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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ephedra, an herb found in weight-loss and bodybuilding supplements, is unsafe even when taken in recommended doses and should be restricted, according to doctors who studied reports of bad reactions ...

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 ...

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 ...