Chelation therapy to remove potentially toxic levels of lead was not associated with a reduction in CV events in post-MI patients with diabetes in the TACT2 trial.
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Even small amounts of heavy metals found in foods like chocolate and items like kitchenware could spell bad news for your cardiovascular health, according to researchers.
A statement released by the American Heart Association on Monday, is highlighting the link between heavy metals in the environment and cardiovascular disease.
Every so often, it's good to post some heartening news regarding quackery. After all, after a decade of blogging about this, preceded by five years in the trenches of Usenet battling quackery and Holocaust denial, sometimes it's hard for me not to become depressed. After all, there are times when it really does feel as though we're fighting a hopeless battle for rationality and science against unreason and harmful quackery. It's a battle worth fighting, but I'm not laboring under any delusions that it will be won in my life time or even in the lifetimes of anyone currently alive.