NEW CURE FOR COLDS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 18973, 25 March 1936, Page 11

NEW CURE FOR COLDS

VACCINE TAKEN IN MOUTH LONDON, Feb. 11. How two ilccloi's experimented on themselves .with a new vaccine for colds and iufiucn/.a is described in the '‘British Medieal dounial.” The vaccine is administered through the mouth, ami the. doctors took repeated doses, when fasting to test, Ihe results. In spite of coijsuh-rable exposure to ipfeel ion, they have so far had no eulds this winter. The experiments .were conducted ;it the Pickett-Thomson Research Laboratory. St. thud's Hospital, London, by Dr. David Thomson and DrRobert .'Thomson, assisted by Mr. E. T. Thompson, senior laboratory assistant. Describing Dr. Robert Thomson's experience when Inking six doses of the vaccine ai, intervals of two days, I lit? report says-. “On the morning following the first dose lie had symptoms of a nasal cold. 'This, however, passed off (hiring the day. and no cold developed. No symptoms were detected after Iho second dose. “On the day following the third dose he noted general malaise, and slight toxic symptoms, with slight abdominal discomfort. After the. lourtli, fifth and sixth dose he fell, general toxic syinp toms and malaise, particularly after the laid,dose, when the symptoms persisted for three to four days.”

Later series of doses produced lessen iug toxic symptoms.