[2] He studied medicine at New South Wales College of Pharmacy and obtained his MD from Queen's University at Kingston in Canada.

[1] He was an honorary surgeon to the Australian Navy and worked as a family physician for Sir Edmund Barton, former Prime Minister of Australia.

[1][2] At the invitation of Sir Edmund he sat in the House of Commons when the federation bill passed its final reading.

[2] He stated that the virus is driven by an unknown chemical constituent termed "malignic acid" which originates under certain climatic, dietetic and hygienic conditions.

[2][5] Adams stated that indigenous foliage from conifers, laurels and the myrtle family improve sanitation and render native-born populations of countries where they grow almost immune from cancer.