Re: NEWSGROUP FAQ'S- Colloidal Silver

From: dali (weeble_at_wabble.com)
Date: 12/24/04 

Date: Fri, 24 Dec 2004 01:51:09 GMT

On 23 Dec 2004 23:57:57 GMT, jwismille@aol.com (JWismille) wrote:

>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

So lets test it.

>. 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.

Cool thanx for the info. It has begun.

>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).

So lets not do any further testing. too stupid for words.

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