Federal probe finds problems with chelation study

July 2, 2009 By MARILYNN MARCHIONE , AP Medical Writer

(AP) -- A federal investigation has found problems with a controversial study of an alternative medicine treatment for heart attack victims.

A report from the U.S. Office for Human Research Protections says people in the study were not told enough about the potential dangers of the treatment, called chelation ("kee-LAY'shun"). The report says some doctors involved in the study have been disciplined by state medical boards, and at least three are convicted felons.

The government is letting the study go on while the probe continues.

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deatopmg - Jul 02, 2009
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What study? What are the details? Who is sponsoring it? What are protocols? Will/have they be(en) changed at the last minute to make the study fail, as in past "studies"?

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E_L_Earnhardt - Jul 02, 2009
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CHELATION is a useful process to remove certain chemicals in the blood stream. I doubt it has any use in cellure treatment and could be dangerous! I agree with "deatopmg"!
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hrfJC - Jul 03, 2009
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If this study design is indeed as flawed as described and conducted by convicted medical villains, why is it allowed to continue? Or is this PR merely an anticipated FDA verdict of "ineffective or dangerous" in order to write off chelation once and for all as a lower cost alternative to highly profitable FDA approved therapies that are often more prone to adverse effects.
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ToddC - Jul 03, 2009
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What a miserable piece of "reporting" on Physorg - didn't anyone review this article? Here is the link to the blog entry by the writer: http://www.newsvi...on-study
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