A Boost For Pain Relief; Glucosamine Increases Ibuprofen's Ability To Ease Aches

The nutritional supplement glucosamine helps increase the pain-relieving power of ibuprofen, according to a Temple University study. This combination may let patients take lower doses of ibuoprofen to get the same amount of pain relief with fewer side effects. Glucosamine occurs naturally in the body. A synthetic version is used to treat osteoarthritis, a painful, degenerative joint disorder. While glucosamine is believed to prevent and repair bone and cartilage damage, it hasn't yet been proven to block pain.

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