Guest guest Posted March 10, 2003 Report Share Posted March 10, 2003 The ephedra debate continues: FDA Administrator Mark McClellan concedes that " serious adverse events from ephedra appear to be infrequent " and that " it may be possible to use ephedra safely, in small doses, for some purposes. " He is nevertheless compiling a record to show that ephedra " presents a significant or unreasonable risk of injury " so he can ban it. The rush to condemn ephedra is apparent in the response to last month's death of Baltimore Orioles pitcher Steve Bechler. Bechler collapsed during a workout in Ft. Lauderdale and died of heatstroke. The Washington Times notes that he was overweight and had " an enlarged heart, " " borderline hypertension, " and " an abnormal liver. " Yet it says " medical examiners...have identified dietary supplements containing ephedra " -which the paper describes as an " amphetaminelike stimulant " - " as a key factor in the pitcher's death. " That's a bit different from the account in The New York Times, which reports that " a Florida medical examiner said the supplement might have contributed to his death. " Read article: <A HREF= " http://www.reason.com/links/links030303.shtml " >http://www.reason.com/links\ /links030303.shtml</A> S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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