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Be very afraid.(Selling It)(questionable anti-bioterrorism products)(Column)
In mid-November, the Federal Trade Commission sent about 40 e-mails to web-site operators demanding that they take down information claiming that nostrums such as oregano oil can prevent or treat anthrax and other bioterrors. The FTC said that it found more than 200 sites marketing bioterrorism products in a coordinated search with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and some states.
For anthrax alone, we've seen an assortment of masks, containers, and remedies that bear no resemblance to antibiotics. A promotion for the book "The Healing Miracles of Coconut Oil," by Bruce Fife, said, "I don't fear anthrax." He continued, "I have a weapon that protects me from harm if by chance I do encounter the beast. It's coconut, and more specifically coconut oil." Since the book was originally published in 2000 (and revised in July 2001), one might conclude the anthrax angle was an afterthought.
The mayor of Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla., northwest of Orlando, endorsed colloidal silver's ability to offset the impact of an anthrax attack and said that a colloidal-silver generator could be bought for about $100.Colloidal silver, he told the town council, "cannot harm." That's news to the FDA. It says that colloidal silver, a jellylike substance, can turn skin permanently blue-gray.
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- Magazine article from: Townsend Letter: The Examiner of Alternative Medicine Klotter, Jule April 1, 2007 700+ words
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- Colloidal silver. (Shorts).
- Magazine article from: Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients Klotter, Jule January 1, 2003 700+ words
...burns and wounds. In recent years, colloidal silver has been widely promoted on the Internet...making unapproved health claims about colloidal silver that include its ability to cure acne...cancer. Some retailers claim that colloidal silver can kill "more than 650 different...
- Taking silver could give you the blues.(argyria is a side effect of colloidal...
- Newspaper article from: Harvard Health Letter August 1, 2007 700+ words
...any legitimate reason" for taking colloidal silver. The short answer: No. The longer...resist gravity and stay suspended. Colloidal silver consists of silver particles in water. Colloidal silver is peddled as a cold medicine, decongestant...
- Therapeutic Uses for Colloidal Silver.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire July 5, 2007 700+ words
...still being used today in the form of colloidal silver. The therapeutic uses for silver...therapeutic benefits remained. Today, colloidal silver continues to be used as a preventative...become suspended in water. This liquid colloidal silver -- when applied topically and taken...
- Mayor quits over the colloidal silver fiasco, but not before two council...
- News wire article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Erickson, Stephanie December 11, 2001 700+ words
...voting quorum. "It's because of the colloidal silver and all that crap," Town Clerk Janise...mayor," he said. Bittner had touted colloidal silver as a cure for anthrax in the October...said he would buy the town a $100 colloidal-silver "generator" to produce the elixir...
- Silver Scams Flourish Despite Tarnished Reputation.(evaluation of colloidal...
- Magazine article from: Environmental Nutrition September 1, 2001 700+ words
Q. I've read that colloidal silver can treat and maybe even cure...No. The wild claims that colloidal silver can treat practically every...Moreover, long-term use of colloidal silver products may result in argyria...
- Woman to woman.(colloidal silver therapy; managing water retention; person with...
- Newspaper article from: Women's Health Letter Fuchs, Nan Kathryn January 1, 2002 700+ words
...m interested in your opinion of colloidal silver. I've been told it can turn your...can't help ingesting a bit of it. Colloidal silver is a suspension of tiny particles...recently. In 1999, the FDA ruled that colloidal silver was not recognized as safe for either...
- Potential hazard of colloidal silver.
- Magazine article from: Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients Gaby, Alan R. February 1, 2001 700+ words
...patient had been taking 1 teaspoon of a colloidal silver product (containing 200 ppm silver...Although the patient stopped using the colloidal silver product, there was no improvement...the following 3 months. Comment: Colloidal silver is promoted as a broadspectrum antimicrobial...
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- Magazine article from: Nutraceuticals International August 1, 2007 700+ words
...for taking the dietary supplement colloidal silver, which is used as a cold medicine...But there is no proof that taking colloidal silver by mouth has any benefits, states...damage from silver exposure is rare, colloidal silver can cause kidney damage, stomach...
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...allegedly developed silver toxicity from colloidal silver, which was given to her by her parents...Comment: I am by no means a fan of colloidal silver. However, the journal that accepted...reason, I am reluctant to prescribe colloidal silver. However, even by the authors...