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Archive Home > 2010 > April > 01 > Study: Pain meds are on the hot seat

Study: Pain meds are on the hot seat

By Rachel Saslow / The Bulletin
April 1, 2010

In 2006, the New England Journal of Medicine published a $12.5 million study saying that, for most people, glucosamine and chondroitin do not soothe knee pain much better than a placebo.

Try telling that to patients who swear that the supplements have helped their aching knees or backs....

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