Study of chelation to treat autism suspended

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Study of chelation to treat autism suspended.

The National Institutes of Health has canceled the clinical trial

intended to examine whether DMSA, an oral chelating agent that removes

mercury and other metals from the body, can help children with autism.

http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/record/NCT00376194

Critics of the study have noted that no credible evidence exists that

autism has a toxic basis or that autistic children harbor abnormal

heavy metal levels. The cancellation was triggered by a study which

found that rodents with normal lead levels suffered neurological damage

after DMSA was administered. [stokstad E. Stalled trial for autism

highlights dilemma of alternative treatment. Science, July 18, 2008, p.

326] http://www.irbforum.org/forum/read/2/173/173

Do you see that suffered neurological damage! No wonder Dr. Goldberg

has always been against DMSA

Elyse