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.

Although suffering from significant imperfections, the TACT trial is a daring step toward a better understanding of how chelation therapy might affect heart disease. It seemed like a crazy notion in ...

For someone who has diabetes, and has also already suffered a heart problem, the chances for another heart attack, stroke or sudden death are very high. The government has now funded a new clinical ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Chelation therapy involves IV infusions of an agent that binds to metals such as lead and cadmium and is ...

The facts and fictions of chelation therapy 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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. After a 10-year study involving more than 17 ...

Dear Dr. Gott: I recently read an article about medicine's best-kept secret. What can you tell me about chelation therapy? Dear Reader: Chelation therapy is not medicine's best-kept secret; in fact, ...

As long as cancer has been recognized as a disease, there have been many false claims about cancer cures. The Internet is full of claims for “natural” and “safe” treatments with no side effects.

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 ...

Cleveland Clinic cardiologist Steve Nissen has spoken out about the trial's co-investigators, noting that about 24 of them have been disciplined by state medical boards for insurance fraud and ...

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 ...