[at-l] glucosamine and chondroitin?

[jbullar1 at twcny.rr.com (Jim Bullard)]

At 11:26 PM 12/13/2004 -0500, W F Thorneloe wrote:
>Sly, have you quit smoking yet? I'd worry about tobacco far more than 
>Bextra as a cardiac risk factor.
>
>BTW, I was very surprised how much a simple neoprene knee brace supported 
>me and let me keep hiking. I only started having problems when I decided 
>to try jogging again this weekend.

I'll second both these. My brother smoked for 40 years and got double 
bypass surgery to show for it. I've used a neoprene brace when my knee was 
at it's worst and it did help stabilize it.