Talk:Glucosamine
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[edit] Veterinary Uses
[edit] Feline Arthritis
[edit] TRY TO AVOID
- Feline arthritis is painful for both the cat and cat owner and very difficult to manage (more difficult than hyperthyroidism). Vets may resort to treatment by steroidal medication first. However, side effects could include heart failure leading to pulmonary edema or respiratory failure and eventual death of the cat (especially cats with pre-existing conditions of the heart and kidney). Special care should be taken before a vet suggests steroidal treatment for a cat with hyperthyroidism. Other consequences may include feline fasting which deprives the cat necessary nutrients to sustain life (resulting in liver failure as well). Prolonged condition makes it difficult for the cat to retain food and water (as repeated vomiting becomes lethal to the cat). One course of action if the cat is obviously suffering would be animal euthanasia.
- aspirin, tylenol, or ibuprofen (spelling again) --- a Cat can NOT metabolize these over the counter drugs and therefore are considered Poisons (very bad)!
[edit] External links
I have [temporarily] removed the link to The Arthritis & Glucosamine Information Center in accordance with the site's Terms of Use:
- 2. Links. You may not establish a link to this site without the express written consent of The Arthritis & Glucosamine Information Center…
— 203.173.59.206 06:41, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
[edit] GAIT results in
And they show a null result for pain relief Ff123 17:17, 23 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Pharmacology
"In fact, there is no evidence that orally administered glucosamine reaches the target cartilage."
There are several studies on glucosamine's pharmacology -- please clarify what the reference here is. Laverty et al. measure oral glucosamine reaching the synovial fluid of a horse at around 5 micromolar, which is quite low for a monosaccharide but present nonetheless. Prithason 01:06, 9 April 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Usage
"Glucosamine contains an amino group that is positively charged at physiological pH." This sentence doesn't appear to make sense. Has it being accidently edited to read like this? Shot info 06:46, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
For the record, a company by the name of The Elations Company is marketing a new drink called "Elations: Healthier Joints." The drink's marketing prominently advertises that the drink contains glucosamine (it's on the front of the bottle's label twice), and the drink is marketed as a "glucosamine/chondroitin supplement" (on the label). It could reasonably be deduced that The Elations Company, formerly owned by Proctor and Gamble (http://www.bizlex.com/story.php?id=69) has an interest in this Wikipedia article. According to the same article, P&G receives royalties on the sales of the Elations drink. Peytons (talk) 17:16, 11 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] relocating comment from article pg
Please be aware; Glucosamine [3416-24-8] Elected by the National Cancer Institute More research needed in Widespread long-term use as a dietary supplement and inadequate data to assess safety Possible: -Chronic toxicity/ carcinogenicity -Carcinogenicity of chondroitin sulfate and glucosamine combined 66.65.180.229 04:22, 5 February 2007 (UTC)Virginia Philips
To spare Hagermanbot a trip: This was moved by: Figma 06:33, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Side effects
Is there any dietary uptake limit on consuming glucosamine? Is there any negative health effects associated with excessive intake of it? Thanks! Budiaman (talk) 02:46, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Citation format
Is there any reason why these citations use the author's name in the text, and the full citation at the bottom, rather than numbered footnotes in JAMA style used on most of the other medical articles? Nbauman
