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 ...

A treatment used for heart disease, which many doctors consider to be fringe medicine, has unexpectedly showed promise in a new study, sparking debate about the findings. The study tested chelation, ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...