"Critics, pointing to questionable assumptions in Dr. Ricaurte's report...Critics?....Who are they?. Do they have a similarly accomplished medical background? Do they have any medical background?
Thalidomid was also claimed by many to be harmless and a drug to "really help" young women overcome morning sickness. It resulted in many thousands of deformed babies mostly in Europe.
Ecstasy? 
Critics?....Who are they?Read much? "Dr. Juan Sanchez-Ramos, Ellis Professor of Neurology, University of South Florida, and an expert in Parkinson's and dopaminergic neurotoxicity", for one.
Do they have a similarly accomplished medical background?
What is Ricaurte's "accomplished medical background"?