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Money is just a perk for them. It is about control and genocide.
James Osbourne Holmes
[email protected]
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From: Dick Jaffe [SMTP:[email protected]]
Sent: Sunday, December 05, 1999 9:10 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: CS>Health Research Group and CS/was pig fat
Never underestimate the power of the pharmaceutical cartel. It's all about
money!
Creston wrote:
> Hi Dick,
> I am on another list and when I saw your post then, I went to the site below
> for a search and found some more stuff on CS. Certainly, like you, I feel
> they have not done their homework.
>
> I am starting to wonder if they have merged or *always were* (into quack
> watch, covering the other end ) !!!! They appear to be hot and heavy into
> "Steve Barrett-onics".
>
> http://www.citizen.org:8765/
> clicked on search, then entered
> colloidal silver
> then scrolled down to # 28
> *************************
> Excerpt follows - here (copy and paste)
>
> Public Citizen's Health Research Group's(1) Comments On:
>
> Food and Drug Administration
> List of Bulk Drug Substances That May Be Used in Pharmacy Compounding
>
> [Docket No. 98N-0182]
> Submitted - March 23, 1999
>
> 28. Silver Protein Mild. Mild silver protein is well characterized
> chemically. It has been used to treat conjunctivitis and by ophthalmologists
> as a preoperative chemical preparation of the eye.
>
> Colloidal silver is a dangerous quack product that is being heavily promoted
> on the Internet. The following was taken from the web site of Allison's
> Apothecary, 3628 East Willow Avenue, Phoenix, AZ:
>
> "Without overstating the case, it may be time to recognize colloidal silver
> as not only the safest medicine on Earth, but also the most powerful.
>
> Since there is not enough room to list all the diseases against which
> colloidal silver has been used successfully, here is a tiny sample; acne;
> allergies; appendicitis; acne, allergies, appendicitis, arthritis, athlete's
> foot, bladder inflammation, blood parasites, blood poisoning, boils, burns,
> candida, cholera, colitis, conjunctivitis, cystitis, dermatitis, herpes,
> impetigo, indigestion, keratitis, leprosy, leukemia, lupus, lymphangitis,
> Lyme disease, malaria, meningitis, neurasthenia, parasitic infections:
> viral, fungal and bacterial pneumonia, pleurisy, prostate pruritus ani,
> psoriasis, purulent opthalmia, rhinitis, rheumatism, ringworm, scarlet
> fever, septic conditions of the eyes, ears, mouth, and throat, seborrhea,
> septicemia, shingles, staphylococcus and streptococcus infections, stomach
> flu, syphilis, thyroid, tuberculosis, tonsillitis, toxemia, trachoma, all
> forms of virus, warts, whooping cough, yeast infection, stomach ulcer,
> canine parovirus and other veterinary uses, and all fungal and viral attacks
> on plants. Simply spray diluted silver on the leaves and add to the soil.
> (61)"
>
> Long-term use of silver preparations can lead to argyria, a condition in
> which silver salts deposit in the skin, eyes, and internal organs, and the
> skin turns ashen-gray. Many cases of argyria occurred during the
> pre-antibiotic era when silver was a common ingredient in nose drops. When
> the cause became apparent, doctors stopped recommending their use, and
> reputable manufacturers stopped producing them. The official drug guidebooks
> (United States Pharmacopeia and National Formulary) have not listed
> colloidal silver products since 1975.(62)
>
> In October 1996, the FDA proposed to establish that all over-the-counter
> (OTC) drug products containing colloidal silver ingredients or silver salts
> for internal or external use are not generally recognized as safe and
> effective and are misbranded. The FDA issued this proposal because many
> products containing colloidal silver ingredients or silver salts are being
> marketed for numerous serious disease conditions and the FDA is not aware of
> any substantial scientific evidence that supports the use of OTC colloidal
> silver ingredients or silver salts for these disease conditions.(63) Public
> Citizen strongly urges that the FDA finalize this proposed rule as soon as
> possible.
>
> Numerous FDA approved ophthalmic products are available for the treatment of
> conjunctivitis and as antibiotics for use in the eyes and because of its
> association with argyria mild silver protein should not be included on the
> list of bulk drug substances that may be compounded.
>
> -end of copy and paste -
>
> Dick, I for one am glad that you steered my attention to this site. Somehow,
> I had thought Dr. Sidney Wolfe's stuff was reliable.... but I see it's not.
> H.B.
>
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