CHELATION THERAPY HAS been around for decades as a treatment for toxic metal poisoning. But, there have also been claims that the therapy could help several other conditions. Experts aren't so sure.

Each month, Clinical Advisor makes one new clinical feature available ahead of print. Don’t forget to take the poll. The results will be published in the next month’s issue. Chelation therapy, a type ...

The established method for investigating the immediate and short-term risks for a drug, after sufficient animal studies have been completed, is the phase 1 trial, which measures responses to ...

People with diabetes who had suffered a heart attack derived no clinical benefit from edetate disodium-based chelation, a therapy that draws lead and other toxic metals linked to increased risk of ...

Elizabeth: Does tranexamic acid help in people undergoing liver resection? Rick: Does chelation therapy help in people who have had a heart attack with diabetes? Elizabeth: What's the rate of ...

In patients with CAD and history of myocardial infarction and diabetes, edetate disodium chelation is not effective for decreasing cardiovascular events. Edetate disodium (EDTA) chelation is not ...

Because calcium is a component of atherosclerotic plaque, scientists hypothesized in the 1950s that EDTA might soften arteries by sequestering calcium ions. Other biochemical mechanisms abound, but to ...

Chelation Therapy: Patients Medical expands Detox Therapy services in NYC, offering safe, personalized removing heavy metals and cardiovascular support. After just a few treatments, I felt a ...

In March 1999, ACAM presidents L. Terry Chappell and Ted Rozema shilled for chelation at a hearing of the House Committee on Government Reform, chaired by a powerful "health freedom" ally and veteran ...

When determining the types of patients to be recruited for the trial, there was concern that the benefits of chelation might not be easily discerned if the participants were too healthy; patients who ...