Guest guest Posted March 3, 2006 Report Share Posted March 3, 2006 FYI: Endrate is disodium EDTA. From the Boston Globe: " CDC links at least 2 deaths to a lead-removal treatment " By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press | March 3, 2006 <http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2006/03/03/cdc_links_at_least_2_ deaths_to_a_lead_removal_treatment> ATLANTA -- A drug that is sometimes used to treat lead poisoning, and that is also believed by some parents to be effective against autism, caused the deaths of two children last year, the government said yesterday. One youngster was autistic; the other had lead poisoning. The deaths mark the first documented link between a chelation drug and cardiac arrest in children, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Both children had been treated with a product called Endrate. CDC officials are also checking the death in 2003 of a 53-year-old woman in Oregon who had been given chelation therapy by a practitioner of natural medicine. Brown, chief of the CDC's Lead Poisoning Prevention Branch, said hospital pharmacies should consider whether stocking Endrate is necessary, given its risks and the availability of other treatments. The maker of Endrate, Hospira Inc., had no comment. Chelating agents are chemical compounds, injected or given orally, that latch onto metals in the body and then carry them out. Some doctors have used chelation to treat autism, believing that mercury or other heavy metals cause the condition's symptoms. C. May May Indoor Air Investigations LLC 1522 Cambridge Street Cambridge, MA 02139 617-354-1055 www.mayindoorair.com www.myhouseiskillingme.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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