FDA proposes warnings for dietary aid ephedra

Saturday, March 1, 2003

WASHINGTON -- The government began building the case toward a possible ban of the popular herb ephedra Friday by proposing strong new warning labels that the pills can cause heart attacks and strokes or even kill.

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