Poisoning

Nothing endangers breathing like the threat of imminent death. Heavy metal poisoning is a serious condition that can cause rapid, painful death. Chelation therapy is one of the few, if not the...

Mercury levels in seafood has received a lot of attention in recent years. And, while we typically think of heavy metals like copper, lead and nickel as the building blocks of everyday items,...

Mercury is one of the most toxic substances around and in even small doses can lead to a quick and painful death. This is why there is so much health care and media focus on mercury toxicity in...

Treating lead poisoning successfully can require the coordination of many methods, including chelation therapy. Chelation is a dangerous procedure used to purge toxic heavy metals from the body. ...

Lead is a heavy metal that is found naturally in the crust of the earth. It is relatively inexpensive and is found in large quantities. Because of this, lead is used to make several household...

Chelation therapy is a treatment where the amino acid ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid, or EDTA, is put into the bloodstream to grab onto toxic metals in your body. According to the American...

Dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) is a colorless solid with a mildly unpleasant odor. It has the molecular formula HO2CCH(SH)CH(SH)CO2H and has two different physical structures (isomers). One of...

The body slowly excretes several heavy metals. Their toxicity increases over the years as they accumulate. A therapy called chelation has been developed to speed the removal of such metals. The...

EDTA (ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid) chelation therapy is a type of treatment that involves a chemical substance (EDTA) being administered intravenously in order to remove toxins (such as heavy...

DMSA, or dimercaptosuccinic acid, is a chemical compound that can be used as a chelating agent. Chelation is the process of removing heavy metal deposits from the bloodstream and is often used as...

A chelate is formed when an organic structure attaches itself to an already bonded metal atom in at least two points, solubilizing it. Chelation can be used to treat heavy-metal poisoning.

Chelation therapy involves administering chelation agents to treat heavy metal poisoning. A chelation agent is a chemical capable of binding to metal in the body so that it can then be flushed...

EDTA, EthyleneDiamineTetraAcetic Acid, chelation therapy is a amino acid based therapy that uses specific amino acids to locate, leech onto and expel harmful toxic waste out of the human body. It...

From the 18th through the 20th centuries, mercury was used widely in thermometers, light bulbs, vaccines, topical antiseptics and dental fillings. These uses have been phased out as the toxicity...

Arsenic poisoning may make you think of that movie where the old lady gets rid of her husbands by slowly poisoning them with arsenic in their food but believe it or not, arsenic poisoning can...

Lead is a stable element and cannot be broken down or otherwise destroyed. Lead bio-accumulates and poisoning typically occurs over a long period of time. The following steps will help you...

Mercury is a stable element and cannot be broken down or otherwise destroyed. Elemental mercury is harmless unless inhaled as a vapor, but many organic compounds of mercury are toxic, with...

Arsenic is an element and is highly poisonous both in elemental form and in compounds, although it is much more common in compounds. Arsenic's inorganic compounds are generally more poisonous than...