Heart failure patients often juggle numerous medications, increasing risks of adverse drug interactions and toxicity. Certain ...

Metformin (1,1-dimethylbiguanide hydrochloride), is today, the most prescribed oral medicine for type 2 diabetes, taken by millions of people every day. It is inexpensive, effective, and widely ...

Metformin-associated lactic acidosis (MALA) is a rare but serious adverse effect of the diabetes drug metformin in which the body accumulates too much lactic acid. Investigators developed and tested a ...

A hospital in Thailand created a quick-action dialysis protocol for patients with metformin-associated lactic acidosis, a dangerous reaction to a common diabetes drug. The program sharply reduced ...

Metformin-associated lactic acidosis(MALA) is a rare but serious adverse effect of the diabetes drug metformin in which the body accumulates too much lactic acid ...

Metabolic acidosis is highly prevalent in hemodialysis patients. The disorder is associated with increased mortality and its deleterious effects are already present in the predialysis phase of chronic ...

Metformin-associated lactic acidosis (MALA) is a rare but serious adverse effect of the diabetes drug metformin in which the body accumulates too much lactic acid. Investigators developed and tested a ...

Background Stroke-like episodes are a neurological emergency associated with MELAS syndrome. Recovery from stroke-like episodes occurs over a variable time period (hours to weeks) and no rigorous ...

Mitochondrial myopathy, Encephalopathy, Lactic Acidosis, and Stroke-like episodes (MELAS) is a rare mitochondrial disorder. Diagnostic criteria for MELAS include typical manifestations of the disease: ...