FDA bans Ephedra Many Americans are upset with the government, but what the people don't realize is that the government is trying to save their life. The government finalized their ban on ephedra, hoping to get this drug off the shelves by April. Health problems relating to ephedra were reported to the FDA about eight years ago. The FDA was unable to ban this drug due to the lack of evidence. It finally came to …showed first 75 words of 431 total…

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