Ovarian cancer patients who took the drug metformin survived longer than patients who did not take it….
Read More »Metformin Effective for Obese Children
When used as a treatment for children with hyperinsulinemia and or IFG or IGT, researchers found that it was also linked to a significant reduction in BMI….
Read More »Metformin Boosts Lung Cancer Survival
Previous findings that diabetes patients have longer survival after surgery for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) probably reflect use of the drug metformin….
Read More »Update: Lung Cancer Risk Unaffected by Metformin
Risk of lung cancer not lower in metformin-treated type 2 diabetes….
Read More »Patient Handout: Understanding Metformin
Understanding Metformin Handout (pdf) What every patient needs to know about metformin. Why it was recommended, how to be successful with metformin, what it is and how it works, what to expect with metformin, what to do if you are having nausea, and what ot expect as you continue to …
Read More »Metformin May Reduce Risk for Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Metformin was associated with a dose-dependent decrease in risk for hepatocellular carcinoma among diabetic patients….
Read More »Metformin Lowers Risk of Heart Disease and Mortality
Metformin outperforms other diabetes treatments in a new study….
Read More »Efficacy of Sitagliptin Plus Metformin for Type 2 Patients
The results suggest that drug-naive type 2 diabetic patients with low beta-cell function would benefit the most from early initial combination therapy of sitagliptin and metformin….
Read More »Aaron I. Vinik, MD, PhD, FCP, MACP, Q3 Thoughts on Metformin
Dr. Vinik talks about the use of metformin and the problems of B12 deficiency, but also explains how metformin may be able to slow down the proliferation of cancer cells.
Read More »Injured Brains Repaired with Metformin
Metformin might offer a therapy for nervous system damage….
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