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The Subject Expert Committee (SEC), functioning under the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), has granted ...

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This trial recruited from 112 hospitals in the UK and Switzerland to the STAMPEDE protocol. Patients were randomly allocated (1:1) to standard of care or standard of care plus metformin 850 mg twice ...

PCOS is a common hormonal and metabolic problem affecting approximately 1 in 10 women of childbearing age, often resulting in infrequent menstrual periods, excess body and facial hair, acne and ...

Up to 5% to 10% of women are hirsute (hair in areas where normally only men have hairs such as moustache, beard area, chest, belly, back etc). The most common cause is polycystic ovary syndrome.

Although lifestyle intervention was initially more effective in delaying diabetes progression than metformin, their effects converged over the long-term. In studies involving adults at high risk for ...

Meta-analyses have reported a decrease in overall cancer incidence of approximately 10% to 40% with metformin use among individuals with diabetes. Lifestyle change could potentially reduce cancer ...

We investigated whether metformin prevents tamoxifen-induced endometrial changes and insulin resistance (IR) after a diagnosis of breast cancer. This was a single-centre, randomized, double-blind, ...

Prediabetes: Potential Cardiovascular (CV) Warning Sign: India has a high prediabetes prevalence (15.3%), nearly equal in urban (15.4%) and rural (15.2%) areas. (1) In India, isolated IFG predominates ...

When Is the Best Time to Take Metformin? This article was reviewed by Craig Primack, MD, FACP, FAAP, FOMA. Timing is everything for many things in life — including when to take medication like ...