The dietary supplements glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate, together or alone, appeared to fare no better than placebo in slowing loss of cartilage in osteoarthritis of the knee, researchers from the Glucosamine/chondroitin Arthritis Intervention Trial (GAIT) team report in the October issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism . Interpreting the study results is complicated, however, because participants taking placebo had a smaller loss of cartilage, or joint space width, than predicted

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Dietary Supplements Glucosamine and/or Chondroitin Fare No Better than Placebo in Slowing Structural Damage of Knee Osteoarthritis

The FTC today announced a new Web site about bogus cancer cures. The site — www.ftc.gov/curious — tells consumers how to spot and report bogus claims they see online, and urges people with cancer to talk to their treatment team about any products they’d like to try

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Operation False Cure

Clinical Trials to Target Hot Flashes, Night Sweats Women troubled by hot flashes and night sweats during the years around menopause want safe, effective treatment options. A new research initiative from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will establish a multisite research network to conduct clinical trials of promising treatments for the most common symptoms of the menopausal transition. The initiative Menopause Strategies: Finding Lasting Answers for Symptoms and Health (MsFLASH) is led by the National Institute on Aging in collaboration with the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, and the Office of Research on Womens Health, all parts of the NIH

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New NIH Research Initiative to Test Treatments for Menopausal Symptoms