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Under what brand name does Glucosamine Sulphate come?  Most of what I see is 
Glucosamine HCL.

Barbara

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From: "Bruce Weary DC" <bweary@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "RideCamp" <Ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 11:52 AM
Subject: [RC] New Study


>   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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