| Mark Probert 2006-02-26, 12:56 pm |
| Kathleen wrote:
> Mr. Bowditch,
>
> Some medical instrument companies are coating their surgical
> instruments and implants with silver because of silver's antimicrobial
> properties. Any common nitwit knows the first thing about metals.
> They all degrade over time when exposed to the elements.
The uncommon nitwits know that this is not always correct.
> It takes little to release a metal from anything. The only substances
> on this earth which are inert are like, plastics, and even at that,
> plastics are of questionable value as compared to wooden boards as
> cutting surfaces because these polymers can harbor bacteria, whereas a
> known property of wood is the inherent allelopathogens.
>
> It's more sanitary to use a wooden cutting board, in other words (wash
> it off with Chlorox Clean-up, or the like).
Agreed. Cheaper too. However, bleach also works well on plastic and metal.
> At the Pasteur institute, spirochetologists routinely stain with gold
> and silver because they know the uptake of these metals paralyze the
> bugs.
>
> In the old days, arsenic was used against borrelia and trypanosomiasis,
> and it is still used today, in a drug called melarsoprol.
>
> Therefore, I find it best for people to do their homework, even if that
> includes getting a degree in either biochemistry or chemistry before
> commenting about medical/scientific matters.
Where did you get your degree?
> The thing about chemistry is that there is no substitute for
> understanding it.
Yes, and starting with Chemistry for Dummies is a good idea.
> Quackwatcheries are full of nonscientists, where they're not scientists
> who are promoting a scam, such as is the case with McSweegan and Lyme.
>
> http://actionlyme.org/TICK_BITE_CONSPIRACY.htm
>
> Do youself a favor and read every last word of that.
>
> Kathleen
>
>
> Peter Bowditch wrote:
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