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- ...ten and composed by [[Mat Fraser (actor)|Mat Fraser]], who was born with [[phocomelia]] as a result of the drug [[thalidomide]] being taken during his mother's p The musical was developed with director [[Bill Bankes-Jones]] and premiered at the ([[London]]) [[Batterse ...3 KB (358 words) - 15:20, 24 December 2024
- * ''[[NoBody's Perfect]]'', a 2008 documentary film about people with phocomelia ...obody's Perfect'', a 2011 baseball book by Armando Galarraga and Jim Joyce with [[Daniel Paisner]] about [[Armando Galarraga's near-perfect game#Book relea ...3 KB (344 words) - 06:40, 18 June 2025
- | name = Phocomelia | caption = Cases of severe thalidomide-induced phocomelia ...18 KB (2,484 words) - 10:52, 25 May 2025
- ...18, 2011}}</ref> He travelled to England trying to get a court appointment with [[George I of Great Britain|King George I]]; unsuccessful, he then mov ...t also was said that he was unbeatable at cards and would dazzle audiences with his amazing displays of [[marksmanship]]. Buchinger made (or mended) the ol ...7 KB (996 words) - 00:31, 17 June 2025
- ...[Chailey Heritage School]] <br>[[Queen Elizabeth's Foundation for Disabled People]] ...date=2 August 2014|access-date=2 February 2017}}</ref> When she was fitted with [[artificial limb]]s, she felt that the aim was not to help her, but to mak ...12 KB (1,633 words) - 07:11, 15 June 2025
- ...aused by [[thalidomide]], Quasthoff is {{height|m=1.34|frac=4}}, and has [[phocomelia]]. Quasthoff was born in [[Hildesheim]] with serious [[birth defect]]s caused by his mother's exposure during pregnancy ...11 KB (1,582 words) - 22:52, 20 April 2025
- {{other people|Matthew Fraser}} ...an, actor, writer and performance artist. He has [[thalidomide]]-induced [[phocomelia]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/films/100043/ ...17 KB (2,376 words) - 03:07, 15 November 2024
- ...ilitation|rehabilitation]] of those with [[Amputation|limb amputation]], [[Phocomelia|congenital deficiency]] and [[Brain damage|neurological disabilities]], are ...ehabilitation and [[physiotherapy]] and have close links and collaboration with the [[University of Oxford]] and [[Oxford Brookes University]].<ref>{{cite ...6 KB (806 words) - 14:32, 26 March 2024
- Biffin was born with [[phocomelia]] and had no arms and only vestigial legs, instead using her mouth to write ...=22 May 2022}}</ref> and would grow to a height of 37 inches. Biffin lived with her parents and four siblings in a farmworker's cottage, just outside East ...14 KB (1,934 words) - 04:27, 16 June 2025
- ...aniosynostosis, 1927.jpg|thumb|[[Chinese people|Chinese]] circus performer with [[craniosynostosis]], 1927]] * [[Fish]] can be found with [[scoliosis]] due to environmental factors<ref>{{Cite web |title=Body Defor ...5 KB (657 words) - 21:04, 23 February 2025
- ...nce May 2004. In the United States, audiences know him for his involvement with that vocal group and for his renditions of "[[God Bless America]]." He is ....jp |archive-date=16 June 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> He was born with [[phocomelia]], causing both of his lower legs to be underdeveloped; his legs were unusu ...13 KB (1,796 words) - 19:07, 15 February 2025
- ...eing assigned the chair of [[zoology]]. In the same year he busied himself with the formation of a menagerie at that institution.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911|p=618} ...rceptible in all his subsequent writings; nature, he observes, presents us with only one plan of construction, the same in principle, but varied in its acc ...19 KB (2,605 words) - 18:03, 19 June 2025
- ...l Post]]|access-date=November 13, 2011}}</ref> Urban women may do the same with a [[Kohl (cosmetics)|kohl]] liner or a kajal pen.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Man .../www.konbini.com/us/lifestyle/positive-effects-of-embracing-unibrow/|title=People Are Embracing The Unibrow – Here's Why It's A Good Thing|last=Adame|first=A ...13 KB (1,587 words) - 23:07, 24 February 2025
- ...g the concept for a procedure that would extend the lives of children born with [[Tetralogy of Fallot]] (the most common cause of [[blue baby syndrome]]). ...he learned to use [[lip-reading]] techniques and [[hearing aid]]s to speak with her patients. Taussing also developed a method of using her fingers, rather ...36 KB (5,141 words) - 13:19, 24 May 2025
- ...rth America, a '''sideshow''' is an extra, secondary production associated with a [[circus]], [[traveling carnival|carnival]], [[fair]], or other such attr ...anging public opinion or local laws prohibiting the exhibition of disabled people or animals. ...18 KB (2,719 words) - 23:42, 28 October 2025
- ...=CID 5426}}</ref> Thalidomide has been used to treat conditions associated with [[HIV]]: [[aphthous ulcers]], HIV-associated [[wasting syndrome]], diarrhea ...th defect)|amelia]] (absence of legs and/or arms), absence of bones, and [[phocomelia]] (malformation of the limbs). A single dose of thalidomide, regardless of ...76 KB (10,267 words) - 02:20, 4 October 2025
- ...abilities, which may carry negative connotations or be offensive to people with or without disabilities. ...t language, as in "autistic person" or "deaf person", is preferred by many people and organizations.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Haller|first=Beth|date=7 January 201 ...41 KB (5,479 words) - 07:44, 3 June 2025
- The company generates more than 50 percent of its income with [[pain medication]]s such as [[Tramadol]]. The company has two offices in G [[File:Thalidomide effects.jpg|thumb|Cases of severe [[phocomelia]] induced by Thalidomide]] ...23 KB (3,114 words) - 18:18, 30 May 2025
- ...e}}</ref> Some people require [[intravenous fluids]].<ref name=Women2010/> With respect to medications, [[pyridoxine]] or [[metoclopramide]] are preferred. ...2 }}</ref> While previously known as a common cause of death in pregnancy, with proper treatment this is now very rare.<ref>{{cite book|vauthors=Kumar G|ti ...40 KB (5,297 words) - 18:06, 23 May 2025
- ...shape of a body part and [[functional disorder]]s in which problems exist with how a body part works.<ref name=NIH2017What/> Functional disorders include ...er the age of 35 years old.<ref name=NIH2017Risk>{{cite web|title=How many people are affected by/at risk for birth defects?|url=https://www.nichd.nih.gov/he ...97 KB (13,210 words) - 11:25, 9 June 2025