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Ephedra Education Council
(EEC) Statement on the New CDC Report on Obesity Among U.S. Adults
WASHINGTON (October
8, 2002)
NEW STUDY CONFIRMS EPHEDRA'S
POTENTIAL FOR DIETING AMERICANS
International Obesity Medical Journal Publishes Important, Long-Term
Clinical Data On Ephedra's Safety And Benefits
WASHINGTON (May 2, 2002)
Christine A. Haller, M.D., and Neal L. Benowitz, M.D., Concede that
University of San Francisco Report on Ephedra Does Not Prove Causation
WASHINGTON (April 12, 2001)
Ephedra Found Safe and Effective in Combating
Excessive Weight
WASHINGTON (April 3, 2001)
Safe Use of Ephedra Dietary Supplements Established
WASHINGTON (December 20, 2000)
Cantox Study
Response to the NEJM's Publication of a University
of California San Francisco Report on Ephedra by Christine A. Haller,
M.D., and Neal L. Benowitz, M.D.
WASHINGTON (November 7, 2000)
Expert Panel Consensus Statement
WASHINGTON (August 8, 2000)
Scientific and Medical Experts Support Current
National Standards for Ephedra
WASHINGTON (August 7, 2000)
Expert Panel Conducts Multidisciplinary Safety
Review of Ephedra
WASHINGTON (July 25, 2000)
Ephedra-containing Supplements Produced by
Members Of Leading Trade Association Test Well in New Study
WASHINGTON (May 19, 2000)
Significant Growth in Consumption of Ephedra
Products With Few Adverse Reports, Andersen Survey Finds
WASHINGTON (May 18, 2000)
Experts Say Ephedra is Safe When Consumed as
Directed
WASHINGTON (March 30, 2000)
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FDA/Government Policy
Ephedra Industry
Supports FTC Effort to 'Screen Out' False and Misleading Claims
in Health and Diet Ads
Statement From the Ephedra Education Council
WASHINGTON (November
27, 2002)
Mandatory Labels and Good Manufacturing Practices Regulations 'Welcomed but Long Overdue' Says Ephedra Industry
Statement from the Ephedra Education Council
WASHINGTON (October
10, 2002)
Ephedra Industry Backs
California's 'Common Sense' Approach to Consumer Protection
Revised Bill Includes Strict Warning Label Provisions, Ban on Sales
to Minors
WASHINGTON (September 16, 2002)
Ephedra Industry Offers
Help To Defense Secretary Rumsfeld In Educating Military Personnel
And Families On Proper Ephedra Consumption
WASHINGTON
(September 6, 2002)
- Letter To Secretary
of Defense, Donald H. Rumsfeld
No Conclusions About
Ephedra's Safety Possible From New Communications, Reviewing Doctor
States
Ephedra AER Expert Steven Karch, MD Releases Analysis Of New Communications
WASHINGTON (August 22, 2002)
- An Analysis of Metabolife 356 HealthLine Contacts
by Steven Karch, M.D.
Ephedra Industry Addresses
Release of New Adverse Event Reports Statement from the Ephedra
Education Council
WASHINGTON (August 19, 2002)
Industry Supports Deferral
Of Public Citizen Petition To Ban Ephedra Adverse Event Report Do
Not Provide Scientific Support
WASHINGTON (June 19, 2002)
INDUSTRY SUPPORTS
EPHEDRA SCIENCE-BASED INITIATIVE SEEKS POLICY BASED ON SCIENCE NOT
SPECULATION STATEMENT FROM THE EPHEDRA EDUCATION COUNCIL
WASHINGTON (June 14, 2002)
Ephedra Industry Commends The FDA For More
Aggressive Enforcement Of Dietary Supplement Laws
WASHINGTON (April 24, 2002)
Extensive Clinical Data Supporting Ephedra
Safety And Benefits Virtually Ignored By Public Citizen
WASHINGTON (April 9, 2002)
The Ephedra Education Council Responds to Canada's
Request for a Voluntary Recall of Ephedra Products
WASHINGTON (January 11, 2002)
Response to Public Citizen Health Research
Group's Call to Ban the Production and Sale of Ephedra Dietary Supplements
WASHINGTON (September 6, 2001)
Experts Review Most Recent FDA Reports on Ephedra
WASHINGTON (June 5, 2001)
Dietary Supplement Industry Calls on FDA to
Adopt National Standards for Ephedra
WASHINGTON (October 26, 2000)
The Validity of Evidence Against Ephedra: FDA
Centers Differ on Analyses of Adverse Event Reports
WASHINGTON (April 5, 2000)
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Media Coverage
Industry Supports NFL Ephedra Testing
To Prevent Unfair Competition Statement From The Ephedra Education
Council
WASHINGTON (July 1, 2002)
Response to Unsubstantiated Reports About
Korey Stringer's Use of Ephedra
WASHINGTON (November 19, 2001)
Use of Ephedra Dietary Supplements By Athletes
WASHINGTON (October 2, 2001)
EEC Letter to Consumer Reports Regarding
Inaccuracies and Deficiencies in its Article about Sports Dietary
Supplements, Ephedra
WASHINGTON (May 22, 2001)
Response to Consumer Reports Article about
Sports Dietary Supplements, Ephedra
WASHINGTON (May 16, 2001)
Response to Dateline: "How Safe Is Ephedrine"
WASHINGTON (December 18, 2000)
Response to the Alaska Case Involving
Ephedra Products
WASHINGTON (February 8, 2001)
Inaccuracies in Ephedra Article Prompts
Call For Professional Journal To Stop Publication
WASHINGTON (May 5, 2000)
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Consumer Corner
Popular Dietary Supplement Safe Way to Shed
Holiday Pounds
WASHINGTON (December 26, 2001)
For Consumers, Popular Dietary Supplement
Ephedra Confirmed Safe and Effective For Weight Loss
WASHINGTON (November 21, 2001)
States Are Adopting Industry Standards for
Consumption of Ephedra Dietary Supplements
WASHINGTON (April 23, 2001)
Ephedra's Safety and Benefits Confirmed
WASHINGTON (September 14, 2000)
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