Long before Baltimore Orioles pitcher Steve Bechler collapsed from heatstroke and died, the dietary supplement found in his locker had been linked to at least 54 deaths and about 1,000 medical ...

WASHINGTON -- 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 Orioles ...

For years, Metabolife denied it had received any reports of health problems linked to its popular weight-loss aid, Metabolife 356. But recently, under pressure from the government, the herbal ...

A 13-year tally of deaths and poisonings from ephedra show a spectacular decline after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration banned the sale of weight loss products containing the herb in 2004. "The ...

Overview: Ephedra refers to a plant called Ephedra sinica. Due to serious safety concerns, the FDA banned the sale of any products containing ephedra in 2004. Common side effects of ephedra include ...

NVE Pharmaceuticals today became the first diet pill company to sue the federal government for banning ephedra, the herbal supplement that has been linked to heart attacks and deaths. The lawsuit asks ...

The pending ban on the herb ephedra sends a signal to a large and loosely regulated industry that the government is willing to crack down on risky dietary supplements. But unless current law is ...

Ephedra (ma huang) is an ephedra alkaloid botanical (primarily ephedrine and pseudoephedrine) with sympathomimetic activity. Ephedra can have a substantial effect on the cardiovascular and central ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. By Gene Emery NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A 13-year tally of deaths and poisonings from ephedra show a spectacular decline after ...