Ionic Colloidal Silver GeneratorNZ$229.95Approx USD$137.36The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control1
(ECDC) shows a significant rise of resistance to multiple
antibiotics in Klebsiella pneumoniae and E. coli in just
the last four years , affecting more than one-third of the
EU, and the primary cause for this man-made epidemic is the
widespread misuse of antibiotics.
Between the years of 1993 and 2005, the number of Americans hospitalized due to the antibiotic-resistant “superbug” MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) skyrocketed from about 2,000 to 370,000. Currently, MRSA and other antibiotic-resistant infections kill about 60,000 • In the EU there were about 3 million healthcare
associated infections in 2006, leading to 50,000 deaths
according to some estimates. New research shows that low doses of silver can massively boost the effect of antibiotics on bacteria, making them up to 1,000 times more sensitive to the drugs. The researchers hope their discovery will give new life to old antibiotics, including those to which microbes have become resistant. Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University, reported their findings in a paper published online in Science Translational Medicine on 19 June.A team lead by Jim Collins, a biomedical engineer at Boston University, showed that dissolved silver ions interfere with several cellular processes in bacteria, including disulfide-bond formation, iron homeostasis, and metabolism. These changes not only make the cell membrane more permeable, but also lead to increased production of reactive oxygen species, which can induce cell death via DNA damage. (Last month, a report from a different group found that vitamin C has a similar effect on the bacteria that cause tuberculosis.)
When Jim Collins and colleagues supplemented antibiotics with a small amount of silver, both in vitro and in a mouse model of a urinary tract infection, the combination killed up to 1,000 times more bacteria than the antibiotics did on their own. In addition, the researchers showed that silver sensitizes Gram-negative bacteria to vancomycin, a large-molecule antibiotic that usually can’t breach the outer coating on the bacterial cell membranes. Mortality rates of infections by antibiotic resistant/susceptible bacteria They found not only did silver boost the ability of a broad range of commonly used antibiotics so as to stop mice dying of otherwise lethal infections, but it made at least one resistant bacterium succumb to antibiotics again. Inhibitory effects of silver nanoparticles on H1N1 influenza A virus The addition of silver also broadened the effect of vancomycin, an antibiotic that is usually only effective at killing Gram-positive bacteria like Staph and Strep; aided by silver it killed Gram-negative bacteria such as those that cause food poisoning and dangerous hospital-acquired infections.
Vance Fowler, an infectious disease physiologist at Duke University in North Carolina, told Nature that the study is “really cool” Silver has been used for thousands of years as an antimicrobial agent and has been included in wound dressings and bandages to inhibit the growth of infectious microorganisms. *In this study, researchers wanted to gain a more comprehensive understanding of why silver acts this way against bacteria. Hippocrates is known to have used it to treat ulcers and wounds, the Romans almost certainly knew of its healing properties, its use continued through the middle ages and up to the present day.
“We found that (silver) was affecting the membrane of gram-negative bacteria, such as E. coli, making their membranes more permeable,” study author Jim Collins, the William F. Warren Distinguished Professor at Boston University and a faculty member at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, told FoxNews.com. With the recent rise of deadly drug-resistant bacteria in the United States, once potent antibiotics are losing their luster as they increasingly becoming powerless in the fight against these dangerous infections. *But new research suggests that an extra ingredient could help boost antibiotics’ overall effectiveness." Collins explained that the silver also interacts with central metabolism, leading to the disruption of iron homeostasis. *In turn, this causes the production of molecules known as reactive oxygen species (ROS), which ultimately damage the bacterial cell’s DNA and enzymes. “We recognized that one or both of these mechanisms could be exploited to enhance the killing efficacy of antibiotics,” Collins said. Along with his colleague J. Ruben Morones-Ramirez, a former post-doctoral fellow in Collins’ laboratory who is currently a professor at Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo Leon in Mexico, Collins and his team conducted a series of tests on the antibiotic-silver combination in vitro (in petri dishes) and in vivo (in mouse models). *
