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Ephedra Ban?
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Ephedra was banned because using the product can result in severe complications including death and psychiatric episodes. Deaths from using the drug were reported in the United States of America leading to the ban.
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The stimulating properties of ephedra were contributing to hypertension, strokes (and stroke risk) and myocardial infarctions (heart attacks).
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The FDA banned the sale of ephedra-containing supplements on April 12, 2004.
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Ephedra, a banned substance, is found in the Chinese herb, ma huang . Ephedra was banned by the government for health concerns. A studied published in 2001 by Annals of Internal medicine
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After years of study, the FDA has concluded continued sale and use of products containing ephedra "pose an unreasonable health risk." There have been about 1,000 reports
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