Thalidomide study for Alzheimer's patients

By: Paul Atkinson on 09/06/2011

A drug that caused severe birth defects 50 years ago is now undergoing a clinical trial in the valley.The Banner Sun Health Research Institute in Sun City is conducting a study of Thalodomide to see if it can stop the progression of Alzheimer's disease.  From Phoenix, KJZZ's Paul Atkinson has the story...

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