Allright, I've looked into it a little more and can now givea a little better opinion.
First my one question on electron source seems to be answered kinda. It seems they claim it has 1 electron to do this action and once it's gone, it's gone. It then claims to "chelate" the silver to allow for liver clearance. hmm, maybe that's ok. But this would indicate that 1 virus or bacteria could interact with multiple silver devices which could result in toxic aggregates in the liver. But again, this is pure conjecture.
Also, those metal forms exist. Although require special conditions. And whether they can exist in the 1 to 3 atom form, I don't know. Maybe possible. But will it remain in that form in a biological setting, where many charged species, reactable components, high redeucing and oxidizing conditions exist? Unlikely. But that isn't the issue.
The greatest red flag of all is that there are too many small errors to trust the overall claim. If I was reviewing a grant and it had even one of these errrors, I would be forced to dismiss it. I'm not talking disputed scientific ideas, I mean just facts are wrong.
1.) Claim made that it is a Class IV FDA drug, so it's safe. This is just wrong. there are two main types of class IV. Class IV substance could mean "little to no potential for abuse" not safe. You wouldn't expect an antiviral drug to have an abuse potential, unless a side effect was neurological(like, euphoria, sedative..). The other class IV (And more likely the one they allude to) is that an oral dosage is likely to have low solubility and intestinal permeability. In otherwords, if you eat it, it's not going to end up in your blood stream to have any pharmacological effect. A pencap would be class IV. Oral/external safety are completely different from injectable safety. Again, you couldn't inject a pencap, but you could eat it.
2.) A check at the FDA website shows that Tetrasil it isn't approved for anything. There is an oinment by the same name with the exact same "active substance"(tetrasilver tetraoxide) marketed by an israeli group. I can only assume the same people. Anyway, even in this indication where you would expect easy FDA approval (silver is a known antibioitic, and this is just a topical cream), they haven't obtained it. That speaks volumes of the real intent behind the company.
3.) They claim an indication for feline AIDS, stating " for which FDA approval is not needed." Again, COMPELTELY WRONG. FDA approves all vet drugs. There's a whole FDA branch "the center for Vet. Medicine" for such regulations.
4.)"as treatment for drinking water and waste water (no poisonous
chlorine needed any longer)" Poisonous Chlorine? Chlorine is poisonous based on concentration. Same as ANY compound. Water Treatment using chlorine has been effective and safe for decades. why is this better?
5.) The mechanism of silver ions as an antimicrobial is still not fully known. to claim that this form is better would need side by side comparisons with silver forms. and to prove the mechanism for action. Again, too many untested, unverified assumptions. Many great ideas do start out that way, but a good scientist will fill in the loose details. there doesn't seem to be any intent in doing this.
Finally: from the article "Tetrasil has the potential to cure practically all disease caused
by pathogens, from TB, to the common cold. Dr. Antelman, an
orthodox rabbi, is a righteous man, who seeks to help ease human
suffering, not profit from it. (Rabbi Marvin S. Antelman is
a member of The Supreme Rabbinic Court, aka 'the Sanhedrin',
the oldest established court in the world.)
The Foundation for Incurable Diseases needs public support to
bring this modern miracle to the people of the world.
The pharmaceutical industry is already rallying to stonewall
distribution of Tetrasil, because it will replace all their
poisonous (and highly profitable) treatments for AIDS -- all of
which will kill a healthy person. Help us fight the true killers
-- the pharmaceutical industry. More people die from treatment for
AIDS than from the disease itself. The time has come to cease this
nonsense. "
This is all garbage. Who cares more for patients. The people who spend years in in vitro and in vivo testing to verify safety efficiacy before ANY human trial is done? Or the person who injects 10 people with a drug without any published prior safety data? I can't explain how angry that makes me. If you care so much for the people, publish all data and findings in the literature. DON'T PATENT THE IDEA. Patents are a protection of intellectual property. They are a way to ensure you make money from an idea. If you cared for everyone, you'd want the entire scientific community to do research on it. To determine ALL of the potential indications. Get it to market faster through the acedemic community at large. Use academic cGMP facilities to produce formulations for phase trials. Get all the generic manufacturers to produce it. No, there is no altruism here. It's pure greed. The intent I see is to make a product with as little research as possible. Not to keep make an inexpensive product, but to make as much money as possible.
