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dali - 03 Aug 2005 15:35 GMT
All news for July 2005
All news for June 2005

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01/07/2005 - An ionic silver complex designed for human antimicrobial
use has received a US patent, in a move that could well see increased
usage of this technology that exhibits broad-spectrum antimicrobial
qualities as well as displaying a lack of causing resistant strains.

Silver ions, while being lethal to single-celled microorganisms, are
harmless to human cells and are increasingly being used in wound care
due to their ability to facilitate the healing of tissue.

The patented technology provides for a safe product due to the
efficiency of delivery, introducing a quantity of silver to the body -
less than what may exist in a person's average drinking water intake as
a naturally occurring mineral. The difference is this new technology is
designed to deliver the silver as active silver ions with antimicrobial
ability.

Invision International Health Solutions, owners of the ionic silver
complex technology, said that the patented technology was designed to
utilise naturally occurring substances, such as citrate, to achieve
optimal delivery and release of silver ions in the human body, in an
efficient and safe manner.

"This patented technology represents a leap beyond predecessor silver
ion technologies, including those that utilise electrolysis for
manufacturing, such as colloidal silver," says Jay Newman, the
company's president and CEO.

This invention (US patent number, 6,838,095) relates to solutions
including complexed ionic silver. In particular, it relates to
solutions including complexed ionic silver wherein the solutions convey
health benefits through their use or application.

"In addition, this composition-of-matter patent provides far more
meaningful protection than the product-by-process patents that have
been issued on other silver products," Newman added.

Along with its antimicrobial qualities and lack of toxicity to humans,
evidence is mounting that silver ions have powerful antiviral effects
as well. A recent university study suggested ionic silver to be
effective against the SARS virus. In Europe, ionic silver is a
medically approved treatment used to combat systemic viral conditions,
including the common cold and flu.

Silver ion compounds have also been introduced in recent years for
antimicrobial use in medical devices and wound-care products. They are
also being used for pharmaceutical equipment sanitation, and for
killing germs including the germ that causes Legionnaires' Disease in
the water systems of hospitals.

Ionic silver is used for many severe conditions as well, including, for
example, tuberculosis, Epstein-Barr Virus, Lyme Disease, Legionnaires'
Disease, bronchitis, chicken pox, and numerous others.

There are actually few germ-related conditions, or conditions requiring
the repair of tissue, for which ionic silver is not used, since many
claim it is not only effective in killing most bacteria but also many
if not most fungus and viruses.

Some reports indicate that it is also effective against a number of
parasites that might invade the body. Ionic silver is also reported by
some researchers to be effective at treating cancer and HIV.
maison.mousse - 03 Aug 2005 17:18 GMT
dali a écrit dans le message
<1123079712.808645.87020@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com>...

>All news for July 2005
>All news for June 2005
[quoted text clipped - 11 lines]
>due to their ability to facilitate the healing of tissue.
>SNIP.

Silver nitrate has been used by Medical Doctors and in hospitals as an
anti-imicrobial for
well over a hundred and fifty years. In solution (silver nitrate) the
silver is of course in ionic form. This product was once
standard in hospitals for prevention of eye infections in new borns and
found use when cast into sticks
to cauterize wounds. If has had over the years various topical
applications. Sliver nitrate as an anti-microbial
has largely been replaced by other products.
These ( silver nitrate) products are NOT the same as
colloidal silver. Colloidal silver does NOT have the same anti-microbial
properties.
Your other statements about the use of silver compounds for HIV and
cancer and for internal use for serious infections is just
nonsense.

JL
dali - 03 Aug 2005 18:06 GMT
>Colloidal silver does NOT have the same anti-microbial
properties.

in-vitro it does. This is beyond dispute and I wont waste my time on
it.

>Your other statements about the use of silver compounds for HIV and
cancer and for internal use for serious infections is just nonsense.

Not my statements, but silver against HIV has been proven in in-vivo
testing.
need me to post it?
maison.mousse - 03 Aug 2005 18:22 GMT
dali a écrit dans le message
<1123088782.937465.152650@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>...
>>Colloidal silver does NOT have the same anti-microbial
>properties.
[quoted text clipped - 8 lines]
>testing.
>need me to post it?

The fact that colliodal silver does NOT have the same effect as silver
nitrate is NOT in dispute.

