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.

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, ...

Chelation for heart disease is usually mentioned in the same breath as laetrile for cancer -- dubious therapies used by fringe doctors and desperate patients. But some influential medical experts have ...

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — The new heart patient asked Dr. Gervasio Lamas if he thought chelation therapy was worth a try. “Of course not!” the cardiologist replied emphatically. His Harvard training had ...

In 1998, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) targeted the American College for Advancement of Medicine (ACAM), an organization that has trained and certified physicians in methods of safe ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...