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Metabolic Solutions Info Report Metabolic Solutions Institute 902-584-3810 Japanese Use New Silver Compound to Fight Spread of Viruses Studies by the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta have shown that many viruses, including those linked to AIDS, will briefly survive on surfaces outside an individual. The possibility that viruses could survive in body fluids deposited on surfaces of plastic products, such as telephones, has prompted some manufacturers to take preventative action. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. in Osaka, Japan has completed a project at the Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, to produce a surface treatment that provides long-lasting sanitization for its plastic products. Extensive research revealed that a compound based on silver thiosulfate would provide the most effective system. The system, now marketed under the name Amenitop, consists of silica gel microspheres containing a silver thiosulrate complex. The silica gel coating allows a gradual release of the silver compound onto the surface, providing long-lasting bactericidal action. In August, Professor Shigeharu Ueda, Osaka Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, discussed his research that resulted in Amenitop at the Third International Conference on Gold and Silver in Medicine in Milwaukee. Amenitop has proven to be effective against a variety of disease-causing bacteria such as E. coli, and S. aureus. Studies of the antiviral effect on human immunodeficiency viruses have shown Amenitop to reduce infectivity of HIV-1103 in 30 minutes at 37C (98.6F) and inhibit multiplication of HIV-1. Ueda's studies suggest that Amenitop kills bacteria and viruses by destroying the cell's membranes. Amenitop is sold commercially in powder form by Matsushita for industrial use in Japan for about 25,000 yen per kilo or about US$550 per pound. Silver News - December 1994/January 1995 Metabolic Solutions Info Series Metabolic Solutions Institute 902-584-3810 Silver Helps Regrow Human Tissue Physician Patents Technique Using Silver Ions July 27, 1999 Washington, D.C. Silver, the same commodity used in coins and in the manufacture of jewelry, silverware, mirrors and electronics, helps regenerate human cells that have been destroyed by disease or damaged in accidents, according to a recently released report in this month's edition of Silver News, a bi-monthly newsletter published by The Silver Institute. Clinical tests indicate that the silver-based procedure is so successful that one patient who had sustained three crushed fingers in an accident grew new tissue rapidly. Within 2-1/2 months, skin coverage was complete and there was normal full sensation, good blood supply and all joints had a normal range of motion. If left untreated, the 30-year old electrician's fingers would have fallen off after turning black from gangrene, and he would have been left with a totally useless hand. Ironically, his orthopedic surgeon recommended amputation of all three fingers, but the patient requested silver-ion therapy which proved successful. The mechanism by which silver ions help rebuild tissue has been studied for more than a decade by Dr. Robert Becker of Becker Biomagnetics in New York. Dr. Becker initially reported his findings at the First International Conference on Silver and Gold in Medicine, co-sponsored by The Silver Institute in 1987. In the decade since, this technique has been used in clinical settings where hundreds of patients with various wounds have recovered. In addition, a laboratory study conducted by the U.S. Army Institute for Surgical Research in Houston, Texas, showed that laboratory animals with burn wounds treated under controlled conditions experienced shortened time for reconstruction with silver-nylon dressings. Recovery of skin function was faster when electric current was applied compared to no application of electric current. Last fall, Dr. Becker received a U.S. patent (5,814,094) for the devices, materials, and techniques involved in regeneration of tissue using silver ions. After several hundred cases, Dr. Becker believes that the technique works in three stages. The first stage is the chemical combination of highly active free silver ions with all bacteria or fungi present in the wound which are inactivated within 20 to 30 minutes. The second stage occurs over the next few days. Silver acts on fibroblast cells to cause them to revert to their embryonic state, becoming stem cells. These cells are universal building blocks whose role is to reconstruct new tissue. In the final stage, silver ions form a complex with the living cells in the wound area to produce immediately convertible stem cells. The end result of this conversion is that the stem cells supply all