Bottles of the popular herb ephedra should bear warning labels that the pills can cause heart attacks, strokes or even kill, the Food and Drug Administration said Friday. The FDA proposed the warning ...

One of the great medicines of all time, ephedra (Ephedra sinica) has been in use for as long as 5,000 years. Known as Ma Huang in traditional Chinese Medicine, ephedra is native to Central Asia. The ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

When the wildly popular drug combo phen-fen was pulled from the market in 1997, people were forced to look elsewhere for weight-loss help. Many turned to a then-mysterious Chinese herb known as ma ...

"I can report to you that we're about to ban dietary supplements containing ephedra," Thompson said during the press conference. "For too long, dietary supplements containing ephedra and alkaloids … ...

Ephedra may soon vanish from stores pending a federal ban, but those who know about herbal supplements say something else, like synephrine, will take its place. Ephedra, a herbal supplement, has been ...

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 ...

Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on X (Opens in new window) X The company that makes the controversial ephedra-based diet supplement Xenadrine RFA-1 has filed a motion to include ...