Posted by: admin on: March 16, 2012
Physicians should prescribe oral metformin as a first-line therapy for most patients with type 2 diabetes, as well as for those whose blood sugar cannot be controlled with diet, exercise, and weight loss, according to new guidelines from the American College of Physicians (ACP). -Team@CMHF
Posted by: admin on: March 16, 2012
Metformin should be the initial drug for most patients with type 2 diabetes refractory to lifestyle modifications, with a second drug added if needed, according to a new clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians (ACP) -Team@CMHF
Posted by: admin on: March 16, 2012
The World Health Organization today laid out plans to control or eliminate a swathe of diseases that predominantly affect the world’s poorest people. To tackle neglected tropical diseases, as they are known, it is bringing together national governments, the pharmaceutical industry and philanthropists. -Team@CMHF