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To: epicure who wrote (226419)	6/22/2013 9:05:49 PM
From: Sultan	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 541854

Not sure what the discussion here is about but as far as silver and wound treatment goes, that has been around quite a while.. I was invested in a small canadian biotech who where pioneer in this with FDA approved products that were already available in the market.. Management kind of sucked and they were bought out on the cheap by a UK based pharma..

To: epicure who wrote (226419)	6/22/2013 9:06:02 PM
From: Steve Lokness	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541854

<<<<< It's possible they could tweak the silver so that the delivery mechanism is patentable >>>>> Well yes, if they a biotech comes up with a new delivery system (which many are doing) the delivery system could for sure be patentable. BUT, any delivery system would likely have many targetable drugs so they would just license their delivery system as some do now. ...........If you tweak silver it is no longer silver and would in any case need FDA approval. I'm much more in agreement with your idea for the government to step in - but they won't. Not in this political climate. As to orphan drugs; there are incentives for orphan drug status now in current law. BUT sliver in any case wouldn't qualify as an orphan drug by definition. .........This is a hugely important topic and should get way more of our attention than it does. I'm glad you brought it to our attention but I just don't think silver is the answer. I could be wrong.

To: epicure who wrote (226419)	6/22/2013 11:44:09 PM
From: Metacomet	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541854

antibiotics became up to 1,000 times more effective when silver was added to the mix Seems to me that is a fairly substantial gain...with existing off the shelf stuff.. I'm not sure I see much "tweaking" potential I suppose there is always a better way ...but the opening shots from the medical establishment sound rather Oz like ..don't look behind that curtain Otherwise you may discover a non-fatal, but undesireable malady that will turn your skin blue..if you take silver by the teaspoon, Argyria en.wikipedia.org ..they used to put tincture of silver in the eyes of newborns to protect them from some birth canal STD's It has a long history as a safe and effective antibiotic that can even attack viruses But like a lot of good stuff, it would compete with some folks meal ticket, so it will be avoided