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CAM use in the Manitoba IBD Cohort Study
Researchers in Winnipeg, Manitoba surveyed the prevalence of CAM use in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
Symptomatic response to chondroitin in patients with osteoarthritis
Researchers at the University of Geneva School of Medicine, in Switzerland, evaluated the response to highly purified chondroitin 4&6 sulfate...
Risk of death and the use of supplements
Researchers at the University of Washington, in Seattle, evaluated whether 13 vitamin and mineral supplements and glucosamine, chondroitin, saw palmetto,...
Failure of glucosamine to reduce the use of pain relieving drugs
Researchers at the Universitetet i Oslo, tell us, “Since 2004, glucosamine has been available as a prescription drug [in Norway]...
Glucosamine for chronic low back pain due to degenerative lumbar osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis (degenerative joint disease) occurs as cartilage breaks down and wears away. This causes the bones under the cartilage to...
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May is arthritis awareness month
Researchers from Bethesda North Hospital Pharmacy, in Cincinnati, Ohio reviewed the evidence for using supplements to treat osteoarthritis and rheumatoid...
Effects of glucosamine + omega-3 on osteoporosis
Researchers in Germany conducted the first study of this combination. The aim was to see if the combination is more...
Glucosamine fails latest test
Reporting at the American College of Rheumatology annual scientific meeting, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, in...
Does published research affect supplement sales?
It depends on what’s being reported. Researchers from the National Institutes of Health and Mayo Clinic reviewed sales of 5...
Glucosamine and chondroitin for osteoarthritis
No better than placebo after 24 months of treatment.
Reparagen vs glucosamine sulfate for osteoarthritis
Yes, both were effective. But, are they better than placebo?
Benefits of chondroitin in knee osteoarthritis
 Researchers from the University of Paris Descartes in France assessed the long-term effects of chondroitins 4 and 6 sulfate on...
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Most commonly used natural products
Here’s a follow-up to an earlier post on the use of CAM in the US in 2007 as surveyed by...
Glucosamine sulfate on hip osteoarthritis
After 2 years of treatment, glucosamine sulfate had no effect on the symptoms and the progression of hip osteoarthritis, according...
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CAM use in the US
The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) reports that approximately 38% of adults and 12% of children use...
Glucosamine and chondroitin for osteoarthritis knee pain
The Arthritis Foundation characterized the Glucosamine/chondroitin Arthritis Intervention Trial (GAIT) as “a landmark study that helps define the role of...
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An academic allopathic view of CAM options for arthritic pain
Arthritis pain includes a range of ailments, from acute musculoskeletal injuries to degenerative osteoarthritis (OA) to chronic inflammatory conditions, such...
ConsumerLab flunks 8 of 38 bone health products
The products were purported to contain glucosamine, chondroitin, and MSM (methylsulfonylmethane). You can buy the full report here, or MSNBC...
Defining the benefits of glucosamine for osteoarthritis
Earlier posts on this topic here and here might leave readers with the impression that the scientific literature doesn’t support...
A review of 3 treatments for osteoarthritis of the knee
The Health and Human Services’ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has reviewed the evidence and concludes that proof of...