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JoeyT

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2. Copper has many of the same properties.

Reply to Rainforestgoddess (Original post)

Sun Jun 23, 2013, 07:53 PM

Jun 2013

Though it won't be used in anti-biotics. It's being used in fixtures in some hospitals because it inhibits antibiotic resistant bacterial growth on its surface.

Weird that things that scary can be at the very least hindered by stuff we've had around all this time.

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Silver improves the efficacy of antibiotics. [View all] Rainforestgoddess Jun 2013 OP

Great discovery! Warpy Jun 2013 #1

I hope so! Rainforestgoddess Jun 2013 #9

Copper has many of the same properties. JoeyT Jun 2013 #2

Using silver for antibiotic is not new. arikara Jun 2013 #3

a company my brother worked for made a burn cream with colloidal silver..... lastlib Jun 2013 #5

Overpriced is more like it. formercia Jun 2013 #7

My husband is a veterinarian Rainforestgoddess Jun 2013 #10

Silver will also kill parasites like Mites, by killing the bacteria in their gut. formercia Jun 2013 #6

Right when we needed it. JimDandy Jun 2013 #4

That's Why Hospitals and Public Buildings Have used Brass for Doorknobs, Handrails, Etc. mckara Jun 2013 #8

Got a cold? A sore throat? Put a silver spoon in your mouth. That's been known for centuries. AnotherMcIntosh Jun 2013 #11