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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, December 1, 2004
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NIH News Advisory-Video Alert
Can Chelation Therapy Help Prevent Heart Attacks?
National Study Underway; Local Site Near You
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| Who: | Assignment/News Editors/Medical Reporters |
| What: | The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is conducting
a nationwide study on the safety and effectiveness of
chelation therapy, an investigational treatment for people
with heart disease. Chelation therapy uses a man-made
amino acid, called EDTA (ethylene diamine tetra-acetic
acid), which is added to the blood through a vein. For
many years, people with heart disease have considered
chelation therapy, despite a lack of definitive evidence.
The NIH study is the largest clinical study to be conducted
on chelation therapy. It is 20 times larger than any previous
study and is designed to provide the answer to this important
question. Results are expected in about 5 years.
More than 100 medical institutions across the country
have been selected to take part in the study. You are
receiving this advisory because there is a participating
local site near you. For an up-to-date list of participating
sites, please visit nccam.nih.gov/chelation.
This video package is produced for the National Center
for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, part of the
NIH,
and is for
free and unrestricted use in whole or part. It includes
B-roll and soundbites, footage of chelation therapy
and
laboratory research, and soundbites with Principal Investigator
Dr. Gervasio Lamas, Investigator Dr. Roy Heilbron, and
chelation study participants Edward Grocki and Julio
Kaufman. To view a video clip of this package, go to:
http://NewsBroadcastNetwork.com. |
| When: | Wednesday, December 8, 2004
1:00 - 1:15 p.m., ET
Via Satellite C-Band, IA-6
Transponder: 16
Downlink: 4020
Audio: 6.2 - 6.8
Technical Info (DURING FEED ONLY): NBN, TOC, 212-684-8910, x 221 |
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Free From News Broadcast Network: 212-684-8910
Hard Copy Information: Tom Hendrick, 301-229-4894
Editorial Contact: NCCAM Press Office, 301-496-7790 |
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