WASHINGTON -- A leading senator took the Bush Administration to task Wednesday for its failure to act on the potentially dangerous food supplement ephedra. "Today I am asking the Secretary of Health ...

April 9, 2003 (San Diego, CA) -- After Baltimore Orioles pitcher Steve Bechler died during spring training earlier this year, the spotlight again turned on the dietary supplement ephedra. The Chinese ...

A Senate committee today takes up again the controversy over the popular weight-loss and energy products made from the chemical Ephedra. The products have been attacked as unsafe after scores of ...

Labels indicating risks of heart attacks, seizures or death will now be required for all products containing the herbal supplement ephedra, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced last Friday.

The first comparative study to examine the risk of taking ephedra with that of taking other commonly used herbs calls into question the herbal stimulant’s current standing as an unrestricted dietary ...

The American Heart Association urged the federal government yesterday to ban sales of the herbal supplement ephedra, saying the dangers of using it far outweigh any possible benefits it could have as ...

Droves of dieters, body builders, and athletes snatched all the ephedra they could after a federal ban threatened their supply earlier this month. The herbal supplement contained in many brand name ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook \Ephedra, an herbal stimulant found in a number of popular dietary supplements, has come under ...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Bush administration announced Tuesday it is banning the sale of ephedra early next year, and urged consumers to immediately stop using the herbal weight control supplement that ...

But for others, use of the herbal stimulant known as ephedra was linked to significant adverse health effects, including heart attack, stroke and seizures. It also was linked to as many as 155 deaths, ...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Bush administration is banning the sale of ephedra early next year and urged consumers Tuesday to immediately stop using the herbal stimulant linked to the death of Baltimore ...

The Food and Drug Administration plans to ban the use of ephedra in dietary supplements. Ephedra, which is commonly used as a weight loss aid and athletic performance enhancer, has been linked to ...