If you have any papers to cite from professional journals
or valid research organizations please post them.
Please do not waste peoples time with promotional
material from con artists or lunatics.

JL
dali - 03 Aug 2005 18:50 GMT
New Catheter-Electrode System Features Silver

By Samuel Etris, Senior Technical Consultant to The Silver Institute

A new catheter-electrode system, using a low-intensity current to push
bacteria and virus-fighting silver ions into the bloodstream, has been
patented by a Pennsylvania company.

The catheter combines a silver electrode inserted into the patient's
blood stream with a second electrode placed on the nearby skin. The
combined action releases silver ions into the blood for immediate
reaction with pathogens such as HIV viruses. The silver ions do not
attack normal human cells because these cells have protective walls,
which is not the case for bacteria, viruses and fungi.

Studies revealed in U.S. Patent, No. 6,066,489 - assigned to Arrow
International, Inc. of Reading, Pennsylvania - show improvement by HIV
patients treated with in-blood silver ions. One patient prior to
treatment had over two million copies of the HIV virus per milliliter
of blood and had an infection fighter cell (T4 cells) count of 18. The
patient was experiencing serious kidney malfunction. Within 24 hours
after silver ion treatment, the HIV virus count dropped to about one
million copies and T4 cells fell to 11. One month after treatment
began, the HIV virus count was again halved and the Patient's overall
health improved.

The catheter-electrode system is intended to be a universal aid in
treating blood-borne infections otherwise extremely difficult to treat
or cure once infection has begun. Blood-borne viruses can completely
overwhelm a patient, defeating the immune system and leading to death.

The catheter electrode is 97.8 percent silver, 2 percent Platinum, and
0.2 percent copper. The silver supplies the active silver ion; platinum
acts as a catalyst to aid in the release of the silver ions and
prevents a buildup of oxides on the electrode. Copper controls the
release rate of the silver from the electrode. The small amount of
silver introduced into the patient's bloodstream, and the extremely low
levels of current, are both highly effective and physiologically safe.

Silver News - June / July 2001
Ilena Rose - 03 Aug 2005 19:48 GMT
>Please do not waste peoples time with promotional
>material from con artists or lunatics.
>
>JL

That would be great ... the Con artists and lunatics from quackwatch
fill Usenet with their Quackery ... let's get rid of them!
David Wright - 04 Aug 2005 05:09 GMT
>>Colloidal silver does NOT have the same anti-microbial
>properties.
[quoted text clipped - 8 lines]
>testing.
>need me to post it?

I sure do, because I don't believe you.

 -- David Wright :: alphabeta at prodigy.net
    These are my opinions only, but they're almost always correct.
    "I believe that sex is one of the most beautiful, wholesome and
     natural things that money can buy."
                                       -- Steve Martin
JohnDoe - 04 Aug 2005 07:57 GMT
>>Colloidal silver does NOT have the same anti-microbial
>
[quoted text clipped - 10 lines]
> testing.
> need me to post it?

By all means, post it, please. That'll be the news of the century, a
cure for AIDS! I wouldn't want to miss that for the world.
dali - 04 Aug 2005 15:44 GMT
I think I just posted it.
The mainstream press for whatever reason will not print this until
bloggers force them to.
Here's another.

Silver Protein Review:
Reduction in HIV Viral Load in Mild Silver Protein Case Studies
by Kimberly Pryor

A recent article appearing in the Clinical Practice of Alternative
Medicine lends further merit to the use of silver as an anti-viral
agent. The article titled
"Reduction of Viral Load in AIDS Patients with Intravenous Mild
Silver Protein--Three Case Reports" is an intriguing glimpse into the
potential applications of an important, but often overlooked metal....

http://www.vrp.com/art/518.asp
Ilena Rose - 04 Aug 2005 16:08 GMT
Very interesting... thanks for posting this.

>I think I just posted it.
>The mainstream press for whatever reason will not print this until
[quoted text clipped - 13 lines]
>
>http://www.vrp.com/art/518.asp
David Wright - 10 Aug 2005 21:54 GMT
>I think I just posted it.
>The mainstream press for whatever reason will not print this until
[quoted text clipped - 13 lines]
>
>http://www.vrp.com/art/518.asp

One hardly knows where to begin.  The paper isn't in PubMed, because
"Clinical Practice of Alternative Medicine" isn't a journal they
follow.  I presume that's because it's not peer-reviewed.

