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.

PORTERSVILLE, Pa., Aug. 26-The death of a five-year-old British autistic boy who went into cardiac arrest after undergoing chelation therapy here has placed the controversial alternative treatment ...

Chelation is a "treatment" for autism promoted by the likes of Jenny McCarthy's Generation Rescue group and others in which a chemical that binds metals is (usually) injected or infused into an ...

Sherri Oliver lives in a small town on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. It's a two-hour bus ride to get to the Mount Washington Pediatric Hospital in Baltimore -- and she has brought her daughter, Katie ...

If you were to believe everything you heard about chelation therapy, you might think it’s something of a cure-all. Satisfied patients describe miraculous improvements in conditions such as asthma and ...

The agency warns companies to stop marketing questionable chelation products. Oct. 14, 2010— -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned eight companies to stop marketing over-the-counter ...

What do we do with inconvenient evidence? Imagine studying a seemingly absurd practice that is used to an alarming extent by those who believe in it despite the lack of evidence – and finding that the ...

Chelation therapy is the process where a drug is used to eliminate a heavy metal from the body and thereby prevent its adverse effect. Chelation therapy is a type of detox treatment designed to flush ...

Chelation therapy is used to remove heavy metals from blood. However, there may be risks and research doesn’t show if there’s a connection to treating other conditions, including autism and ...

When metals like lead, mercury, iron, and arsenic build up in your body, they can be toxic. Chelation therapy is a treatment that uses medicine to remove these metals so they don't make you sick. Some ...