Politics and Medicine - Re: NYTIMES: Scientists resurrecting use of silver as antiseptic

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Re: NYTIMES: Scientists resurrecting use of silver as antiseptic

vernon

2006-02-26, 5:59 pm

"Mark Probert" <markprobert@lumbercartel.com> wrote in message
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> mogwaii wrote:
>
> The VA is using the product as a topical disinfectant. Do you really
> believe that $125,000 of this product is going to be useful for the entire
> VA if it is to be ingested?
>

There are four words being used here, two directly and two unstated, and one
a synonymn..

There is internal use and external use, with often internal being a no-no.

There is topical and systemic. Topical can be internal to the body

Ingest is to mean internal, not necessarily systemic.