It may be hard to think about heat-related injuries this time of year, but that is what Fort Bragg is doing. Military leaders are concerned about ephedra. Ephedra, a dietary supplement that is ...

Peak Nutrition Inc. of Syracuse was among 62 dietary supplement manufacturers nationwide warned Tuesday by the Food and Drug Administration to halt all use of ephedra. The FDA's plan to ban ephedra ...

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 ...

Ephedra-type alkaloids, a class of naturally occurring compounds derived from plants in the genus Ephedra, have long held interest in the pharmaceutical industry due to their stimulant and airway ...

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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 ...

WASHINGTON - A government ban on sales of ephedra kicks in today unless a federal judge issues the dwindling industry a late reprieve. The herbal stimulant, once hugely popular for weight loss and ...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Bush administration is expected to finalize its ban on the sale of ephedra today, moving to get the herbal stimulant off store shelves by April. It will mark the government's ...

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