Colloidal silver touted as MRSA cure

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Colloidal Silver: Taken in part from wiki entry [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colloidal_silver]here[/url]

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o As a supplement

Advocates of colloidal silver claim it to be a useful supplement to their diet, providing them with improved health and well being and (among other things) a low incidence of colds and flu.[citation needed] These claims are not supported by scientific study and are not accepted by the mainstream medical community.

o Corporate changes

Though colloidal silver was once produced by pharmaceutical companies under various names including Protargol, it gradually fell into disfavor, with the development of sulfa drugs in the 1930s and the development of penicillin in the 1940s. By the mid 1970s, all major U.S. pharmaceutical companies had ceased production of colloidal silver.[15]

o Government reactions

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) banned over-the-counter sales in the U.S. of any product claiming to have therapeutic value, health benefits, or making any medical claims, unless it is a drug. Despite colloidal silver's earlier history as a drug, the product now has the status of a dietary supplement in the US (dietary supplements cannot claim to cure diseases, only that they "support healthy functioning").[16][17] The FDA has issued warnings to Internet sites selling or promoting colloidal silver as an antibiotic or for other medical purposes.[18] If no medical benefits are claimed, colloidal silver is sold as a supplement, and as long as the products comply with all other FDA regulations, its sale is considered legal. In 2002, the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration made a similar ruling.[19]..."; Posted by: D. T. Schmitz Posted on: 10/31/07 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use