"When many cures are offered for a disease, it means the disease is not curable" -Anton Chekhov
''Once you tell people there's a cure for something, the more likely they are to pressure doctors to prescribe it.'' -Robert Ehrlich, drug advertising executive.
"Opinions are like sphincters, everyone has one." - Chris Rangel
Ephedra Strikes Again: The recent death of Baltimore Orioles pitcher Steve Bechler from heat stroke may have been caused by ephedra:
Broward County Medical Examiner Joshua Perper said on Tuesday his investigation found that Bechler was taking three pills each morning of Xenadrine, a supplement that contains ephedrine, a stimulant that has been linked to other deaths.
Ephedra, in addition to increasing metabolism, interferes with the body’s ability to regulate heat. It’s about time the FDA took action against it. Better yet, it’s time Congress revisits the issue of herbal “supplements” and treat them like the drugs they are. posted by Sydney on
2/19/2003 08:52:00 PM
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