NEWSGROUP FAQ'S- Colloidal Silver

From: JWismille (jwismille_at_aol.com)
Date: 12/23/04 

Date: 23 Dec 2004 23:57:57 GMT

Many colloidal silver and silver salt preparations have been touted as cures
for AIDS, chronic fatigue, herpes, TB, syphilis, lupus, malaria, plague, acne,
impetigo, and many other diseases. Lyme disease is just the latest target. A
1996 Federal Register notice declared that the "FDA is not aware of any
substantial scientific evidence that supports the use of . . . colloidal silver
ingredients or silver salts for these disease conditions." The same notice
stated that "human consumption of silver may result in argyria -- a permanent
ashen-gray or blue discoloration of the skin, conjunctiva, and internal organs"
[14]. Despite these warnings, some Web sites devoted to Lyme disease or
colloidal silver products display reports of laboratory experiments in which
colloidal silver killed spirochetes. One is a letter from Dr. Burgdorfer,
written on National Institutes of Health (NIH) stationary. The letter merely
reports on a pilot study using colloidal silver to kill spirochetes in a test
tube and states that additional laboratory and human studies are underway. Many
silver and Lyme advocates have used the letter to suggest that colloidal silver
has been proven effective against Lyme disease. However, no study has shown
that colloidal silver is safe or effective for treating people with Lyme
disease (or anything else).

Relevant Pages

  • NEWSGROUP FAQS - Colloidal Silver
    ... Many colloidal silver and silver salt preparations have been touted as cures ... Lyme disease is just the latest target. ... reports on a pilot study using colloidal silver to kill spirochetes in a test ...
    (sci.med.diseases.lyme)
  • NEWSGROUP FAQS - Colloidal Silver
    ... Many colloidal silver and silver salt preparations have been touted as cures ... Lyme disease is just the latest target. ... reports on a pilot study using colloidal silver to kill spirochetes in a test ...
    (sci.med.diseases.lyme)
  • Re: University of Norhtern Iowa TEACHES collodial silver!!!
    ... Q. Could you get Lyme disease from another person? ... However if you type in "colloidal silver" you get quite a lot. ... and reduced to inert silver salts by sunlight in a process similar to ... Food and Drug Administration. ...
    (sci.med.diseases.lyme)
  • NEWSGROUP FAQS- COLLOIDAL SILVER
    ... Many colloidal silver and silver salt preparations have been touted as cures ... Lyme disease is just the latest target. ... reports on a pilot study using colloidal silver to kill spirochetes in a test ...
    (sci.med.diseases.lyme)
  • NEWSGROUP FAQS- COLLOIDAL SILVER
    ... Many colloidal silver and silver salt preparations have been touted as cures ... Lyme disease is just the latest target. ... reports on a pilot study using colloidal silver to kill spirochetes in a test ...
    (sci.med.diseases.lyme)