Natural Health Trends Natural Relief 1222 Achieves Significant Clinical Trial Results in Arthritic Pain Relief.PORTLAND, Maine--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 9, 1998-- Results Comparable to Non Steroid Anti-Inflammatories, Without Adverse Side Effects Provides Access To $2.6 Billion Analgesic analgesic (ăn'əljē`zĭk), any of a diverse group of drugs used to relieve pain. Analgesic drugs include the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as the salicylates, narcotic drugs such as morphine, and synthetic drugs Market Natural Health Trends Corp's. (the "Company") wholly-owned subsidiary, Global Health Alternatives Inc.(GHA GHA Ghana GHA Glasgow Housing Association GHA Georgia Hospital Association (Marietta, Georgia) GHA Greenwich Hour Angle GHA Ghana Airways (ICAO code) GHA Global Health Action ), (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : NHTC NHTC National Heat Transfer Conference NHTC Nuclear Hazards Training Course ) announced today that its topically applied Natural Relief 1222(R) "Arthritis Relief," analgesic has achieved significant clinical trial results for reduction of arthritis pain and stiffness in a recent double-blind placebo-controlled study conducted by the California Research Foundation of San Diego, California “San Diego” redirects here. For other uses, see San Diego (disambiguation). San Diego is a coastal Southern California city located in the southwestern corner of the continental United States. As of 2006, the city has a population of 1,256,951. . Sir Brian Wolfson, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Natural Health Trends Corp., said, "Our product is very different from the typical counter-irritant and capsaicin capsaicin /cap·sa·i·cin/ (kap-sa´i-sin) an alkaloid irritating to the skin and mucous membranes, the active ingredient of capsicum; used as a topical counterirritant and analgesic. cap·sa·i·cin n. products found in the category and, we believe, this was borne out by the clinical study. It was determined in this study that patients with more severe and continuous symptoms of pain and limitation of motion from rheumatoid and osteoarthritis osteoarthritis or osteoarthrosis or degenerative joint disease Most common joint disorder, afflicting over 80% of those who reach age 70. It does not involve excessive inflammation and may have no symptoms, especially at first. experienced the greatest relief from the use of our product. The level of relief was found to be comparable to the higher levels usually associated with systemic or ingested medications such as non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs. This was described as a broader level of relief than expected from topically applied counter irritants and p-blockers, such as capsaicin, and without the side effects of the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Definition Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are medicines that relieve pain, swelling, stiffness, and inflammation. ." Sir Brian continued, "The U.S. market for both internal and external analgesics Analgesics Definition Analgesics are medicines that relieve pain. Purpose Analgesics are those drugs that mainly provide pain relief. is over $2.6 billion annually. Our high margin product is now well represented in both mass merchandise stores and chain drug stores like Wal-Mart, Rite Aid, Walgreens and Eckerd. We plan to make substantial use of the study results in future advertising and public relations campaigns in order to gain further penetration in our present markets and to open new outlets for our product." Natural Health Trends Corp. develops and markets a variety of all natural health products which are sold in over 15,000 retail outlets, including such well known national drug store chains as Wal Mart, Rite Aid, Walgreens, Eckerd, Osco, Sav-on, Genovese, Arbor Drug and Long's, as well as in leading health food stores. All of the Company's products are comprised of natural ingredients. The Company currently owns and operates three vocational schools which offer two year associate degrees for the training and certification of various alternative health care professionals including massage therapy and holistic skin care. On April 30, 1998 the Company announced that it had entered into a contract for the sale of these schools as part of an overall restructuring program that would allow the Company to concentrate its capital and human resources in developing and marketing its proprietary line of natural health products. This press release contains statements of a forward- looking nature relating to future events. Shareholders are cautioned that such statements are predictions and that actual events or results may differ significantly.
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