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NEWS ABOUT: chondroitin sulfate

chondroitin sulfate stories: 2 news summaries

Leading Supplements Don't
Slow Arthritis: Study

Glucosamine, chondroitin sulfate are top sellers in US

Sep 30, 08 3:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Popular nutritional supplements glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate don’t slow the progression of arthritis, a 2-year study finds. Though a combination of the two is the nation's sixth-highest-selling dietary supplement, they didn’t cut cartilage loss any better than sugar pills in osteoarthritis patients, reports USA Today, confirming the... More »

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health • medical research • arthritis • chondroitin sulfate • dietary supplement • glucosamine

Feds ID Extra Drug in Baxter's Recalled Heparin

FDA unsure if chemical was behind reactions
to blood-thinner

Mar 19, 08 1:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Food and Drug Administration has identified the extra ingredient found in samples of Baxter’s blood-thinning drug heparin, the Wall Street Journal reports today. Some batches of the drug—recalled in January after reports of allergic reactions—contained over-sulfated chondroitin sulfate, but it is not certain that was the... More »

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China • FDA • pharmaceutical companies • Heparin • Baxter International • blood thinner • drug manufacturer • drug recall • allergic reaction • chondroitin sulfate

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