| Ephedra is a stimulant that is sold to
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| | non-herbal ephedrine-containing products
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| help people lose weight, get bigger
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| | over the Internet. Letters went to
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| muscles, keep them awake when they drive
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| | manufacturers of products that contain
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| long distances, and a host of fraudulent
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| | the drug ephedrine or norephedrine
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| reasons such as to prevent and treat
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| | hydrochloride advertised to increase
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| cancers, allergies, and certain diseases
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| | sexual desire and other claims that
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| and make you more sexual. This drug has
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| | cannot be supported by good science.
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| been sold over-the counter, without need
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| | U.S. Marshals seized $2.8 million worth
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| for prescription, for more that 30 years
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| | of a non-herbal synthetic ephedrine
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| primarily for weight loss, energy and
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| | product marketed as a dietary supplement.
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| sports supplements.
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| | The manufacturer signed an agreement
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| The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has
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| | prohibiting it from manufacturing and
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| not yet issued a position statement on
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| | distributing such products.
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| its safety, but they have reported more
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| | Many of the ephedra-containing products
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| than 100 deaths in people who have taken
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| | do not warn the patient to stop the drug
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| that drug? An activist group, Public
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| | if they develop side effects such as
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| Citizen, claims that we don't need any
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| | rapid or irregular heartbeat, chest pain,
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| more deaths, ephedra should be banned and
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| | severe headache, shortness of breath,
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| that the FDA is guilty of dangerous
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| | dizziness, loss of consciousness,
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| cowardice. However, there is no solid
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| | sleeplessness or nausea. The message is
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| scientific data to show that ephedra
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| | that 1) no comprehensive studies show
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| kills. There is only anecdotal evidence
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| | that reasonable doses of ephedra are
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| and the dangers of ephedra have not been
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| | dangerous; 2) some sources of ephedra
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| studies scientifically. Look what
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| | contain dangerous amounts of stimulants
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| happened with alar in apples. Apple
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| | that can harm you; 3) some sources
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| growers lost millions of dollars because
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| | contain so little ephedra that they have
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| of a health scare that was based on
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| | no effect whatever; 4) that the health
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| nonsense. The insecticide, alar, does not
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| | food industry is unregulated so that you
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| cause cancer, but millions of dollars of
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| | have no way of telling the difference
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| apples had to be destroyed because of the
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| | between a product from an honest
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| prejudice of certain people. Think of the
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| | manufacturer or a fraud; 5) that lawyers
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| many lawyers who have made money on
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| | have a huge financial interest in making
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| claims that silicon breast implants cause
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| | ephedra a poison and are driven by greed,
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| cancer, craziness and lupus, when
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| | not a search for the truth.
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| scientific evidence shows that they do
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| | Ephedra is a stimulant, like caffeine,
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| not.
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| | and I believe that small amounts of
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| Ephedra is being sold with false claims
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| | ephedra are safe for most people. I also
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| of heath benefits and since it is not a
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| | feel that Congress should repeal their
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| regulated drug, the products labeled
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| | 1994 law prohibiting the Food and Drug
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| ephedra may contain such high doses that
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| | Administration from regulating herbals
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| they can harm you or such low doses that
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| | because today there is no way for you to
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| they are worthless. The FDA sent warning
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| | know what you are buying.
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| letters to firms unlawfully selling
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