Through their tests, the team showed that just a small amount of silver made E. coli bacteria between 10 and 1,000 times more sensitive to commonly prescribed antibiotics, such as penicillin. In the mice models, Collins and his team demonstrated that silver was able to change the membrane permeability of gram-negative bacteria. *This enabled a large antibiotic called vancomycin, which has normally been used to fight gram-positive bacteria, to be effective against gram-negative as well. Most importantly, the researchers showed that silver helped the antibiotic tetracycline fight a previously resilient strain of E. coli. *This signified that the combination of silver and antibiotics could be used to resensitize antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria. The rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, such as deadly MRSA or Clostridium difficile, has been considered a major health threat by the Food and Drug Administration. *To fight this growing problem, the FDA has called for the reduction of drug-resistant bacteria in foods and animals used in food production, as well as the creation of new antibiotics to combat these deadly infections. But the study’s findings indicate that the development of new drugs may not be necessary, Collins said. *The team suggested silver could be used as coating on existing antibiotics or incorporated into medical implants, to help prevent or eradicate infections that often occur during such medical procedures. “Can we make our antibiotic arsenal stronger using these engineering methods?” Collins said. *“The number of antibiotic-resistant strains has been growing, and the number of new antibiotics being made and approved are dramatically dropping. So instead of discovering and developing novel antibiotics, could we figure out ways to make the ones we have better?” The research was published June 19 in Science Translational Medicine. "That's a pretty interesting news brief, considering that the FDA has ruled that colloidal silver preparations are "not proven safe and effective" as germ-killing agents (FDA Final Ruling July 1999). Furthermore, for the past six months the FDA and FTC have instituted a massive ongoing campaign to stop colloidal silver manufacturers and sellers from mentioning silver's medical qualities in their advertising. In a recent press release which was published on page A-1 of The Wall St. Journal and many other U.S. newspapers, the FDA/FTC cabal bragged that dozens of colloidal silver sellers were being forced to change their advertising literature or remove their advertising altogether. Myth,,,CS destroys stomach Bacteria "Former teacher of physics and chemistry, Howard Mitchell of Virginia, recently conducted a series of experiments with colloidal silver. He found that CS has no effects on acidophilus, the 'good bacteria' found in the stomach. Mitchell used concentrations forty times higher than what might be expected to destroy other forms of bacteria. It shows that even in large dosages, the intestinal flora will flourish. In fact, there is speculation that the silver ions may be advantageous in stimulating a vigorous growth of beneficial bacteria, helping to boost the immune system." Why then do you think that The European Union banned the sale of oral colloidal silver supplements several years ago.But has no problem with allowing the sale of nanosilver-infused clothing, such as nanosilver socks Silver nanoparticles have been shown to inhibit viruses As you can see at this link, EU companies can even claim in their advertising that nanosilver-embedded socks will kill over 600 pathogens, including the following nasty, disease-causing microbes: Escherichia coli (E. coli) An Amazing list of Users suggestions for Mild Silver Protien (Colloidal Silver) Prevent the occurrence of dermal infections, mycoses
and eczemas and aid in their treatment. In the U.S., colloidal silver meant for ingestion is reluctantly allowed. But clothing impregnated with antimicrobial nanosilver is considered to be a "threat to the environment" and is largely disallowed. That which is forbidden in the U.S. is allowed with open arms in the EU. And that which is forbidden in the EU, is allowed here in the U.S. Sound like and experiment in people control :( We have been telling people for years: Suffocates The Bugs Is Now Science is waking up? Dr. Robert O. Becker says, “What we have actually done is rediscover the fact that silver kills bacteria which has been known for centuries. When antibiotics were discovered, clinical uses for silver as an antibiotic were discarded.”
A Closer Look At Colloidal Silver By Peter A. Lindemann, "Use of Colloids in Health and Disease." Colloidal silver has proven particularly effective in cases of intestinal troubles. Dr. Henry Crooks found that "silver in the colloidal state is highly germicidal, quite harmless to humans and absolutely non-toxic. Rather than in a chemical compound, the silver in the colloidal state may be applied in a much more concentrated form, with correspondingly better results. All virus, fungus, bacterium, streptococcus, staphylococcus, and other pathogenic organisms are killed in three or four minutes upon contact. There are no side effects whatsoever from the highest concentrations." Dr. Robert Becker, "The Body Electric," recognized a correlation between low silver levels and sickness. He said the silver deficiency was responsible for the improper functioning of the immune system. Dr. Becker's experiments conclude that silver works on the full spectrum of pathogens without any side effects or damage to any part of the body. He also states that the silver was doing something more than killing disease organisms. It was also causing major growth stimulation of injured tissues. Burn patients and elderly patients noticed more rapid healing. He discovered that all cancer cells change back to normal cells. All strains of pathogens resistant to other antibiotics are killed by colloidal silver. Yet at that time he couldn't find a silver supplement on the market. " Silver, Our Mightiest Germ Fighter," ScienceDigest, March 1978. As an antibiotic, colloidal silver kills over 650 disease causing organisms, and resistant strains fail to develop. Silver is the best all-around germ fighter we have and is absolutely non-toxic! Doctors report that, taken internally, it works against syphilis, cholera, malaria, diabetes and severe burns. Richard L. Davies, executive director of the Silver Institute which monitors silver technology in 37 countries, reports: "In four years we've described 87 important new medical uses for silver."
