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This from the Mayo Clinic:

Most studies have used glucosamine sulfate supplied by one
European manufacturer (Rotta Research Laboratorium), and it
is not known if glucosamine preparations made by other
manufacturers are equally effective.



----- Original Message Follows -----
From: Bruce Weary DC <bweary@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: RideCamp <Ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [RC] New Study
Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2009 12:52:23 -0700

>    I came across a new promising study from the
> "Osteoarthritis and  Cartilage" journal.  It is in their
> February 2008 issue, by authors  Bruyere, Pavelka, and
> Rovati.
>  Essentially they found through placebo-controlled trials
> over a three  year period that the progression of joint
> space narrowing in  osteoarthritic knees was significantly
> slowed in those who took  glucosamine sulfate (not
> glucosamine HCL). There was a significant  decrease in
> knee replacement surgeries in the glucosamine patients, as
> well.
>  There is a supportive list of references, and the authors
> call for more  long term research to attempt to confirm
> these promising results.  Interestingly, the results of
> studies on the effects of glucosamine on  pain remain
> somewhat equivocal. But if the joint can be preserved 
> longer, pain can be managed by other mechanisms. Delaying
> or avoiding  joint replacements is a good thing.     Bruce
> Weary
>
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