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U.S. to Ban Dietary Supplement Ephedra
U.S. to Ban Dietary Supplement Ephedra
Dec 30, 10:20 AM (ET) By JOHN SOLOMON WASHINGTON (AP) - The Bush administration has decided to ban the herbal weight-loss supplement ephedra from the marketplace because of concerns about its effects on health, government officials said Tuesday. Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson and Food and Drug Administration chief Mark McClellan were to announce the ban at a midday news conference, the officials said, speaking only on condition of anonymity. The ban is likely to be met with litigation from manufacturers who dispute the agency's assertion that ephedra, which was blamed in the death of a professional baseball player earlier this year, is a health risk. The government ban, one of the first involving a dietary supplement, comes after Thompson this summer urged Congress to rewrite a law that rolled back dietary-supplement regulations and to require manufacturers to acknowledge potential side effects. Ephedra has been linked to as many as 100 deaths, officials have said. And Congress gathered testimony from families of people who are believed to have died from its side effects. Among those who testified were the parents of Baltimore Orioles pitcher Steve Bechler, who died during spring training last February while trying to lose weight. Toxicology tests showed ephedra in his system. Executives of several companies that make ephedra-based products have said that studies have proven that they are safe when used properly. "Anyone who has read our label knows that we go to great lengths to inform our customers about the proper use of our products," said Russell Schreck, chief executive officer of San Diego-based nutritional supplement-maker Metabolife International. "We make it quite clear on our label that the ephedra products are not to be sold or used by minors and that customers with certain pre-existing medical conditions should 'consult a physician before product use'." But several scientists said that it was impossible to prove whether ephedra was safe because studies screen out participants who have health problems - the people most likely to be hurt by the product. The General Accounting Office, Congress' investigative arm, looked into the issue and found many people who reported problems had followed the label's instructions. The FDA had proposed warning labels and dosage limits for dietary supplements with ephedra back in 1997, but then withdrew the proposal after complaints from the industry and members of Congress. In 2001, the National Football League banned its players from using ephedra as a dietary supplement. |
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U.S. to Ban Dietary Supplement Ephedra
"~Deb~" frigga@nospam wrote in message ws.com...
U.S. to Ban Dietary Supplement Ephedra I can not believe they are still using the baseball players death. You can not blame his death on something that was not in his bloodstream!!! Eric |
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U.S. to Ban Dietary Supplement Ephedra
Ahh I just saw your post after I sent mine!!
(Eric Witte) wrote in message om... "~Deb~" frigga@nospam wrote in message ws.com... U.S. to Ban Dietary Supplement Ephedra I can not believe they are still using the baseball players death. You can not blame his death on something that was not in his bloodstream!!! Eric |
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U.S. to Ban Dietary Supplement Ephedra
I just saw a report on my local news on this. Thing is, I don't
believe in diet pills anyway, they have never worked for me. I think the natural way is best, but that's just me. Avonleadragon (Eric Witte) wrote in message om... "~Deb~" frigga@nospam wrote in message ws.com... U.S. to Ban Dietary Supplement Ephedra I can not believe they are still using the baseball players death. You can not blame his death on something that was not in his bloodstream!!! Eric |
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U.S. to Ban Dietary Supplement Ephedra
Great minds think alike!
) "PerpleGlow" wrote in message om... Ahh I just saw your post after I sent mine!! (Eric Witte) wrote in message om... "~Deb~" frigga@nospam wrote in message ws.com... U.S. to Ban Dietary Supplement Ephedra I can not believe they are still using the baseball players death. You can not blame his death on something that was not in his bloodstream!!! Eric |
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U.S. to Ban Dietary Supplement Ephedra
On 30 Dec 2003 11:10:22 -0800, (Eric Witte) wrote:
"~Deb~" frigga@nospam wrote in message ws.com... U.S. to Ban Dietary Supplement Ephedra I can not believe they are still using the baseball players death. You can not blame his death on something that was not in his bloodstream!!! Eric That's what a US$600,000,000 lawsuit and massive lobbying in D.C. will get ya... :-| Bob www.ephedra.biz |
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U.S. to Ban Dietary Supplement Ephedra
(Eric Witte) wrote:
Basically the FDA is giving you a load of BS because they have no control over the substance and it actually works. Its really sickening how much they are lying to obtain their goal. For instance the Baseball player did not have any in his bloodstream at the time of death. He died because he was out of shape and wearing layers upon layers of close in the heat. If you're talking about Minnesota Viking (FOOTball player) Cory Stringer, he was a bloated fatso who dropped dead of heat-stroke (not a heart-problem) in pre-season training camp on the same day Minneapolis set its all-time record-high dewpoint temperature. -- Reply to sans two @@, or your reply won't reach me. "An election is nothing more than an advance auction of stolen goods." -- Ambrose Bierce |
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U.S. to Ban Dietary Supplement Ephedra
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(Jayjay) wrote: On 30 Dec 2003 11:10:22 -0800, (Eric Witte) wrote: "~Deb~" frigga@nospam wrote in message news.com... U.S. to Ban Dietary Supplement Ephedra I can not believe they are still using the baseball players death. You can not blame his death on something that was not in his bloodstream!!! Eric Not that I'm disagreeing with you - I think the idea of blaming his death on ephedra is a total farse. But - I do recall that they did say he had it in his bloodstream. Or was it that the tests were inconslusive because of the amount of time it took for the tests to be taken the ephedra had disapated. The point of his story was that he had a pre-existing heart condition that was only amplified by the ephedra use. In what way would ephedra "amplify" that heart-condition in a way which playing sports *wouldn't*? -- Reply to sans two @@, or your reply won't reach me. "An election is nothing more than an advance auction of stolen goods." -- Ambrose Bierce |
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