Ephedrine and unheralded sudden cardiac death
...ted for many years as an aid to weight loss and an enhancer of athletic performance, but has never been systematically studied, although it has been implicated in hundreds of adverse reactions. "As the cardiologist for the university's athletic department, I was interested in researching ephedrine's effects o...Other highlights of the January 1 JNCI
...raz induction of GSTA2 (alpha form) and identified enhancer elements responsible for this induction in rat liver cells. The authors found that oltipraz activates C/EBPß, whose nuclear translocation activates the C/EBP binding site in the GSTA2 gene. They also found that the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase...Ginkgo fails important memory test, according to study in JAMA
...the tree ginkgo biloba is marketed worldwide as an enhancer of memory and other mental functions. In 1998, $310 million dollars worth was sold in the U.S. alone. Researchers identified 230 volunteers over the age of 60 who were physically and mentally healthy. They gave them 14 tests of learning, memory, an...