Another study, published in the journal Phytotherapy Research in March, tested BCM-95 in 45 patients at a medical center in India and found two capsules daily had "comparable" efficacy to diclofenac sodium, a prescription anti-inflammatory, on two separate rating scales for pain, tenderness and disease severity.

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Under the framework deal with China, Turkmenistan planned to export 5 bcm to China in 2010 using the first trunk of the Central Asia-China pipeline, and to then increase these exports to 40 bcm per year by 2012, when the second trunk line of the pipeline is to be completed.

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The BCM confidence index is 12, up from -9.3 in the last quarter and the highest level since the second quarter of 2011.

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Poland consumed 13.7 billion cubic meters (bcm) of natural gas in 2009, of which 4.1 bcm was produced domestically and around 9.6 bcm was imported via pipes, with Russia specifically accounting for 7.1 bcm and Uzbekistan 1.5 bcm, although the latter also came via Russian-controlled routes.

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These import numbers are set to rise sharply, with Russia and Poland signing a new natural gas contract in February 2010 that will see long-term Russian gas imports rise to 11 bcm annually.

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