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FDA Considering Banning Diet Supplement Ephedra
Jul 25, 2003 | AP
The government is building a case that could lead to banning ephedra, an herbal stimulant used to lose weight and boost athletic performance that has...
House Panel Hears Testimony on Ephedra
Jul 24, 2003 | AP
A hearing before a House panel considering regulations on dietary supplements including ephedra continues Thursday when lawmakers are scheduled to...
Congress Investigates Ephedra
Jul 24, 2003 | Hartford Courant
Congress launched a wide-ranging investigation of a popular dietary supplement Wednesday, with several influential members saying they would insist...
Newton Firm Never Tested Supplements, Exec Says
Jul 24, 2003 | The Star Ledger
A dietary supplement containing an ingredient linked to the death of an Illinois teenager was never tested for safety, the head of the New Jersey...
House Panel Threatens To Subpoena Metabolife Execs
Jul 10, 2003 | San Diego Union Tribune
A House panel Thursday moved to subpoena two executives and an employee of San Diego-based Metabolife International who have balked at testifying...
Blagojevich Takes Care of Ephedra
May 29, 2003 | Star Newspapers
Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich made news last week by signing into legislation the first statewide ban of ephedra in the United States.Both houses...
Metabolife, Rexall Are Sued Over Supplement Ephedra
May 14, 2003 | Chicago Daily Herald
Metabolife International Inc., Rexall Sundown Inc. and other makers of ephedra are named in a lawsuit that says the dietary supplement can cause...
Metabolife Linked To 92 Serious Complaints
May 1, 2003 | UNION-TRIBUNE
Metabolife International's controversial herbal diet pill has been linked to 92 serious health complaints, including deaths, heart attacks and...
Athletes Sue Over Ephedra
Apr 10, 2003 | Houston Chronicle
A former University of Houston basketball player and other local athletes on Wednesday join the slew of people nationwide who have filed lawsuits...
Supplements Making Inroads In High Schools
Dec 17, 2002 | Albany Times Union
Eric Seeberger carefully wrapped his hands around the bar, his eyes squinting with determination. He exhaled, pursed his lips and began to...
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