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Glucosamine Therapy for Treating Osteoarthritis
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Summary: |
A
review of the literature available about glucosamine
and studies that have been conducted to evaluate
its effectiveness and toxicity for the treatment
of arthritis has been done. The review suggests
that glucosamine has been supported as a safe and
effective means of treating the arthritic condition.
Glucosamine is consistently more effective than
placebos when used to treat arthritis. Glucosamine
has also been found to be at least as effective
as, if not better than, the use of NSAIDs in treating
arthritis. While the toxicity levels of glucosamine
are not well researched, the side effects of glucosamine
are low, and glucosamine is usually well tolerated.
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Authors:
Towheed TE. Anastassiades TP. Shea B. Houpt J. Welch V. Hochberg
MC.
Institution:
Medicine, Community Health and Epidemiology, Queen's University,
Room 2066 Etherington Hall, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario,
Canada, K7L 3N6. tt5@post.queensu.ca
Country of Publication:
England
Source:
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. (1):CD002946, 2001.
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