the building blocks necessary to completely restore all anatomical structures. No other known treatment provides sufficient numbers of the embryonic or stem cells required for true regeneration of damaged or destroyed tissues in humans and animals. The success indicates that there is the potential not only for the healing of near-surface wounds, but for regenerative repair of internal organs such as the heart, liver, brain and the spinal cord. For Further Information Contact: Mike DiRienzo The Silver Institute 1112 16th Street, N.W., Suite 240 Washington, D.C. 20036 Tel: (202) 835-0185 Fax: (202) 835-0155 Metabolic Solutions Info Report Metabolic Solutions Institute 902-584-3810 Silver Keeps Your Water Fresh June 7, 1999 Washington D.C. - Ever dive into the backyard pool on a hot summer day and find later that your eyes are burning, apparently from the very water intended to cool you down? The solution is not to avoid swimming, but to swim in pools treated with silver-based systems instead. Many pools, both public and private, are switching to silver-based filters to kill deadly bacteria, according to the Washington, D.C.- based Silver Institute. While silver has been used for centuries to purify water, modern ionization technology was developed by the National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA) in the early days of the space program as a lightweight method of purifying recycled water on spacecraft. The technology works by producing positively charged ions that attack and destroy the negatively charged cells of organisms such as bacteria and algae. Also, silver does not break down when exposed to sunlight, does not stain clothes or the skin, and does not evaporate during periods of inactivity. Silver-ion sanitation systems have been used by tens of thousands of delighted swimming pool owners for over 50 years. Now, a silver-based swimming pool sanitation system using a higher oxidation state of silver has been approved by the Environmental Protection Agency. It likewise avoids the use of chlorine and other caustic chemicals. The new disinfectant, called Sildate and marketed by N. Jonas & Co., Bensalem, Pennsylvania, provides a bacterial activity reportedly more than 200 times greater than the silver-ion systems. In fact, in concentrations of only one part per million, Sildate will kill 100 percent of bacteria in 30 seconds. In addition to silver-based systems for swimming pools, hundreds of thousands of households worldwide use silver impregnated activated carbon filter systems to provide healthful drinking water from the tap or in water containers kept in refrigerators. Large-scale silver-based sanitation systems also provide bacteria-free drinking water to isolated communities, remote military bases and Red Cross units in distant locations. Many backpackers carry silver-based filters to make stream water safe for drinking and cooking. In the United States and Canada, more than 100 hospitals have installed silver-based systems to eradicate Legionnaire's disease, a deadly bacteria that infects hot water pipes and storage tanks in large buildings. Recent tests in the Pittsburgh Veterans Affairs Medical Center showed that, despite scalding high temperatures and frequent flushing of the water system, the organism that causes Legionnaire's disease was still present. Once a new silver-based water purification system was introduced, the bacteria disappeared. Additionally, millions of children have had their eyesight saved by a silver solution dropped in their eyes at birth. And, silver compounds are the preferred treatment for serious burns. Metabolic Solutions Info Series Metabolic Solutions Institute 902-584-3810 Silver Water Purification Systems Offer Reliable Alternative to Chlorine March 25, 1997 LAGUNA NIGUEL, CA -- Silver-based water purification systems offer the most reliable and cost-effective alternative to chlorine, a chemical that is increasingly coming under fire for the carcinogenic byproducts it leaves in water, according to David Eaton, secretary of The Institute of Water Ionization Technologies in the United Kingdom and technical director of Roseland Hydronics PLC. Speaking at the annual meeting of The Gold & Silver Institutes in Laguna Niguel, CA, this week, Eaton said progressively restrictive legislation is confronting the use of chemicals, especially chlorine, which for nearly a century has been the medium for water disinfection. With increasing pollution, utilities are forced to put far more chlorine into the supply chain, Eaton explained. The chemical reaction that oxidizes impurities when chlorine is added, also forms carcinogenic byproducts. "Of course these same byproducts have been generated by chlorination for a long time, but never in the quantities that are now being seen," he said. Silver offers a healthy alternative. The