Dr. Bjorn Nordstrom, of the Karolinska
Institute, Sweden, has used silver in his cancer treatment
method. He says the whole thing is quite simple. This
brought rapid remission in patients given up on by other
doctors. Dr. Otto Warberg (Nobel Prize Winner, 1932) stated that "Cancer is caused by the lack of oxygen and the fermentation of sugars." Provo Herald, 13 February 1992, page D1: "Colloidal
Silver as a Remedy for AIDS.quot; Medicinal Silver Home Remedies, Maurice Worthington,
M.D., 1928.
Dr. Paul Farber's Successful Experiences
Using Colloidal Silver In his book, The Micro-Silver Bullet, he goes into great detail regarding his battle against Candida yeast infection and Lyme Disease, which he was able to cure using a form of colloidal silver Virologist Dr. Gordon Pedersen Recommends Colloidal Silver for Maximum Protection Against Swine Flu In spite of an FDA crackdown on companies touting colloidal silver as a Swine Flu preventive and remedy, a number of high-profile medical researchers and related experts have been recommending colloidal silver as a first-line of defense against the Swine Flu and other viral pandemics. These include Dr Eric Gordon, MD, Dr. Kent Holtorf, MD, Dr. Sherry Tenpenny, DO, Major General Albert "Bert" N. Stubblebine III (former commanding general of the United States Army Intelligence and Security Command), Dr. Rima E. Laibow, MD, Dr. Leonard G. Horowitz, Dr Rebecca Carley (the vaccine expert) and many others. Dr. Gordon Pedersen Recommends Colloidal Silver
In his new article, Swine Flu Influenza Type A/H1N1 Protection for Health Care Practitioners and Their Patients, published in the Anti-Aging News Journal, he repeatedly recommends silver to stop not only the virus itself, but also the secondary bacterial infections that cause diseases such as pneumonia, which set in after the body has been weakened by the virus.
Dr. Henry Crooks found that silver is highly germicidal, quite harmless to humans and absolutely nontoxic. From his bacteriological experiments with silver he concluded, “I know of no microbe that is not killed in laboratory experiments in six minutes.” Dr. Richard L. Davies, Executive Director of the Silver Institute, which monitors silver technology in 37 nations, reports, “In four years we’ve described 87 important new medical uses for silver. We’re just beginning to see to what extent silver can help promote healthy body function. J. Powell, Editor of Science Digest, “Silver is emerging as a wonder of modern medicine. An antibiotic kills some half-dozen harmful organisms but silver kills some 650. Resistant strains do not develop. Even tiny amounts of silver wipe out huge quantities of harmful organisms.” For two centuries, Colloidal Silver has received excellent reviews from the international medical community’s most prestigious doctors, researchers, institutions and publications. The following are quotes from some of them: "I know of no microbe that is not killed in laboratory experiments within 6 minutes" — Dr. Henry Cooks
"When silver was present, the cancer
cell de-differentiated and the body was restored" "...there was major enhancement of
both the rate and competency of the healing process" "...studies showed the spectrum of
organisms susceptible to electrically generated silver
ions was wide and compared favorably with other antibiotics" "It killed not only the HIV virus,
but every virus that was tested in the lab" "...the colloidal metals ... are remarkable
for their beneficial action in infective states" "The treatment of cancer is quite
simple. Colloidal Silver brought rapid remission in patients
given up on by other doctors." — Dr. Bjorn
Nordstrom, AIDS Study “Eight people recover from the AIDS virus in a scientifically documented study. An additional seven AIDS patients recover as verified by anecdotal reports”. Dr. M. Paul Farber, M.P. N.D., Ph.D., D.C. Author of the "Micro Silver Bullet TM" 4th Edition, November 1996 ISBN 1-87742-00 X Pages XIII & XVI. Lyme Disease “Borrelia burgdorferi and hermsti, organisms associated with causing the symptoms of Lyme Disease, were tested at the Department of Health and Human Services, Rocky Mountain Laboratories and Fox Chase Cancer Center, respectively, in 1995; in the Rocky Mountain Labs study, it was demonstrated that no live spirochetes of either borrellia burgdorferi [B310 orhermsti (HS-1)] survived after 24 hours of exposure to colloidal silver in concentrations of 15 ppm and 150 ppm.” Schuan, Tom, Ph.D., Burgdorfer, Willy Ph.D. