Included in this volume are discussions of tests, new devices and technics, sulfonamide drugs, penicillin, streptomycin and other antibiotics, bacteriostatic agents, amebicides, antimalarials, antirheumatic drugs, antibodies and antigens, blood restoratives, vitamins, protein and amino acid therapy, hormones, anesthetics, sedatives, hypnotics and antispasmodics, antithyroid drugs, histamine and antihistaminic agents, drug treatment of headache, drugs acting on the heart and blood vessels and treatment of malignant conditions. Those who do not need an introduction to this book will find the current volume as useful as the preceding editions. Others who for the first time become familiar with this collection of abstracts or condensations of published articles and the accompanying editorial notes will find much useful information on current therapeutic procedures.