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Colloidal Silver

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Colloidal silver is a suspension of ultrafine silver particles that has been marketed, in a resurgence beginning around 1990, as an alternative treatment for conditions including cancer, diabetes, arthritis, HIV and AIDS, herpes, and tuberculosis. No medical evidence supports its effectiveness for any of these claimed uses, silver is not an essential mineral the body needs, and its use can cause serious and potentially irreversible side effects such as argyria, a bluish-gray discoloration of the skin.

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Colloidal Silver
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HIV/AIDS, Conditions
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Tuberculosis, Conditions
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Medical uses of silver (Wikipedia)
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_uses_of_silver, lead section
    The medical uses of silver include its use in wound dressings, creams, and as an antibiotic coating on medical devices.
  • Treats: Cancer, Alternative medicine
    Since about 1990, there has been a resurgence of the promotion of colloidal silver as a dietary supplement (used internally), marketed with claims of its being an essential mineral supplement, or that it can prevent or treat numerous diseases, such as cancer, diabetes, arthritis, HIV/AIDS, herpes, and tuberculosis.
  • Treats: Tuberculosis, Alternative medicine
    Since about 1990, there has been a resurgence of the promotion of colloidal silver as a dietary supplement (used internally), marketed with claims of its being an essential mineral supplement, or that it can prevent or treat numerous diseases, such as cancer, diabetes, arthritis, HIV/AIDS, herpes, and tuberculosis.
  • Treats: HIV/AIDS, Alternative medicine
    Since about 1990, there has been a resurgence of the promotion of colloidal silver as a dietary supplement (used internally), marketed with claims of its being an essential mineral supplement, or that it can prevent or treat numerous diseases, such as cancer, diabetes, arthritis, HIV/AIDS, herpes, and tuberculosis.
  • Treats: Arthritis, Alternative medicine
    Since about 1990, there has been a resurgence of the promotion of colloidal silver as a dietary supplement (used internally), marketed with claims of its being an essential mineral supplement, or that it can prevent or treat numerous diseases, such as cancer, diabetes, arthritis, HIV/AIDS, herpes, and tuberculosis.
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