The study itself, assuming the web page is reporting it accurately, is
not reassuring.  For one of the patients, they didn't have viral load
numbers, and one wonders if he were even definitely HIV+.  For one of
their dramatic improvement patients, they had no follow-up, so they
don't know whether he turned around and got sick again a short time
later.  It's a cinch he still had HIV in his body.

They claimed some sort of Herxheimer-like reaction, but I couldn't
find any evidence that Herxheimer reactions come from viral die-off.

 -- David Wright :: alphabeta at prodigy.net
    These are my opinions only, but they're almost always correct.
    "I believe that sex is one of the most beautiful, wholesome and
     natural things that money can buy."
                                       -- Steve Martin
dali - 10 Aug 2005 23:55 GMT
>One hardly knows where to begin.  The paper isn't in PubMed, because
>"Clinical Practice of Alternative Medicine" isn't a journal they
>follow.  I presume that's because it's not peer-reviewed.

Bit of a freakout, heh?
As we speak (er type) hospitals are starting to explore the
possibilities with silver. Just checked Pubmed and came up with this
"Prevention of nosocomial infection in the ICU setting by 2). use of a
silver-alloy, hydro gel-coated latex urinary catheter instead of
uncoated catheters."
The money saved (not to mention lives) is staggering.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstra
ct&list_uids=15181413&query_hl=1


>The study itself, assuming the web page is reporting it accurately, is
>not reassuring.  For one of the patients, they didn't have viral load
[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
>They claimed some sort of Herxheimer-like reaction, but I couldn't
>find any evidence that Herxheimer reactions come from viral die-off.

The important thing imo is that the study supports theory.
some more links for ya
In-vitro test
http://www.silvermedicine.org/colloidalsilverstudytexas.html
University of Northern Iowa Protocal. Used as early as the 1800s and
is currently considered a drug supplement
http://www.bio.uni.edu/cei/lyme.html
in-vivo studies against HIV
http://www.silverinstitute.org/news/4b01.html
in-vivo catheters
http://www.edwards.com/MedicalProfessionals/FindProducts/Links/PDFs/1124_Oligon.pdf
On the issue of safetyWHO’s Guidelines for Drinking Water Quality,
which states that: "it is not necessary to recommend any health-based
guidelines for silver as it is not hazardous to human health"read
LETTER: COLLOIDAL SILVER IN PERSPECTIVE
http://www.gaiaresearch.co.za/silver2.html
Database of other articles.
http://www.silvermedicine.org/
cathyb - 11 Aug 2005 01:05 GMT
> >One hardly knows where to begin.  The paper isn't in PubMed, because
> >"Clinical Practice of Alternative Medicine" isn't a journal they
[quoted text clipped - 20 lines]
>
> The important thing imo is that the study supports theory.

Did this person just post, without refuting any of David's points about
the bad design of the study, and thus the unreliability of any
conclusions drawn from it, that the important thing is that it backed
up a theory?!

Says it all.

Cathy

<snip>
dali - 11 Aug 2005 16:09 GMT
>Did this person just post, without refuting any of David's points

Sounds like he wanted pubmed so I gave him pubmed.
Do you understand what the pubmed article is saying?
David Wright - 11 Aug 2005 19:58 GMT
>>One hardly knows where to begin.  The paper isn't in PubMed, because
>>"Clinical Practice of Alternative Medicine" isn't a journal they
>>follow.  I presume that's because it's not peer-reviewed.
>
>Bit of a freakout, heh?

No, merely irritation with hype.

>As we speak (er type) hospitals are starting to explore the
>possibilities with silver. Just checked Pubmed and came up with this
>"Prevention of nosocomial infection in the ICU setting by 2). use of a
>silver-alloy, hydro gel-coated latex urinary catheter instead of
>uncoated catheters."

Silver coating of catheters and the like is old news.  I'm not denying
that it works, either.  But that's very, very different from a claim
that dumping silver into the bloodstream cures AIDS.

>>The study itself, assuming the web page is reporting it accurately, is
>>not reassuring.  For one of the patients, they didn't have viral load
[quoted text clipped - 7 lines]
>
>The important thing imo is that the study supports theory.

