WAR ON DISEASE.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20028, 9 September 1930, Page 11

WAR ON DISEASE.

1 GENERAL PARALYSIS OF THE INSANE. CONQUEST ANNOUNCED. (wxited rasss association—m elbctmc TBLMBAPH—COPTaiGST.) (Received September Bth, 8.45 p.m.) LONDON, September 8. Tlie report of the Lunacy Board of Control announces that general parar lysis of the insane may be conquered by allowing patients to be bitten by mosquitoes carrying malarial fever. The method has been tested over a period of several years and 83 per cent, of the patients aro now completely cured. The results are largely owing to recent researches made by the Oxford Mental Hospital. [The treatment of patients afflicted with general paralysis of the insane by means of transfusions of blood from malari'al cases has been proceeding at Sunnyside Mental Hospital for a considerable period, with satisfactory results, but it is impossible to make the claim yet that there have been any complete cures. However, a number of patients who were treated nine years ago at Seacliff have recovered, although the disease usually ends in death within two veal's. In some cases the progress of the disease ceases, the reason being difficult to ascertain. A combination of the malarial treatment with the administering of tryparsimide, an arsenical preparation, has had the best results. The use of sulphur and oil has also proved beneficial in some cases. DR. SPAHLINGER'S RESEARCH. EXPERIMENTS ON CATTLE. (Received September Bth, 8.45 p.m.) LONDON, September 8. The "Daily Herald" says: Dr. Henri Spahlinger is carrying out secret experiments on cattle at a Norfolk farm. They will be completed in three months. His object is the freeing of milk and meat from tuberculosis germs. Thus far the experiments have Seen rotnarkably successful; suggesting that Dr. Spahlinger's vaccine is likely to fully protect cattle from tuberculosis germs. [Dr. Spahlinger, a Swiss medical practitioner, some years ago created great interest in his researches into tuberculosis and its prevention and cure. In 1912 he gave the first demonstration of his methods in London. The war held up the production of the remedies and even at the end of 1926, Dr. Spahlinger had been unable to replace many of the elements required for tho treatment.] %