in-history-of-thalidomide.html#storylink=omni_popular#storylink=cpy

[Scuba]

1. Banning thalidomide cost Gruenenthal billions, so Mitt would require billions in cut regulations....

Welcome Back DDT!!! Lead-based toys!!! WooHoo.

[Loudly]

2. Did you know that natural gas is artifically odorized because of federal regulations?

It became a requirement after this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_London_School_explosion

[eppur_se_muova]

3. Didn't know the history, just the chemistry. Thanks! nt

[demosincebirth]

4. I figured that out myself years ago, when in high school, when I learned that natural gas,

originally, doesn't have an odor so they must have put an odor in it so you can smell a leak. I wasn't, by far, the smartest kid in class, but I did have moments of clarity.

[proud2BlibKansan]

5. Yes. Sad story.

[Mariana]

6. A relative of mine died of asphyxiation by NG

in 1936.