The first-line drug for Type 2 diabetes is metformin. It’s an older medication that is relatively safe.
But it doesn’t work for everybody.
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As we get older, most of us suffer from “tip-of-the-tongue syndrome” from time to time.
This is when you can’t think of something… the right word, a fact, or someone’s name.
… Read MoreBeware of What’s Lurking in Hotel Pools
When you’re on vacation and go for a swim in the hotel pool, you may share the water with dozens of other people. But the chlorine will protect you from their germs, right?
A new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds that it often does not.
… Read More3 Cups of Coffee a Day Help Your Heart
For decades, mainstream doctors told people with heart problems to avoid coffee.
It was thought that the caffeine would dangerously raise their blood pressure and heart rate, and cause a heart attack. That advice turned out to be nonsense.
… Read More5 Best (and 2 Worst) Sunscreens
As summer approaches, you want to make sure you protect your skin the right way.
The drugstore sunscreen aisle is a toxic waste dump of products that can do more harm than good.
… Read MoreBig Pharma’s Addictive Painkillers Actually Increase Pain
Even in the midst of the deadly opioid addiction epidemic that grips our nation, there’s one claim from Big Pharma that has never been challenged… That opioids relieve pain better than anything else after surgery.
But a new study finds it’s not true. When you take opioids following an operation, you not only risk addiction. The drugs may actually prolong the pain.… Read More