Month: November 2011
Women’s High Blood Sugar Linked to Colorectal Cancer: Study (HealthDay)
Lobular Breast Cancer Linked to Paternal Cancer History (HealthDay)
Glucosamine
Glucosamine is also known with many different names like chitosamine, glucosamine sulphate, glucosamine hydrochloride, N-acetyl glucosamine, glucosamine sulfate. It is found in our body in a naturally compounded form. Glucosamine is produced by glucose and amino acid glutamine present in our body. Glucosamine helps in the production of a molecule called glycosaminoglycan. This glycosaminoglycan prevents the formation and repair of cartilage and various other tissues present in the body. Production rate of glycosaminoglycan decreases with the time i.e. production rate of glycosaminoglycan slows down as we grew up and continues to decrease as the time passes and we grew older and older.
Glucosamine can be purchased from any health food center or from any drug center where you can easily get some nutritional supplements. Shells of different sea creatures like crab, lobster and shrimp are used to manufacture the supplements of glucosamine.
NOTE: Glucosamine is also used in various sport drinks and also in different kind of cosmetic products.
Glucosamine normally comes in a combination with chondroitin sulfate. Chondroitin sulfate is a kind of molecule present in cartilage. Chondroitin is responsible for preventing cartilage from being destructed by the enzymes attack.
Why Glucosamine is used?
Glucosamine supplements are basically used for the treatment of osteoarthritis disease (Particularly knee osteoarthritis).
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Inspector highlights psych drug use among elderly (AP)
Medicare to cover obesity counseling, screening (Reuters)
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