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 ...

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 ...

Almost all opinion papers in the scientific and lay press lament the lack of data on dietary supplements and conclude with a call for additional research. The Editors appreciate the controversial ...

July 1 -- It's a leaf in East Africa, a nut in the Far East, and in the United States, a fine powder mixed into a drink. By differing degrees, they keep the eyes of the world open. Chewed, smoked or ...

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 ...

Since the death of Steve Bechler, a 23-year-old pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles, the national debate of the safety of herbal supplement ephedra has resurfaced. Ephedra is banned for Olympic sports, ...

Since this letter was accepted for publication ephedra has been removed from the market in the United States, and has left a gap in the dietary supplement industry in the area of weight loss products.

Internet marketers of herbal supplements containing ephedra frequently make false claims and fail to offer complete information about potentially dangerous, even life-threatening, side effects, finds ...

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 ...

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.

In a press conference on Friday, Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson and the FDA proposed that warning labels should appear on bottles of the popular herbal supplement Ephedra. This ...

Food and Drug Administration investigators are looking into the death of Baltimore Oriole pitcher Steve Bechler as they try to decide how dangerous the herbal stimulant ephedra might be and whether to ...