Article: Upshaw: Ephedrine policy needs to be changed.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)

Article: Ephedrine's deadly edge.
U.S. News & World Report;  July 7, 1997 ;     700+ words ... ... For several years, products containing ephedrine, a powerful stimulant extracted from ... greater energy, even enhanced potency. Ephedrine stimulates the heart and central nervous ... trying to build just such a case against ephedrine. Since 1993, the agency has compiled ...

Article: Ephedrine linked to sudden cardiac death.
Health & Medicine Week;  November 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... taking dietary supplements containing ephedrine. In a new study in the Journal of the ... of Cardiology, researchers show how ephedrine can cause sudden cardiac death in an ... the local health food store, bought ephedrine supplements and gave our animals the ...

Article: Ephedrine cycling
Joe Weider's Muscle & Fitness;  August 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... Ephedra is a source of the drug ephedrine, which is believed to be the most important active ingredient. Ephedrine in conjunction with caffeine has been ... s tough to contest the power of ephedrine in preserving muscle and stimulating ...

Article: Is ephedrine on way out? Increasing call for majors to ban ...
The Washington Times;  February 20, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... players' union. But some restriction of ephedrine almost certainly is coming to the sport ... join the NFL, NCAA and Olympics to ban ephedrine, an over-the-counter stimulant widely ... legislation calling for an immediate halt to ephedrine supplement sales, as well as broader ...

Article: COLUMN: Ephedrine still has benefits
University Wire;  March 31, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... STATION, Texas -- Those familiar with ephedrine have likely heard the many exaggerated ... report anything positive about the herb. Ephedrine's weight loss and energy-boosting ... supplements that may benefit their health. The ephedrine debate was recently reignited by the ...

Article: Recently-Enacted Ephedrine Ban Has Holes.
Free Lance-Star (Fredericksburg, VA);  May 18, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... Food and Drug Administration banned ephedrine supplements. King and Maxey hoped that ... make it easier for Alicia to shake her ephedrine habit. Their hopes didn't pan out ... Alicia King continued to buy and use ephedrine. The type she favored was not included ...

Article: Controlled burn: How ephedrine-based fat-burners work and ...
Muscle & Fitness/Hers;  February 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... results I wanted." After adding an ephedrine-based supplement to her diet-and ... just a glimpse into the popularity of ephedrine-based fat-burners, these three letters ... causing them to discontinue use. We know ephedrine-based fat-burners do work in many ...