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To: BDR who wrote (1969)	7/12/1999 6:02:00 AM
From: out_of_the_loop	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10293

Dear Dr. Russell: The percentage of solution of AgNO3 used for infection prophylaxis is 1% as per the link below: cma.ca In the text it states, "In its original report, in 1979, the Canadian Task Force on the Periodic Health Examination reviewed the evidence for preventability of gonococcal ophthalmia neonatorum [1,2]. The task force concluded that there was good evidence to support prophylaxis with routine instillation of 1% silver nitrate solution into each eye at birth. Several important developments have occurred over the subsequent years" The Zicam solution is 2% and still qualifies as "homeopathic". My point is not to get into a pissing match about Avogadro, chemistry, molarity, or philosophy behind homeopathy, which I generally do not support. Please be clear on the following point: Homeopathic refers to a labeling standard in this case. We are talking about finitely definable quantities of zinc in Zicam. If your argument was only about Silver Nitrate, I apologize for misunderstanding you, but based on the above reference, my aguments are supported (see below). In any case, I am talking about large enough concentrations that work and small enough concentrations for labeling purposes. While it may not apply to AgNO3 for labeling purposes, the point is it works at low doses. The antihomeopathy argument really does not apply when we are talking about labeling regulations, not philosophy of medical practice. The fact that substances may work at doses that qualify them as "homeopathic" does not espouse a type of medical practice but states under what regulations they are governed for distribution purposes. The concentration of silver nitrate for antibiotic use and intranasal zinc gluconate in Zicam are quite similar in this regard - small doses are effective. The discussion of homeopathy is a waste of time because nobody is arguing for it here. The reflex to call Zicam a scam based on that simply does not apply. That was my point when I made all my analogies. I have no interest in studying homeopathy for anything other than as a term that the government uses to classify concentrations of materials.