The FDA has since collected reports of more than 100 deaths among users of products containing ephedrine, whose molecular structure is very similar to that of amphetamine. Various sports ...

As a phenylethylamine, ephedrine also has a similar chemical structure to amphetamines. Because of this similarity, it can be used to create methamphetamine using a chemical reduction. This makes ...

The over-the-counter stimulant ephedrine, often used to increase endurance and lose weight, is under increasing scrutiny for its possible health risks. Bechler had been taking an over-the-counter ...

It claims that caffeine combined with the herb ephedrine can help soldiers be all they can be — and then some. But critics say there are two flaws to the study: It is wrong, and it sends the ...

The preliminary cause of death was listed as bronchial asthma, but teammates reportedly now say Wheeler may have taken a performance enhancer that contains the stimulant ephedrine. Dozens of ...

The Council for Education and Research on Toxics sued the largest specialty-coffee retailer in the U.S., claiming its Tazo Chai tea contains the stimulant ephedrine. Starbucks said “there is no ...

Oklahoma City, OK - More information on exactly how ephedrine is believed to cause adverse cardiovascular events has come from a new animal study, which shows that the compound increases ischemia ...

1 The warning applies to supplements containing the herb ephedra or its alkaloid derivative, ephedrine; in Canada, ephedrine is authorized for use only as a nasal decongestant. Ephedrine is a ...