Claims are unfounded


The March 25 article, Age-Old Meets New Age, touting
"alternative medical therapies" hit a new low.


I didn't find a single skeptical or critical word in the
discussion of "chelation therapy".  The U.S. Federal Trade
Commission ruled in 1988 that chelation therapy's claims
of effectiveness for atherosclerosis are unsubstantiated.
Controlled, double-blind studies performed by German
doctors showed no benefit in circulatory disease due to
chelation therapy.


Chelation therapy has been linked to heart arrythmias,
kidney damage, and other serious conditions.


Jeffrey Shallit

Kitchener