A front-page article in the Lodi News Sentinel on July 9th stated that Government researchers are pushing to test chelation therapy on children with autism. Chelation is a process that removes heavy metals from the body. The treatment is based on the fringe theory that mercury in vaccines triggers autism.
The article states this theory has never been proven and is rejected by mainstream science. Still, many parents feel the process has saved their children and are pushing for the study. The director of the National Institute of mental Health supports testing it on children as long as the tests are safe.
The article goes on to say, “Despite lawsuits and at least one child’s death, several thousand autistic children are already believed to be using chelation.”
For now, the study has been put on hold because of safety concerns.
The Associated Press story has all the details.
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