Study finds common antibiotic slows knee cartilage loss

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Study finds common antibiotic slows knee cartilage loss

.... A study led by Indiana University scientists found that a

common antibiotic appears to reduce cartilage loss and pain in women whose

knees

show early signs of the crippling effects of osteoarthritis.

The results suggest that doxycycline, a prescription medicine used to treat

infections and acne, suppresses enzymes that damage cartilage and may

protect

cartilage not yet affected by the degenerative disease...

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