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Medical uses of silver – Other medical uses

Historical applications Silver has had some medicinal uses going back for centuries. Physicians used it as an eyedrop for ophthalmic problems, for various infections, and sometimes internally for diseases such as tropical sprue, epilepsy, gonorrhea, and the common cold. In the 1940s, however, the medical use of silver diminished, due to both the development of [...]

Grapefruit seed extract – Introduction

Grapefruit seed extract (GSE), also known as citrus seed extract, is a liquid derived from the seeds, pulp, and white membranes of grapefruit. Self-made natural GSE processed in the laboratory without solvents or synthetic agents is prepared by grinding the grapefruit seed and juiceless pulp, then mixing with glycerin. Commercially available GSE sold to consumers [...]

Grapefruit seed extract – History

aromatherapy

The grapefruit is a subtropical citrus tree grown for its fruit which was originally named the “forbidden fruit” of Barbados. The fruit was first documented in 1750 by Rev. Griffith Hughes describing specimens from Barbados. All parts of the fruit have uses. The fruit is mainly consumed for a tangy juice. The peel is expressed [...]

QI (B series) – B Series (2004)

Series B saw the first attempts to pay attention to a single theme within one episode, such as “Birds” in episode 2. The theme alluded to though, did not always begin with B (for example, episode 1 is announced as being about “Colour”), if present at all. As with series A, most of the titles [...]

Sound of Silver – History

Dance Therapy

Songs in the new album, notably “Someone Great,” feature parts of the 2006 LCD Soundsystem release ”45:33”. For several weeks before and after the album’s release the entire album was available for streaming on the band’s MySpace page. The video for the track “North American Scum” was also posted to the band’s MySpace on February [...]

Timeline of United States inventions (1890–1991) – [[Cold War]] (1946–1991)

Biologically Based Therapy

Post-war and the late Forties (1946–1949) 1946 Spoonplug * A spoonplug is a form of fishing lure. The spoonplug was invented by Elwood L. “Buck” Perry, then a physics and math teacher in Hickory, North Carolina. Elwood Perry combined science with a logical approach to fishing to create a “total fishing system.” He is credited [...]

Working rat – Domesticated brown rats as working animals

Pet Therapy

Pet rats ”Rattus norvegicus”, such as fancy rats and lab rats, have been trained for various jobs: Entertainment Rats have been trained to appear in magic acts, music videos, movies, and television shows. Samantha Martin, a professional animal trainer, has claimed that rats are one of the easiest animals to train due to their adaptability, [...]

Virtual reality – Mass media

Biologically Based Therapy

Mass media has been a great advocate and perhaps a great hindrance to its development over the years. During the research “boom” of the late-1980s into the 1990s, the news media’s prognostication on the potential of VR, and potential overexposure in publishing the predictions of anyone who had one, built the expectations of the technology [...]

Medical uses of silver – Biological effects and risks of silver

Biologically Based Therapy

Silver and silver compounds have an oligodynamic effect and are toxic for bacteria, algae, and fungi ”in vitro”. The oligodynamic effect is typical for heavy metals like lead and mercury, but, among the elements that have this effect, silver is the least toxic for humans. It is established that the antibacterial action of silver is [...]

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