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By Cathy Wong, About.com Guide to Alternative Medicine

What is Chelation?

Friday April 22, 2005
Chelation (pronounced key-LAY-shun) is a controversial IV treatment for hardening of the arteries, also called atherosclerosis. Although it's not FDA-approved for this purpose, it's used by holistic doctors to improve circulation, and the National Institutes of Health is conducting a $30 million study to test whether it's effective. Learn more about chelation.

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