metal has long been known for its biocidal properties, Eaton noted. The Ancient Phoenicians, who stored wine in silver urns to preserve it, provide one of the earliest recorded examples of the metal's use for water purification. Applying modern technology to this old-fashioned principal, The Institute of Water Ionization Technologies has developed silver ion generators for municipal water supplies. The market for silver ionized swimming pool systems has explained significantly in the United States and overseas, Eaton said. But in Britain, silver ionization is being developed for mainstream water systems. Machines used to clean primary water must be much larger and more powerful than small swimming pool units, and require accurate control mechanisms to ensure that levels of silver are maintained and kept within drinking water standards. Eaton discussed a recent project funded by the UK Department of the Environment to study the control of Legionnaires disease by using silver ions. The disease is named after Legionella pneumophilia, and organism that is widespread in small quantities within natural water sources. The bacteria becomes lethal at a water temperature of 95°F and can be killed at temperatures between 135 and 140°F. Of three test, silver/copper ions in soft water produced the best results. The copper ion disrupted the enzyme structures if the cell allowing the silver ion to penetrate inside where it rapidly killed the cell's life support system. U.S. regulations allow a silver level of 100ppb in drinking water, but a silver level of only 20 ppb kills Legionella. A new European Union Drinking Water Standard in draft form has removed any upper limit for silver in drinking water following the World Health Organization's Guidelines for Drinking Water Quality which states, "It is unnecessary to recommend any health-based guidelines for silver as it is not hazardous to human health." Eaton said silver ion generators currently are being used in intensive care and heart transplant units of hospitals, and for poultry processing, engineering, brewing, cooling towers and swimming pools. Metabolic Solutions Info Report Metabolic Solutions Institute 902-584-3810 Silver RDA's Dr John Hill D.C. in his book "Colloidal Silver, A Literature Review" states this: "Critics of colloidal silver sometimes state that it has been known to cause organ damage, kidney damage, pulmonary edema, atherosclerosis and death. "These claims appear to be based on a research study on dogs in which the dogs were deliberately killed by extremely large lethal doses of silver. At the doses given, any heavy metal and probably many essential minerals like zinc, iron, copper, etc. would have produced death in similar fashion." And again "We know that dogs died from injections of a type of protein-bound silver in dosages ranging from 500 mg to 1.9 grams of silver depending on the frequency of administration. This was equivalent in silver content to giving a 150 pound adult between 150 litres and 570 litres of 10 ppm colloidal silver, or between 75 and 285 liters of 20 ppm colloidal silver or between 50 and 190 litres of 30 ppm colloidal silver. The 10 gram estimated lethal dose for humans from Goodman and Gillman is equivalent to 1000 liters of 10 ppm colloidal silver." In another case an individual ingested an estimated 124 grams of silver nitrate over a 9 year period. She developed argyria and an assortment of neurological symptoms as well... This report is often used by critics to attribute neurological disorders to silver consumption. They curiously fail to put in perspective the gross difference between the quantities of silver involved." He also reports: "The EPA publishes a reference dose (Rfd) for silver which is an estimate of daily exposure to the entire population that is unlikely to be associated with a significant risk of adverse effects over a lifetime. The current Rfd for oral silver exposure is 5 micrograms/kg/day with a critical dose estimated at 14 micrograms/kg/day... Based on this Rfd, a 150 pound adult should not exceed 350 micrograms/day." He then states that if an average person drinks 2 litres of water a day containing the EPA limit of 0.1 PPM and whose daily diet may contain about 90 micrograms of silver, that would total less than 300 micrograms/day, which means that one could take a dose of 2 tsp. of 5 PPM or 1 tsp. of 10 PPM and still be under the Rfd!! 350 micrograms is equivalent to 70 mls (2oz, 1.4 tsp.) of 5 PPM colloidal silver. These limits are extremely conservative, and the content of silver in food is almost non-existent these days. One should also weigh up the danger of damage caused by prescription medicine against the results that taking CS produces. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! 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