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There are several different drugs used for weight loss. Unless specifically instructed by a doctor, people should use non-drug methods for losing weight. Except under rare circumstances, pregnant or nursing women should never take diet medications of any sort, including herbal and over-the-counter remedies.
Over-the-Counter Weight Loss Products and Herbal Remedies
A 2001 study reported that 7% of American adults use nonprescription weight-loss products. People must be cautious when usin...
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Expert & Community Posts
Susphrine: The asthma wonder drug of old
By Rick Frea , Health Expert...Chinese used the herb Ma-huang, the plant species Ephedra sinica, because it mimicked... Read more »
Do Weight Loss Pills Work?
By Heather Reese , Health Expert...you may be taking and cause serious harm. And while ephedra has been banned from the marketplace... Read more »
Natural Alternatives to Traditional Asthma Treatment
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health ExpertPeople who have chronic illnesses often search for what they see as more natural alternatives to... Read more »
Questions on Atrial Fibrillation and Heart Rates
By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert...aren’t. If beer, coffee, tea, pseudephedrine, ephedra, marijuana, or cocaine trigger the... Read more »
Nutrition, Healthy Diets, Weight Loss, and Supplements and Health
By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert...weight loss products especially those containing ephedra. Although many of these have been... Read more »
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The Effects of exercise on the Heart: MyDietExercise.com
...heart disorders should avoid intensive competitive sports.Anabolic steroids or products containing ephedra have been associated with cases of stroke, heart attack, and even death.The risk for... Read more »Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Medications
...widely available in the U.S.Of particular note for CFS patients are products containing the ingredient Ma Huang, which contains the stimulants ephedrine and kola nut, a caffeine source. Serious... Read more »Medications
...the past year (e.g., diethylpropion, sibutramine, ephedra/ma huang), tell your doctor or... Read more »
...pressure (e.g., pseudoephedrine, phenylpropanolamine, ephedra/ma huang). Ask your pharmacist... Read more »
...blood pressure (e.g., pseudoephedrine, phenylephrine, ephedra/ma huang). Ask your pharmacist... Read more »
...blood pressure (e.g., pseudoephedrine, phenylephrine, ephedra/ma huang). Ask your pharmacist... Read more »
...blood pressure (e.g., pseudoephedrine, phenylephrine, ephedra/ma huang). Ask your pharmacist... Read more »
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