§ 156. Mr. A. Lewisasked the Minister of Health if he is aware that the Americans have discovered a new drug which is claimed to be a cure for tuberculosis; and whether he will cause his research department to investigate the value of this drug, and approach the United States Government with a view to being supplied with quantities of this new cure.
§ Dr. Kingasked the Minister of Health what progress is being made in British chemical and medical science, similar to that announced in the United States of America, in the synthetic preparation of new anti-tuberculosis drugs, isomers of niacin, and in clinical tests of their efficacy.
§ Mr. CrookshankI am advised that not much is known, as yet, about the drug in question, but active research is already in progress here as well as in the United States.