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Ephedra supplement may have contributed to sportsman's death

2003; BMJ; Volume: 326; Issue: 7387 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1136/bmj.326.7387.464/b

0959-8138

F. Charatan,

Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies

A baseball player known to have been taking ephedra, a controversial dietary supplement associated with a higher risk of adverse reactions than other herbal preparations, has died in Florida after a training workout. Baltimore Orioles pitcher Steve Bechler, 23, died of heatstroke last week …