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.

Chelation therapy is a widely used medicine for the treatment of heavy metal poisoning. The treatment can be administered orally or through injection into a vein or muscle. The route of administration ...

For many years, chelation therapy has been a controversial approach to cardiovascular conditions. Some people have embraced it enthusiastically, while most physicians have rejected it emphatically.

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, ...

The term chelation (derived from the Greek chelos or claw) refers to the mineral- or metal-binding properties of certain compounds that can hold a central cation in a pincerlike grip. Developed in ...

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THE goal of the industrial physician — to protect workers against lead poisoning through such measures as approved respirators, adequate plant ventilation and good personal hygiene 1 — is not always ...

Chelation therapy involves the administration of chelating agents to treat toxic metal poisoning. These chelating agents or chelants are used to remove heavy metals from the body in cases of overdose, ...