As an alternative, some doctors have been prescribing metformin—an oral diabetes drug—off-label for weight loss. But how does ...

A new study warns that metformin, used to manage diabetes during pregnancy, could restrict fetal growth. Research involving primates showed that the drug crosses the placenta and accumulates in the ...

A new study has found that metformin if taken during pregnancy could possibly restrict foetus growth, including a slow ...

Scientists will explore if a chemical mostly found in red grapes – and products made from red grapes, such as wine and juice – can help prevent bowel cancer as part of a major new trial.The study – ...

A new, reassuring study finds that men can take the diabetes drug metformin without worrying that their offspring will suffer from birth defects. Recent research raised concerns that metformin ...

Evidence suggests that combining metformin with standard of care could increase survival and offer other benefits to patients with high-volume disease.

Oct 16 (Reuters) - Men can take the widely prescribed diabetes drug metformin without fear of causing birth defects in their children, according to results of a large study published on Wednesday.

Office systolic and diastolic blood pressures after the run-in period were 153 (± 22) and 96 (± 4)mm Hg in the metformin group, and 153 (± 30) and 97 (± 9)mm Hg in the placebo group ...

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Objective: To evaluate the effect of metformin on blood pressure and insulin sensitivity in non-diabetic, moderately obese, hypertensive patients. Patients and Methods: An 8-week double-blind ...