Word: disodium
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...lead poisoning exist? Yes, provided it begins before too much damage is done. Doctors get the lead out with a process called chelation, using drugs that bind to the metal in the bloodstream, allowing it to be flushed out in the urine. The drug of choice has been calcium-disodium EDTA, but it is usually administered intravenously over several days in a hospital. The Food and Drug Administration has approved for + use in children an oral drug called DMSA, which does not require hospitalization. But effective as chelation is, doctors point out that medical treatment cannot substitute for a safe...