[jmc813]

"Have you ever really researched ephedra?" Obviously you haven't.

Rob, two professional atheletes happened to die while taking Ephedra during a time when thousands of atheletes were taking it. The whole thing was a over-reaction to that. In fact, the federal ban on it has been lifted by the courts, though several states still ban it.

[robertpaulsen]

So I guess the court will throw out Steve Belcher's widow's $600 million lawsuit? Will that Texas woman return the $7.4 million she won in an ephedra lawsuit in 2004? Will consumers in California return the $12.5 million they were awarded in 2003?

Ephedra being safe and all.

100 dead and 16,000 documented cases of adverse effects, including heart palpitations, tremors, and insomnia. You think it shouldn't be regulated. Do you think any drugs should be regulated?

"In fact, the federal ban on it has been lifted by the courts"

My understanding is that the ban was lifted on 10 milligrams or less and only in the Central District of Utah. The FDA appealed and the 10th Circuit reinstated the ban in August, 2006. Unless I have old information.