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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
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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...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 »Alzheimer's- Diagram of the Brain
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ANYONE WHO BELIEVES THEY ARE HAVING A HEART ATTACK SHOULD NOT HESITATE TO CALL THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SYSTEM.In people with known heart disease, any unusual chest pain or other symptoms of... Read more »Risk Factors for Enlarged Prostate
About 5.5 million American men have benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) that could warrant medical attention. Age is the major risk factor. BPH occurs in about 60% of men over 60 years of... Read more »Medications
...year (e.g., diethylpropion, sibutramine, ephedra/ma huang), tell your doctor or pharmacist... Read more »
...(e.g., pseudoephedrine, phenylpropanolamine, ephedra/ma huang). Ask your pharmacist about the... Read more »
...pressure (e.g., pseudoephedrine, phenylephrine, ephedra/ma huang). Ask your pharmacist about the... Read more »
...pressure (e.g., pseudoephedrine, phenylephrine, ephedra/ma huang). Ask your pharmacist about the... Read more »
...pressure (e.g., pseudoephedrine, phenylephrine, ephedra/ma huang). Ask your pharmacist about the... Read more »
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