In a message dated 10/5/2007 12:33:08 PM GMT Standard Time, [email protected] writes:
I am copyng out this newspaper article in today's paper, as I remember sometime in the past questions were asked in the Aspergillus Group re Colloidal Silver. I copy without comment for your information: "The Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration - regulator for Australian medicines stated today: "People are accidentally poisoning themselve with a homemade silver substance in the mistaken belief it has therapeutic benefits, the medicines' regulator has warned. Colloidal silver - tiny particles of mettallic silver suspended in liquid - is sold in Australia through a legal loop-hole, but can cause argyria, a condition which turns the skin permanently blue grey. Other toxic effects of ingesting silver can include nerve damage, seizures, and problems with blood, heart, liver and kidney functioning. The Therapeutic Goods Administration said there was no evidence to substantiate continuing claims that colloidal silver conferred medical or nutritional benefits. The TGA's adverse drug reactions advisory committee has received four reports of people poisoning themselves after making the substance using an electronic device called a "colloidal silver generator" that can easily be bought over the internet. In the most serious case, an elderly man who drank colloidal silver every day for six months was taken to hospital with exhaustion, amnesia, incoherent speech, a weakened and enlarged heart and blue skin. A boy 5, who ingested the liquid, every day for several months, developed a grey skin and tongue, and his liver stopped working properly. Each patient was found to have far higher concentrations of silver in their bloodstream than was normal. The TGA said no products containing colloidal silver were approved for marketing in Australia, but colloidal silver generators were exempt from regulation because they did not make therapeutic claims. It said patients should be strongly discouragged from using products made with the generators. "Patients should be advised of the lack of evidence for therapeutic benefit and the potential for toxicity associated with colloidal silver preparations" the TGA said. Mary A Biddulph from down under in Australia -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: [email protected] Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
