I love how in the article it points out how the FDA probably won't allow it's use to treat cystic fibrosis, because sodium nitrate has some potentially "toxic reactions". Yeah well guess what, my lung disease is having definite toxic f'ing reactions to my life. As long as a treatment doesnt require us to swallow gasoline or chew on uranium, i'm all for taking my chances if it means theres a 90% chance that said treatment will kill all of my PA. With all the crap that's in extremely processed meat products that we consume (lunchmeat, hotdogs, etc), i'm pretty sure we have established that sodium nitrate isn't going to instantly kill us. Unless we like into our 60's, i'd be willing to be CF will kill us before any form of sodium nitrate inhalation treatment does.
Where's my waiver? I'll sign it.