PNEUMONOCONIOSIS associated with heavy-metal inhalation has long resisted most forms of therapy. The development of chelating agents offers a new approach to this problem. This report concerns our ...

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.

I. A Brief History of EDTA Chelation for Cardiovascular Disease In its early years the AAMP mounted one of the first "direct-to-consumer" drug advertising campaigns in the form of "An Open Letter to ...

The products: At a time when heavy metals are showing up in tuna steaks and toy cabooses, it’s only natural to worry about the metals in our bodies. The good news: Americans have much less lead in ...

ATLANTA, GA—More than a decade after the TACT trial reported an astonishing reduction in cardiovascular events post-MI with heavy metal chelation in a subset of diabetic patients, the TACT2 trial, ...

Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD) is highly prevalent and, despite therapeutic advances, remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Many patients with CVD seek additional ...

A government-funded study seems to show a benefit for heart-attack patients who receive a controversial treatment called chelation, an arduous process that is used by some alternative medicine ...

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is sponsoring a $30 million, 5-year, phase 3 Trial to Assess Chelation Therapy (TACT) for coronary artery disease (CAD). It was begun in 2003, but after 3 years ...