Early metformin treatment doubles chance of success for diabetics

WASHINGTON – Starting metformin treatment early doubles chance of success for people with diabetes, a new research has found.

The Kaiser Permanente study, the first to compare failure rates of metformin in real-world setting, has appeared in the March issue … Read more »»».

Need to spread stroke awareness, says Trivedi

NEW DELHI – There is an urgent need to spread awareness about cardiovascular diseases like stroke and diabetes, Minister of State for Health Dinesh Trivedi said here Friday.

“Non-communicable diseaseS require our urgent attention and efforts to curtail it,” Trivedi said while speaking at the inauguration of the Fifth National Congress of the Indian Stroke Association …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Need to spread stroke awareness, says Trivedi.