Those pharmacists are all con-men !

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osteoarthritis

[edit] Glucosamine
There is still controversy about glucosamine's effectiveness for OA of the knee.[17] A 2005 review concluded that glucosamine may improve symptoms of OA and delay its progression.[18] However, a subsequent large study suggests that glucosamine is not effective in treating OA of the knee[19], and a 2007 meta-analysis that included this trial states that glucosamine hydrochloride is not effective.[20]

Did your mom's condition improved after so many years ?

Unless you have solid proof, they shouldn't have pushed it out into the market and claim they can cure osteo-athritis etc.

As can be seen from the references, the double/triple blind trials have proven they are not effective in recent years.

From the summary, isn't it obvious that the small trials conducted earlier were superseded by the larger, more accurate trials later ?

It is just like newton's laws of motions were found not to be accurate by einstein which founded more accurate laws. So latter theories supersede the earlier ones.

If many people have benefitted as you claim, then why do people still do trials ? And how do you know they are under controlled conditions ? Many factors can affect oesto. If you claim many people have improved conditions, then provide proof and details.



This post has been edited by pucman: Mar 3 2009, 08:50 AM