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, January, 13, 1995. Cancer Research Research by Dr. Robert O. Becker, and others indicated that laboratory tests conducted reverted cancer cells back to normal (not kill them but return them to normal). Other observations made such as a correlation between silver deficiency and illness or proper immune system functioning, burns, soft tissue and bone repair acceleration, and the formation of cells that appear to be able to repair virtually any part of the body. Reduction of inflammation and the antibacterial, germicidal, astringent, antibiotic attributes so far observed are yet to be fully understood. The Body Electric, Dr. Robert O. Becker ISBN 0688069711 Quill, New York or William Morrow & Company C.E. A. MacLeod reports colloidal silver being used with marked success in the following cases: "Septic and follicular tonsillitis, Vincent’s angina, phlyctenular conjunctivitis, gonorrheal conjunctivitis, spring catarrh, impetigo (contagious acne of face and body), septic ulcer of legs, ringworm, soft sores, suppurative appendicitis after operation (the wounds cleaned rapidly), pustular eczema of scalp and pubes, chronic eczema of meatus of ear with recurrent boils, chronic suppuration in otitis media, and bromidrosis of feet. By injection: gonnorrhoea and chronic cystitis (local), boils, epididymitis." Lancet, Feb. 3, 1912 p. 83 Some researchers, such as Dr. Leonard Keene Hirschberg, A.M., M.D. of Johns Hopkins, believe that the potential of colloidal silver is just beginning to be discovered. Unlike antibiotics, which are specific only to bacteria, Colloidal Silver disables certain enzymes needed by anaerobic bacteria, viruses, yeasts, and fungus resulting in the destruction of these enzymes. Further indication is that these bacteria cannot develop a resistance to silver, as they do with antibiotics, because silver attacks their food source, rather than them directly Insofar as scientific studies, last year it was reported that researchers in Hungary found specific silver receptors on human tissue - an indication that silver plays an important role in human health. A joint study between the University of Texas and Mexico University published in the Journal of Nanotechnology which showed that silver nanoparticles of sizes 1-10nm attached to HIV-1 and prevented the virus from bonding to host cells. A study conducted by the Department of Microbiology at Kyungpook National University in Daegu, Korea, and published in the prestigious Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, found that nano-silver was comparable in effectiveness to Amphotericin B, one of the most powerful prescription antifungal drugs known to man, which is often used intravenously to cure serious systemic fungal infections, and was found to be superior to the well-known anti-fungal drug fluconazole (popularly known as Diflucan). And then there is the recently completed study conducted by researchers from the Washington University School of Medicine and the University of Akron, Ohio, and presented at the 105th International Conference of the American Thoracic Society, where researchers infected a group of mice with the bacteria Pseudomona aeroginosa, a common cause of bacterial pneumonia in humans, especially those on ventilators, those with cystic fibrosis or those with compromised immune systems. All the mice which inhaled aerosolized nanoparticles known as silver silver carbene complexes (SCCs), had significantly lower concentrations of bacteria in their lungs than mice inhaling placebo nanoparticles. Most significantly, none of the mice in the SCC group died, while all the mice in the control group did. On the basis of the achieved results we
may conclude that by application of colloidal silver
water was achieved significant success in treatment of
patients with mild urinary infection, and in combination
with antibiotic in grave urinary infections.More In Kragujevac
On May 25, 2007.Prof. dr Olgica Gajovic Do you think it works now??? Dr Bob Beck has repeatedly pointed out in his many lectures, that there are literally thousands of other beneficial uses for colloidal silver that need to be attempted and explored. So this is your chance. Do your part and experiment with this marvelous gift of Nature.
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