Malaria

Possible New Drug For Malaria

ALTHOUGH successful tests had been made with the new drug, paludrine, it could not be regarded as a com plete cure for malaria, CO of Heidelberg (Victoria) Military Hospital (Col. J. M.

Blair) stated recently.

Experiments at Heidelberg had shown that the drug went further towards pre venting relapses of malaria than atebrin, did not colour the skin, and had no toxic effects.

Quinine would be used in conjunction with paludrine in the cure of malaria.

Paludrine was likely to be used soon on Army and repatriation personnel.