Two large meat packing firms in the United States are producing ACTH, a new drug for the treatment of arthritis It is a hormone obtained through intricate processing from the pituitary glands of hogs.
Vitamin B-12, a red crystalline substance that has produced some rapid cures of pernicious anemia, also speeds the growth of children, researchers in the United States report.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 15, Issue 83, 16 August 1950, Page 4
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61Untitled Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 15, Issue 83, 16 August 1950, Page 4
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