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Supplements to ease the pain of arthritis do not work, reported The Independent. The newspaper said that the supplements glucosamine and chondroitin, which are widely sold in health shops and have increasingly been prescribed by GPs and rheumatologists in the last decade, are no better than placebo at reducing joint pain.

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Study Analysis: Osteoarthritis supplements of no benefit http://bit.ly/c3w77f - Agree, newspapers reported this really well. #health

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Glucosamine and Chondroitin Sulfate do not help arthritic joints. http://cot.ag/bGAoq0

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Medical News: No Help for OA With Popular Supplements - in Rheumatology, Arthritis from MedPage Today

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