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 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.

Iron chelation therapy has emerged as a cornerstone in the management of disorders characterised by excess iron accumulation and associated metabolic dysregulation. Physiologically, iron is ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette that includes a therapeutic recommendation. A discussion of the clinical problem and the mechanism of benefit of this form of therapy follows. Major ...

Some foods and medicines can help remove heavy metals from the body. Using such substances for this purpose is a heavy metal detox. Small amounts of heavy metals, such as iron and zinc, are essential ...

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 ...

Five patients were enrolled, after which the study closed for slow accrual. Median age was 49 years (range, 20–52 years). Four had AML and 1 had MDS. The median serum ferritin level before HSCT was ...

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