Daniel, when was the date of this press release? Could you per chance post the URL where this might be found. Thanks in advance. Cindy -----Original Message----- From: Daniel Holly <di...@iitek.net> To: silver-list@eskimo.com <silver-list@eskimo.com> Date: Friday, November 19, 1999 9:07 AM Subject: CS>BIG NEWS....Ionic Silver Complex May Replace Many Antibiotics
>Ionic Silver Complex May Replace Many Antibiotics > >FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BW HealthWire) via NewsEdge Corporation -- Invision >International, Inc., a privately held firm, has made arrangements to begin >clinical trials of its ionic silver complex technology, called >Opti-Silver(TM), in pursuit of FDA drug approvals for a wide spectrum of >germ-killing and tissue-regenerating applications in and on the body. > >Opti-Silver(TM), a non-toxic, water-based formulation that lends itself to >universal application internally and topically, has the potential to render >many traditional antibiotics obsolete. The company anticipates a broad range >of medical and veterinary uses. > >According to Jay Newman, President of Invision International, enthusiastic >reports from consumers and medical practitioners using Opti-Silver(TM) >technology indicate that a revolution in the use of antibiotics may be >imminent. Clinical trials are the next step in bringing about such change, >which the company plans to pursue for many disease conditions. Two medical >clinics in Northern California are scheduled to begin the initial human >trials before the end of this year. Trials in other clinics are also being >arranged. > >Silver ions are known to kill virtually all bacteria that lead to all common >infections. They are also believed by some to be effective against a >substantial number of viruses and fungi, and to be remarkably effective at >assisting the body in regenerating tissue. Ionic silver is also reputed by >progressive cancer treatment centers as being highly effective against >cancer, and is believed to be the primary substance used by AIDS victims on >their own. Silver ions are completely harmless to mammalian cells when used >in the small quantities needed to kill germs. Delivering silver ions to the >body, however, is a huge challenge because they instantly bind up with other >agents in the mouth or on the skin, and thereby become inert, in the absence >of a controlled release system. Previous forms of ionic silver have been >incapable of efficiently providing this controlled release. > >Opti-Silver(TM) utilizes proprietary technology for complexing silver ions >with citrate in such a way that the silver ions are released in a controlled >manner upon exposure to the body's chemistry, providing a gradual release of >the silver ions and facilitating the spread of the silver ions through the >body. The citrate not only provides the efficiently controlled release of >silver ions, but it is also an excellent internal carrier since it is a key >constituent of the metabolic system and is readily drawn to the body's >cells. Opti-Silver(TM), which consists of silver ions, citrate, potassium >and water, is entirely safe. > >The use of silver ion technology has been increasing rapidly in the past few >years and even more so in the recent months. The FDA has approved medical >devices such as catheters, as well as topical film and fabric dressings, >that release silver ions to prevent infection and heal tissue. According to >the doctors using them in hospitals, these silver ion products are >demonstrating superb performance and far outperforming traditional >antibiotics. A system for releasing silver ions into the water supply has >been approved by the FDA for preventing the germ that causes Legionnaires' >Disease and is now beginning to be installed in hospitals. Technology for >introducing silver ions into public water systems for sanitation is now >being licensed to a growing number of countries and is also being used in >pharmacies to sterilize equipment and instruments. A silver coating is now >being used to prevent cross-contamination on household items such as cutting >boards and bath mats and a major pharmaceutical company has recently >introduced a tooth brush that incorporates this technology for killing >bacteria in the mouth. > >Invision International has focused its efforts exclusively on what it sees >as the much broader area of disease prevention and treatment, developing >products to be used directly in or on the body. The worldwide antibiotic >market is in the realm of $15-billion. > >"In vivo" trials, wherein the product is tested on humans who have actual >disease conditions (rather than in test tubes or petri dishes in a >laboratory, which is called "in vitro" testing), is essential with silver >ion technology because of the fact that silver ions will bind up with a host >of agents in the body and on the skin if there is not an effective delivery >system incorporated into the formulation. One company recently announced >that it has had promising success with their silver formulation in lab >tests, but Mr. Newman points out that such tests are meaningless due to the >imperative need for an effective delivery system when using silver ions to >kill germs in or on the body, which, according to Newman, that other >company's formulation apparently does not have. > >Invision International currently makes a dietary supplement called Silver >100(TM), which contains Opti-Silver(TM) as the key ingredient. The company >has received many reports of remarkable results using Silver 100(TM), and a >number of doctors use and sell it in their practices. However, because it >has not undergone any clinical trials or received any FDA drug approvals as >yet, it is sold without any claims that it is intended to prevent or treat >any conditions of disease. Silver 100(TM) is sold in many health food stores >and pharmacies and is carried by national distributors in those markets. >Invision International also sells Silver 100(TM) directly to consumers, >primarily through its web site. > >The potential medical uses for the Opti-Silver(TM) technology are, indeed, >quite far-reaching in scope if the clinical trials result as the company >expects. "We are extremely confident in the outcomes that will result from >clinical trials," Newman said. "There is very little room for surprise at >this point, and all of the ingredients are well known to be completely >harmless internally and externally when used in the amounts that we use." > >Burn centers have used silver in a topical cream for years, and until >recently it was mandated by law in many states that silver nitrate drops be >applied in the eyes of newborns to prevent infection. However, these >substances are toxic due to the presence of other ingredients besides the >silver and, moreover, they lack an efficient delivery system which is so >essential for using silver ions in or on the body. "We have solved the ion >delivery issue, while giving the public an entirely non-toxic product," >Newman said. > >The introduction of a viable alternative to traditional antibiotics is long >overdue in light of the many difficulties that arise from antibiotic use. In >addition to being non-toxic, the use of silver ions to kill germs apparently >does not result in the development of resistant strains and mutated >super-germs as the use of traditional antibiotics often does. Traditional >antibiotics are only capable of killing about a dozen strains of bacteria, >and are useless against viruses and fungal conditions. > >Invision International has been privately funded to date, largely through >investments by its customers. It is presently negotiating with venture >capital funding sources in Northern California, and anticipates that in the >future it may go public. "We plan to change the world of antibiotics," said >Newman, "both in financial terms and in humanitarian terms." > >The information herein includes forward-looking statements reflecting the >Company's judgment as of the date of this release which by their very nature >are of a speculative nature and should not be relied upon as indicators of >future performance. The statements herein have not been evaluated by the >Food & Drug Administration. Neither the information herein nor the products >to which it pertains are intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any >disease. > >Opti-Silver(TM) and Silver 100(TM) are trademarks of Invision International, >Inc. > >For more information call Invision International at 1-800-4-LIVING >(1-800-454-8464) or visit their web site at www.silver100.com. > > > > > > >-- >The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. > >To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: >silver-list-requ...@eskimo.com -or- silver-digest-requ...@eskimo.com >with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. > >To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com >Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html >List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@id.net> > >
