One in six Americans suffers from some form of arthritis. Osteoarthritis (OA), the most common type, is caused by the degeneration of joint cartilage, often resulting from physical injury or ...

Glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate alone or in combination did not reduce pain effectively in the overall group of patients with osteoarthritis of the knee. Exploratory analyses suggest that the ...

Clinical trials of glucosamine for the treatment of patients with osteoarthritis have produced conflicting results that seem to correlate with the form of glucosamine used. Trials of glucosamine ...

A daily glucosamine drink supplement failed to prevent deterioration of knee cartilage, reduce bone bruises or ease knee pain, according to a recent short-term study of the popular, if controversial, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients and physicians alike are struggling to sift through the often-conflicting information on glucosamine ...

The popular dietary supplements glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate proved no better than a placebo in relieving osteoarthritis knee pain in most participants of a major national trial. But the study, ...

In this long-awaited multicenter NIH-supported trial, researchers examined the dietary supplements glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate in patients with knee osteoarthritis. The trial included 1583 ...

Dr. Keith Roach writes a medical question-and-answer column weekdays. Dear Dr. Roach: Are there any recognized benefits from taking either saw palmetto or glucosamine ...

In healthy cartilage, a superb equilibrium exists between the functions of the chondrocyte and elements of the matrix. In the presence of an aggression, this equilibrium is destabilized, and the de ...