No, the important thing in your opinion is that it makes silver look
good.  I'm absolutely fascinated with the idea that you have a
financial interest in this -- particularly since you come out of
nowhere and start cheerleading for silver on m.h.a.

>On the issue of safetyWHO’s Guidelines for Drinking Water Quality,
>which states that: "it is not necessary to recommend any health-based
>guidelines for silver as it is not hazardous to human health"read
>LETTER: COLLOIDAL SILVER IN PERSPECTIVE
>http://www.gaiaresearch.co.za/silver2.html

I read it.  Hardly an accurate summation; you make it sound as if
there were no upper limit to allowable silver concentrations, whereas
the approved limits are in the 80-100 ppb range.  Yes, parts per
BILLION.

 -- David Wright :: alphabeta at prodigy.net
    These are my opinions only, but they're almost always correct.
    "I believe that sex is one of the most beautiful, wholesome and
     natural things that money can buy."
                                       -- Steve Martin
maison.mousse - 11 Aug 2005 08:10 GMT
David Wright a écrit dans le message ...
>>I think I just posted it.
>>The mainstream press for whatever reason will not print this until
[quoted text clipped - 17 lines]
>"Clinical Practice of Alternative Medicine" isn't a journal they
>follow.  I presume that's because it's not peer-reviewed.
<SNIP>

>  -- David Wright :: alphabeta at prodigy.net
Peer-reviewed  is a misunderstood term.  When a paper
is published in a professional journal  it is published FOR
peer reviewed.
 Papers published in  "Clinical Practice of Alternative Medicine"  may be
published FOR peer review.  It is just that the peers in this case likely
are con-artists and crazies!!

JL
dali - 11 Aug 2005 16:15 GMT
Samuel Etris, Senior Technical Consultant to The Silver Institute
Corona A, Raimondi F.
Service of Anesthesia and Resuscitation, Luigi Sacco Hospital, Milan,
Italy. corona.alberto@libero.it

I suppose these guys are conartist and/or crazy.
Peter Bowditch - 11 Aug 2005 10:58 GMT
>>Colloidal silver does NOT have the same anti-microbial
>properties.
>
>in-vitro it does. This is beyond dispute and I wont waste my time on
>it.

So does bleach. Do you drink or inject it?

>>Your other statements about the use of silver compounds for HIV and
>cancer and for internal use for serious infections is just nonsense.
>
>Not my statements, but silver against HIV has been proven in in-vivo
>testing.
>need me to post it?

Here's a question. If colloidal silver is so good, why doesn't the
silver coming off tooth fillings counteract the mercury?
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dali - 11 Aug 2005 16:18 GMT
>So does bleach. Do you drink or inject it?

I irrigate my sinuses with silver. I would not with bleach.

>Here's a question. If colloidal silver is so good, why doesn't the
>silver coming off tooth fillings counteract the mercury?

Silver cannot kill another metal afaik.
David Wright - 11 Aug 2005 17:01 GMT
>>>Colloidal silver does NOT have the same anti-microbial
>>properties.
[quoted text clipped - 13 lines]
>Here's a question. If colloidal silver is so good, why doesn't the
>silver coming off tooth fillings counteract the mercury?

That's an excellent point.  People with silver amalgam fillings should
never get mouth infections of any kind.

 -- David Wright :: alphabeta at prodigy.net
    These are my opinions only, but they're almost always correct.
    "I believe that sex is one of the most beautiful, wholesome and
     natural things that money can buy."
                                       -- Steve Martin
David Wright - 11 Aug 2005 16:36 GMT
>All news for July 2005
>All news for June 2005
[quoted text clipped - 10 lines]
>harmless to human cells and are increasingly being used in wound care
>due to their ability to facilitate the healing of tissue.

This bit of whimsy really bugs me -- the idea that silver is somehow
magically targetting only bacteria, but is completely harmless to
human tissue.  

Well, it's not.  Some microorganisms may be more sensitive to silver
than is human tissue, but silver cytotoxicity is well-known in human
tissue, as even a cursory pass through PubMed will show.

<remainder of hype advertising deleted>

 -- David Wright :: alphabeta at prodigy.net
    These are my opinions only, but they're almost always correct.
    "I believe that sex is one of the most beautiful, wholesome and
     natural things that money can buy."
                                       -- Steve Martin
dali - 11 Aug 2005 17:02 GMT
>Well, it's not.  Some microorganisms may be more sensitive to silver
>than is human tissue, but silver cytotoxicity is well-known in human
>tissue, as even a cursory pass through PubMed will show.

