Ephedra is legal again after a federal judge overturns an FDA ban on the substance

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Nutraceutical Corporation has been cleared to resume sales of ephedra now that a federal judge partially overturned the complete ban on the substance. However, the judge clearly stated that the ban is not entirely overturned and that there should be strict controls on the instructions for proper use of the weight loss supplement.

Ephedra, the common name for ephedrine alkaloids, were linked to several deaths, leading the FDA to ban the substance entirely in 2004. However, the FDA was only able to prove that high doses of ephedra posed a health risk, not doses at or below 10 mg, the newly imposed limit.
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