A new guideline recommends prescribing metformin when initiating an antipsychotic to help mitigate weight gain in certain ...

Millions of people take metformin, a type 2 diabetes medication that lowers blood sugar. The "wonder drug" has also been ...

The antidiabetic drug metformin, widely prescribed for managing Type 2 diabetes, has long been recognized for its capacity to ...

In use for some 60 years, scientists really didn't know exactly how metformin worked to lower blood sugar levels — until now.

A new study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute found that metformin which is frequently used to ...

Until now, scientists have been unable to determine exactly how metformin works to lower blood sugar, reduce inflammation and ...

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 ...

FDA receives reports almost daily from different food companies regarding potential allergens or foodborne illnesses.

Supplements are being recalled because they contain prescription diabetes drugs that could have fatal side effects.

In the world of drug repositioning metformin has a prominent place. This anti-diabetic medication which belongs to the family of biguanides has been prescribed for more than 60 years in Europe.