Wow! so the COUNTRIES that are using silver to purify the drinking
water are making the entire population toxic!
DO YOU REALLY BELIEVE THAT?
Happy Dog - 11 Aug 2005 18:43 GMT
"dali" <borgersbrent@yahoo.com> wrote in
> >Well, it's not.  Some microorganisms may be more sensitive to silver
>>than is human tissue, but silver cytotoxicity is well-known in human
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
> water are making the entire population toxic!
> DO YOU REALLY BELIEVE THAT?

Just like the ones that use chlorine.  Do think that chlorine isn't
extremely toxic?  Think...

moo
maison.mousse - 11 Aug 2005 18:54 GMT
dali a écrit dans le message
<1123776165.445662.311700@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>...
SNIP>
>Wow! so the COUNTRIES that are using silver to purify the drinking
>water are making the entire population toxic!
>DO YOU REALLY BELIEVE THAT?

   What countries would those be????

JL
dali - 11 Aug 2005 19:27 GMT
>What countries would those be????

Colloidal Silver and hydrogen peroxide, especially in combination,
exhibit significant microbial inactivation at concentrations that pose
no health risk according to the EEC, WHO and US EPA.  Several
countries, including Switzerland, Germany and Australia have given
approval for the use of colloidal silver and hydrogen peroxide as a
drinking water disinfectant.  The EEC and Israel Ministry of Health
have specifically approved the use of colloidal silver as a drinking
water disinfectant at an MCL (Maximum Contaminant Level) of 80ppb
(Pedahzur, R et al, Water Sci Technol, 31(5-6), 1995). Widespread use
might result in potential for uptake of silver ions by humans, but
research suggests that: "risks are minimal under all likely
scenarios" (Final Report: Evaluation of the Efficacy of a New
Secondary Disinfectant Formulation Using Hydrogen Peroxide and Silver.
US EPA NNCER, Dec 3, 2001).

The USA EPA has declared that "silver does not cause adverse health
effects" and set a MCL at 100 ppb for all drinking water. Recently an
EU Drinking Water Standard proposed removing any upper limit for silver
in drinking water, following the WHO's Guidelines for Drinking Water
Quality, which states that: "it is not necessary to recommend any
health-based guidelines for silver as it is not hazardous to human
health" ("Silver Water Purification Systems Offer Reliable Alternative
to Chlorine", The Silver Institute, Wash, March 25, 1997).
David Wright - 11 Aug 2005 20:01 GMT
>>Well, it's not.  Some microorganisms may be more sensitive to silver
>>than is human tissue, but silver cytotoxicity is well-known in human
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
>water are making the entire population toxic!
>DO YOU REALLY BELIEVE THAT?

First I'd have to hear about all the countries that are using silver
to purify their water.  I don't know of any countries where this is
the only, or even the major, method of purification.

Second, you'll have to establish that there's some sort of connection
between water purification with silver and curing AIDS with silver.

 -- David Wright :: alphabeta at prodigy.net
    These are my opinions only, but they're almost always correct.
    "I believe that sex is one of the most beautiful, wholesome and
     natural things that money can buy."
                                       -- Steve Martin
dali - 11 Aug 2005 21:10 GMT
>Second, you'll have to establish that there's some sort of connection
>between water purification with silver and curing AIDS with silver.

Did I ever state silver can cure AIDS?
Being HIV positive and AIDS are not the same thing.

The countries have been posted. I have some official gov't web links
somewhere which back it up.
maison.mousse - 12 Aug 2005 08:43 GMT
dali a écrit dans le message
>The countries have been posted. I have some official gov't web links
>somewhere which back it up.

No EU country uses silver colloid or H2O2 for water purification..  WHO,
UNESCO ect recommend the use
of chlorine beach for emergency water purification
   and the standard 5% solution for routine well purifications.
Now which countries uses colloidal silver or H2O2 for water purification???

