Word: ephedra
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...even Hatch could halt the industry's dose of bad press, though, over ephedra. The FDA received more than 800 reports of adverse effects from the Chinese weight-loss herb before it proposed limiting doses in 1997. A subsequent study tied 155 deaths to various ephedra products, but uncontrolled sales weren't banned until 2004. Utah company Neutraceutical Corp. is still arguing that lower doses are safe, but in August the firm was overruled by an appeals court...
...pressure and heart rate. "Raising blood pressure of a child or adult continuously over many years worries me," Nissen told TIME. "There is a linear relationship between increased blood pressure and adverse cardiovascular events." Nissen further notes that two stimulants that are related to the Ritalin class of drugs-ephedra and phenylpropanolamine (PPA)?have been banned from the market because of cardiovascular risks...
...Buchanan, attacked Gaziano’s credibility, depicting him as an “expert-for-hire witness” in the pocket of drug companies, according to the AP. Buchanan pointed out that Gaziano has also testified that the there was no proof that the weight-loss drug Ephedra was dangerous.Gaziano said in the interview that he had to answer “very artificial questions” and that “the courtroom’s a very artificial place to have dialogue about these sorts of issues.” He said he felt...
...LOSE WEIGHT IN A WAY THAT ENHANCES HEALTH RATHER THAN HARMS IT. You can lose weight by smoking cigarettes or taking such stimulants as amphetamines, fen phen and ephedra, but they are not healthful ways of doing...
TESTING: Random tests for steroids, LSD, cocaine, heroin and marijuana but not for ephedra or other supplements...