Bulgarian customs officers at the Sofia airport have seized a total of 47 300 pills containing ephedra extract. The extract of the ephedra plant contains the alkaloids ephedrine and pseudoephedrine, ...
WASHINGTON — The federal government moved to crack down on ephedra Friday, proposing a label warning that the herbal stimulant may contribute to heart attacks, strokes and even death. Officials ...
The death of Baltimore Orioles pitcher Steve Bechler appears to be linked to a widely available and commonly used weight-loss supplement that is loosely regulated, a medical examiner said Tuesday. The ...
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 ...
Liz Walters used to spend every spring struggling to catch her breath. Scarred by a childhood illness, her lungs worked overtime when the season's fresh pollens filled the air. Two different inhalers ...
WASHINGTON -- People who think ephedra helped them lose weight are looking to new ingredients with names like guarana, bitter orange and green tea extract to replace the soon-to-be-banned dietary ...
Looking for an energy boost during his overnight shifts at a local grocery store, Robert Maltman tried a dietary supplement with ephedra. He didn't like it. "I felt very uncomfortable. I felt edgy, ...