Making water safe!!http://www.lifewater.ca/ndexman.htm

Boiling: Vigorously boil water for 5 minutes. The flat taste of boiled water
can be improved by pouring it back and forth from one CLEAN container to
another. Also, a small pinch of salt can be added to each quart of water
boiled;  Chlorination: Add 5-10 drops chlorine bleach per quart (litre)of
clear water, thoroughly mixing it and allowed to stand for at least 30
minutes. The treated water should have a slight chlorine odour; if it
doesn't, the dosage should be repeated and the water should stand for 15
minutes more. If this treated water has too strong a chlorine taste, it can
be made more drinkable by allowing the water to stand exposed to the air
(should be a light cover over the top to prevent insects, etc. from falling
into the water). Pouring it back and forth between two CLEAN containers will
also help.
As a last resort, if the above options are not available, consider the
following:
UV Exposure: Make safe drinking water by putting clear water in a clean
container and expose it to bright, hot sun for at least 8 hours;
pH Adjustment: Add lime to bring the pH above 10 for several hours. Expose
the water to atmosphere for several hours to allow natural CO2 reactions to
bring the pH back down to at least 8.5 prior to drinking. Please note that
this should only be used as a last resort since the validity of this method
to make safe drinking water has not been scientifically investigated.

JL
dali - 12 Aug 2005 14:59 GMT
>No EU country uses silver colloid or H2O2 for water purification..  WHO,
>UNESCO ect recommend the use

Regulation of colloidal silver and related products
Summary

In December 2002, an amendment was made to the Therapeutic Goods
(Excluded Goods) Order such that products containing substances like
colloidal silver, which make therapeutic claims, are no longer goods
excluded from therapeutic goods legislation and must meet the
requirements of other therapeutic goods. Colloidal silver products that
are used in the purification or treatment of drinking water, and which
do not make therapeutic claims, will remain excluded from therapeutic
goods legislation.

http://www.tga.gov.au/docs/html/csilver.htm
maison.mousse - 12 Aug 2005 15:34 GMT
dali a écrit dans le message
<1123855178.813403.135870@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>...
>>No EU country uses silver colloid or H2O2 for water purification..  WHO,
>>UNESCO ect recommend the use
[quoted text clipped - 12 lines]
>
>http://www.tga.gov.au/docs/html/csilver.htm

Australian does not use collodial silver for water purification.  All that
section you cite means is that while
claims for medical use of colloidal silver will be regulated under"
therapeutic goods legislation" claims of use of colloidal silver to purify
water will not be regulated under that legislation.  It does  not mean that
the Australian
government accepts the use of collodial silver for water
purification.  Devices that make claims for water purifcation by silver
colloids will fall within regulations dealing with FRAUD.

JL
dali - 12 Aug 2005 16:47 GMT
THE COLLOIDAL SILVER BAN SCAM
Stuart Thomson ~ Director: Gaia Research Institute

Modern micro electrolytic oligodynamic* colloidal silver (*active in
small quantity) is naturally microbicidal by virtue of disabling only
the metabolic enzymes of anaerobic unicellular micro-organisms, yet is
uniquely harmless to mammals. (1) The concentration necessary to
sterilise drinking water (or by extension, body fluids) contaminated
with pathogens is 40-200 gamma / .04-.2 ppm (1 ppm=1000 gamma) (2).
Soil depletion, food processing and water flocculation and or
filtration mitigate against receiving adequate amounts of this
protective element, which until recently, was supplemented by food
related silverware.

Following a lead by the US FDA in banning all products containing
colloidal silver (3) associated with health information, the South
African Department of Health falsely misrepresents the facts and claims
that "all over-the-counter products containing colloidal silver or
silver salts are not recognised as safe and effective" and that
"indiscriminate use of colloidal silver has resulted in cases of
argyria, a permanent discoloration of the skin and deep tissues" as
well as "neurological deficit, and renal and metal fume? damage". (4)
It is noteworthy that prestigious journals such as the Lancet, the
British Medical Journal and the Journal of the American Medical
Association have for decades attested to the safety and efficacy of
traditionally far more crude "grind method" colloidal silver, commonly
several thousand % more concentrated (5) yet equally less effective
than the micro electro-colloidal silver used today. (1)

