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Ephedrafacts.com is designed to provide current, science-based information to the public, policy makers, health care professionals and the media about dietary supplements that contain Ephedra. Ephedrafacts.com is sponsored by the Ephedra Education Council.

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Ephedra Labeling Supported by Science‚A Ban Is Not, Industry Tells FDA
Statement Cites Expert Medical and Scientific Opinions on Safety, Benefits, and No Need for Ban of Ephedra
WASHINGTON (April 8, 2003)

Comments on FDA proposed rule regarding Dietary Supplements Containing Ephedrine Alkaloids (Docket 95N-0304). Submitted on April 7, 2003.

Baltimore Pitcher Steve Bechler's Toxicology Report Prompts Industry Call For Science-Based Ephedra Regulations
Statement From The Ephedra Education Council Washington (March 13, 2003)

Industry Supports HHS and FDA Call For Science-Based Regulations
RAND Review Supports Weight Loss Benefits, and Calls For End to Speculation About Adverse Events
Washington (Feb. 28, 2003)

Baylor University Professors and Independent Sport Nutrition Experts Say Bechler's Death Caused By Heat Stroke, Not Ephedra
Statement from Richard Kreider, PhD., Mike Greenwood, PhD. Lori Greenwood, PhD.

Sports Nutrition Experts and Ephedra Industry Respond to Baltimore Pitcher Steve Bechler's Tragic Death
EEC Media Teleconference Transcript
(February 20. 2003)

No Evidence That Ephedra Led To Baltimore Pitcher Steve Bechler's Tragic Death
Statement From The Ephedra Education Council
Washington (Feb. 20, 2003)

Industry Emphasizes: 'Medical Experts View Ephedra as Safe and Beneficial for Weight Loss'
Washington (Feb. 3, 2003)

Physicians Recommend Ephedra To Battle Weight Problems and Improve Patient Health
Letter from More than 20 Physicians to HHS Secretary Urges Continued Ephedra Sales, Federal Labeling Standards
Washington (Jan. 30, 2003)

Industry Asks AOL For Increased Security Measures To Prevent Internet Ephedra Sales To Minors
Washington (December 18, 2002)

Ephedra Education Council Lauds 55 Favorable Clinical Studies
Industry Releases Clinical Study Compilation Supporting Ephedra Safety at National Weight Loss Conference, Not a Single Significant Adverse Effect
Reported for Ephedra
Washington (December 10, 2002)

Summary Of Clinical Data, Animal Data, Reviews, and Reports Supporting Ephedra Safety.


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