Guest guest Posted June 15, 2002 Report Share Posted June 15, 2002 Hi: Today's Seattle Times has the following article regarding Bush's actions on ephedra. I have a good friend who was training to become an airline pilot and taking body-building supplements that included ephedra, and he had a stroke. At age 22. For people who think that herbs are " food " - think again. At this time, the government isn't even allowing warning labels to be put on products that contain this drug, yet the FDA has wanted to do so for 2 years. It isn't the pharmaceutical industry or the medical community who is causing all this delay. Don't suppose that the " alternative medicine supplement " world has political clout, do you? Bush orders safety review of herb supplement ephedra WASHINGTON - Two years after federal health officials wanted warning labels on ephedra, the Bush administration instead is ordering a start-from-scratch safety review of the herb that has been linked to dozens of deaths. Meanwhile, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ordered six companies illegally selling synthetic ephedrine to stop. A seventh firm was ordered to stop selling " energizing herbs, " including high ephedra doses, as alternatives to LSD, cocaine and other street drugs.- The Web site advertises " legal speed " and products that " felt like an acid trip,' claims prohibited by FDA rules. An analysis in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2000 said 'at least 54 deaths and about 1,000 reports of complications have been linked to the popular supplement since the mid-1990s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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