The lie behind this suppressive move against the public's access to
this simple health protective substance is revealed by the fact that
there is not a single case of argyria in modern medical history as a
result of electro-colloidal silver. All reference to this and other
toxicities, on careful checking, leads directly to the "abuse" of
orthodoxy sanctioned old medical silver products, usually not even
colloidal silver (and if so, by the grind method), and mostly in the
form of medicinal nose drops, capsules, pills, gum, pulverisers etc, or
in cases of severe toxicity, intravenous injections in gram-plus
quantities in animal experiments. (6) The lie is perpetuated by the FDA
and the likes of Messrs Fung, Bowen and Barrett, and the world's only
contemporary argyria victim, Rosemary Jacobs, who was poisoned more
than forty years ago by "silver nose drops of unknown composition". (5)

Fortunately, the Gaia protocol colloidal silver..., incorporating the
immuno-essential elements, Cu, Zn & Mn, dynamically synergised with
hydrogen peroxide, is still legally accessible locally (7) via an
inexpensive strategic water purification and fortification treatment
unit, resulting from a far-sighted leading edge local development
paralleling advanced international water research and treatment trends.
Both silver and also hydrogen peroxide (especially in combination)
exhibit significant microbial inactivation at concentrations that do
not pose any health risk according to the EEC, WHO and US EPA. (8) The
EEC, WHO and Israel Ministry of Health have specifically approved the
use of colloidal silver as a drinking water disinfectant at an MCL
(Maximum Contaminant Level )of 80 ppb. (8) Switzerland, Germany and
Australia have given approval for the use of a commercial formulation
of colloidal silver and hydrogen peroxide as a drinking water
disinfectant. (8)

The US EPA has declared that silver does not cause adverse health
effects and has set a Maximum Level at 100 ppb for all drinking water.
(9) A new European Union Drinking Water Standard in draft form has
removed any upper limit for silver in drinking water following the
WHO's Guidelines for Drinking Water Quality which states that "it is
not necessary to recommend any health-based guidelines for silver as it
is not hazardous to human health". (9) One teaspoon (5ml) of 1 ppm
colloidal silver in a glass (250ml) of water equals 20 ppb. Since the
guidelines relate to lifetime exposure for even the most susceptible
sub-groups, calculated at 2 litres a day, one could safely consume 8
glasses each with 5 teaspoons (25 ml) of 1 ppm of colloidal silver
every day. The most commonly used quantity is a mere teaspoon in a
glass of water 3 or 4 times daily.

Clearly the FDA / MCC itself is more hazardous to health!

http://www.gaiaresearch.co.za/silver.html
Happy Dog - 12 Aug 2005 20:34 GMT
"dali" <borgersbrent@yahoo.com> wrote in

> Fortunately, the Gaia protocol colloidal silver..., incorporating the
> immuno-essential elements, Cu, Zn & Mn, dynamically synergised with
> hydrogen peroxide,

Posting hallucinatory crap like this makes you look like a moron.  Learn a
bit of physics and chemistry and try again.

moo
dali - 12 Aug 2005 21:25 GMT
>Posting hallucinatory crap like this makes you look like a moron.  Learn a
>bit of physics and chemistry and try again.

blah name calling the best you can do. How about this, learn logic 101
so so we can debate above the third grade level.
Happy Dog - 12 Aug 2005 22:30 GMT
"dali" <borgersbrent@yahoo.com> wrote in message

> >Posting hallucinatory crap like this makes you look like a moron.  Learn
> >a
>>bit of physics and chemistry and try again.
>
> blah name calling the best you can do. How about this, learn logic 101
> so so we can debate above the third grade level.

My command of logic is just fine.  Show otherwise or be silent.  You posted
this:

> Fortunately, the Gaia protocol colloidal silver..., incorporating the
> immuno-essential elements, Cu, Zn & Mn, ** dynamically synergised with
> hydrogen peroxide**   - my emphasis

It's utter gobbledygook.  The entire article is a piece of
pseudo-technobabble.  If you don't see this, it's because you don't
understand the relevant physics or chemistry.  And nobody's saying that
you're expected to.  But don't get cranky when people who do understand it
call you on it.  Learn and laugh.  And don't take it personally.  This is
Usenet.

le moo
David Wright - 12 Aug 2005 16:46 GMT
>>Second, you'll have to establish that there's some sort of connection
>>between water purification with silver and curing AIDS with silver.
>
>Did I ever state silver can cure AIDS?

No, you just strongly implied it.

>Being HIV positive and AIDS are not the same thing.
>
>The countries have been posted. I have some official gov't web links
>somewhere which back it up.

No, they don't.  Saying something is approved is very different from
saying it's being actively used.

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