Colloidal silver is a supplement that has been used for hundreds of years, dating back to the 19th century with French surgeon Dr. Carl Crede.1 Colloidal silver is a product that has little respect in the Food and Drug and Administration’s eyes but plenty of attraction in the natural and holistic medical field. The specific component of colloidal silver that my research is on is ACS 200, which stands for Advanced Cellular Silver. I have personally used ACS 200 before. I used the product to treat my sore throat. I choose to the use the product because it claimed to be effective. The manufacture recommends a medicinal dosage of 6 sprays in the mouth twice daily and a therapeutic dosage of 12 sprays twice daily. The advertisement on the label, …show more content…
On ResultsRNA’s website the testimonial evidence provided is from Dr. Loomis, MD, who took the product and saw effective and quick results.5 Dr. Loomis states that ACS 200 relieved his heart valve infection.5 The manufacturer also cites that their product is endorsed by doctors from fifteen countries.5 The data cited by the manufacturer used data, was that ACS 200 “Kills pathogens 1,000,000 times more effectively than competing brands based on independent laboratory research.”, also stating “Silver has been shown to enhance the efficacy of antibiotics by 1,000x.”. 5Both statements are backed by considerable data and analysis which are referenced at length on the manufacturer website rather than simply testimonies from users of the products. There are twelve studies published on the ResultsRNA site; seven of the studies publish the kill times, one comparison of products, three are the uses of the product, and the final one are case studies on individuals. One of the studies done by the manufacturer was a case study of twenty different patients, conducted by Genova Diagnostics.5 However, there has been much criticism about Genova Diagnostics. Sciencebasedmedicine.org states that Genova sells “bogus tests” and has a “cozy relationship” with Michael Murray, a neuropath highly involved with natural remedies. 6 According to BodyBalance “ Dr. Murray is one of the world’s leading authorities on natural medicine”. Genova has not only been accused of having bogus tests but could also be guilty of being bias when testing ACS 200, which is known to be a natural remedy solution. Because Genova has investment and ties to natural remedies and supplements, there neutrality when testing ACS 200 cannot be relied
The woman who sprained her ankle mentioned that after seven weeks she felt a major decrease in pain and could walk normally once again, but the MagnaSoles inserts had only been released for one week. It continues with more scientific jargon and goes on to talk about the “healing power of crystals to re-stimulate dead foot cells with vibrational biofeedback… a process similar to that by which medicine makes people better.” the logic in this statement can easily be proven wrong because dead cells cannot be brought back to life, and crystals aren’t a real form of medicine. These two examples comes to show how inadequate and naive customers actually are, they’re baited with false information and advertisement, but because scientists are quoted, and scientific literature is being used, they aren’t
The author writes with diction composed of scientific jargon that is never explained as well as quotes from seemingly “credible” people, but again, these unknown people are never explored in detail. For example, the product is supposed to “convert pain-nuclei into pleasing comfortrons” while increasing the effectiveness by matching “the Earth’s natural vibration rate of 32.805 kilofrankels.” The scientific-sounding words, comfortrons and kilofrankels, give the appearance of credibility because they sound true to someone uneducated in science, but in reality, they are completely fictitious. Also, people like “Dr. Wayne Frankel, the California State University biotrician...” and “Dr. Arthur Bluni, the pseudoscientist…” are quoted, but they have no well-known significance. Scientific jargon and quoted “scientists” are expamples of false science and authority used in advertisements to scam customers into thinking the product is credible. People have become oblivious to these things and take so many things as fact just because they sound true even though they are actually
One piece of evidence that helps shape the story being told in “The Poisoner’s Handbook” is a primary document that says “Injection No. 369 use three or four times a day” for Pinkston and Scruggs Pharmacists. Another piece of evidence is a document that says “For the hair-
For example in the article relating to the assessment of PPI specifically their efficacy and safety shows better healing rates of Lansoprazole in shorter-term3. This study had conducted clinical trails on patients with duodenal ulcers and the results shown better healing results with Lansoprazole than Omeprazole within 2 weeks. Nevertheless, the overall rates of healing were the same after 4 weeks. That is why the results were not significant according to the author because both drugs were able to achieve the same end result3. The author of this article presents similar publications by different authors to show that his results are consistent with their findings. This shows consistency in regards to better healing rates of Lansoprazole that were observed after a short period of time and the same overall equivalent end result of both
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration substantiated through a series of randomized clinical trials .
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Later, in 2007, there were issues with GSK’s drug Avandia. Upon analysis and testing, evidence was compiled that possible side effects of Avandia were heart problems and death. Steve Nissen, the person who conducted said analysis, had a conversation with pharmaceutical executives. What GSK executives did not know, was that the conversation was being recorded....
The Q-Ray website uses personal testimonies for it’s sources. While many consumers appreciate previous customer’s opinions on the product, it does not prove its scientific merit. All scientific experiments should be peer-reviewed by highly qualified professionals. The Q-Ray offers reviews from consumers, and also claims that certain high ranking celebrities have also bought the product. This makes the whole reviewing system sensationalized because many people will buy products solely based on a celebrity endorsement. Scientific research should always, only be factual, and not
Size and stability: Liquid formulation can be bulky, difficult to transport and store.1 During storage under the stated conditions, it’s necessary that oral solutions are not subject to precipitation, fast sedimentation, caking or formation of lump.2 They have poor stability compare to solid dosage form formulation due to hydrolysis.1 Therefore, it’s important to optimize the active ingredient stability in liquid formulation including those prepared from powder or granules.2
Once 23andMe appeared in the news because of their problem with the FDA people like myself decided to find out what all the hype was about and were surprised to see the actual problems with their services. The first ethical problem I would like to explain is with how the information can be misleading to someone who isn't informed that well with the stats and information that they tell you about yourself. For example, the article talks about a man from Berlin who purchased the at home test, and when he got his results back it said he would likely die from a heart attack or stroke eventually in his later years and he was okay with that. The problem arose when the company emailed him later and said he has mutations in his genes that...
Janssens, Cecile. "How FDA and 23andMe Dance Around Evidence That Is Not There." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 27 Jan. 2014. Web. 22 Mar. 2014.
While alternative medicine can help cure many things that modern medicine overlooks, it does not produce miracles. With new medical advances each year, we can cure more and more diseases, illness, and injuries. Unfortunately, just because we can create a new treatment that can cure an illness or injury, does not mean that the treatment will be perfect. There are several side effects or long-term problems that we have yet to notice. No treatment is perfect, which is why millions of dollars and hundreds of hours are spent each year trying to better today’s modern