December 30, 2003: FDA Urges Consumers to Stop Use of Ephedra Products
The FDA warned the public that dietary supplements containing ephedra should not be consumed, based on its determination that such products present an unreasonable risk if illness or injury -- most notably increased blood pressure and stress on the circulatory system which can result in stroke and heart ailments. Learn more from the FDA.

July 16, 2003: MLB Pitcher's Widow Files $600M Ephedra Suit
The widow of a Major League Baseball pitcher filed a $600 million wrongful-death lawsuit against the manufacturer of an ephedra-based dietary supplement. Kiley Bechler, widow of Baltimore Orioles Pitcher Steve Bechler, claims that the supplement caused her husband's death from heat stroke during a team practice in Florida.