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ORIGINAL AIRDATE: November 19th, 1990 —
MacGyver learns about the use of unsafe pesticides and intends to set the record straight.
MISSION: When MacGyver gets arrested defending protesters, they explain that the owners of a big farm have been using unsafe pesticides and the employees have been paying the price. MacGyver intends to investigate the allegations on his own.
This week’s highlights include:
Thalidomide (Drug)
Thalidomide sold under the brand names Immunoprin, among others, is an immunomodulatory drug and the prototype of the thalidomide class of drugs. Today, thalidomide is used mainly as a treatment of certain cancers (multiple myeloma) and of a complication of leprosy.
Check out the article on wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thalidomide.
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ORIGINAL AIRDATE: November 19th, 1990 —
MacGyver learns about the use of unsafe pesticides and intends to set the record straight.
MISSION: When MacGyver gets arrested defending protesters, they explain that the owners of a big farm have been using unsafe pesticides and the employees have been paying the price. MacGyver intends to investigate the allegations on his own.
This week’s highlights include:
Thalidomide (Drug)
Thalidomide sold under the brand names Immunoprin, among others, is an immunomodulatory drug and the prototype of the thalidomide class of drugs. Today, thalidomide is used mainly as a treatment of certain cancers (multiple myeloma) and of a complication of leprosy.
Check out the article on wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thalidomide.