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What's the harm in Chelation Therapy?
Chelation therapy is a real medical procedure used for certain rare conditions. However, some try to use it to treat various things it cannot cure, including autism. Read more about Chelation Therapy
Here are 12 people who were harmed by someone not thinking critically.
Anne M. AdkinsWichita, Kansas |
Kidney failure |
| She traveled to Utah to be treated by a holistic naturopath. She received large doses of vitamin C, chelation therapy and colonics among other things. Within weeks she was suffering from kidney failure. Read more & more | |
Susan AlexanderAge: 56 |
Died |
| Susan was incorrectly diagnosed with lead poisoning and her heart stopped during the ensuing chelation therapy. Her family sued the practitioner and settled out of court. Read more | |
Kenneth HoughAge: 55 |
Heart attack, permanent heart damage |
| A practitioner claimed that Kenneth's atherosclerosis could be battled with chelation therapy. There is no scientific evidence for this. After suffering permanent damage to his heart, he sued the doctor. Read more | |
Abubakar Tariq NadamaAge: 5 |
Died |
| In a attempt to "cure" his autism, Tariq was given chelation therapy. His heart stopped. The practitioner was brought up on charges, which were later dropped. Read more & more & more | |
Roy SmithAge: 42 |
Years of useless treatments before he died |
| Roy contracted ALS, and even though his doctor had screened him for mercury and found none, websites convinced him it was the cause. He had all his fillings removed and underwent years of chelation and oxygen therapy. Read more & more | |
"Patient A"Huntersville, North Carolina |
Died after $27,820 in useless treatments |
| An osteopath claimed he could cure cancer. He ordered a ton of useless tests and then prescribed an expensive therapy without seeing the patient. He was eventually disciplined. Read more | |
"Patient B"Huntersville, North Carolina |
Died after $10K of useless treatments |
| An osteopath claimed he could cure cancer. He ordered many tests and then prescribed an expensive therapy without seeing the patient. He was eventually disciplined. Read more | |
"Patient C"Huntersville, North Carolina |
Died after $32K of useless treatments |
| An osteopath claimed he could cure cancer with "100%" effectiveness. He ordered many tests and then prescribed an expensive therapy without seeing the patient. He was eventually disciplined. Read more | |
"Patient D"Huntersville, North Carolina |
Useless expensive procedures |
| The patient had a history of colon polyps, but the osteopath initiated chelation therapy without even seeing the patient. He was eventually disciplined. Read more | |