Why the Supplement Berberine Is Not ‘ Nature ’ s Ozempic ’
Social-media platforms like TikTok are full of people conducting their own one-person trials of what they’re calling “nature’s Ozempic.” The oral supplement berberine, a compound found in turmeric and several other plants, can dupe the appetite-suppressing and weight-loss effects of the popular injection, they say—but without a prescription, high copay, or shot.
The only problem is that there’s really no such thing as “nature’s Ozempic,” because Ozempic is far from natural. Semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic, Wegovy, and other prescription drugs, works in the...
Source: TIME: Health - June 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Haley Weiss Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Research Source Type: news
Teens Are Taking Wegovy for Weight Loss. But Doctors Have a Lot to Learn
For a long time, if Dr. Emily Breidbart, a pediatric endocrinologist at NYU Langone Health, wanted to put one of her patients on a weight-loss drug, she often chose metformin. It wasn’t a perfect option. The drug is approved to treat diabetes, not obesity, and typically leads only to “very modest” weight loss, she says. But Breidbart had few other choices for her adolescent patients. “Medications that have been approved for obesity really have been few and far between” for kids and teenagers, she says.
That changed in late 2022, when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Novo Nordisk&...
Source: TIME: Health - June 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized Drugs healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Metformin Ups Myocardial Perfusion and Survival in T2D Metformin Ups Myocardial Perfusion and Survival in T2D
Treatment of adults with type 2 diabetes with metformin significantly linked with better myocardial perfusion and improved survival in a multicenter, observational study with 572 subjects.First Look (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - May 9, 2023 Category: Cardiology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news
Metformin and Autophagy: The Cellular Recycling Process Behind Aging
Metformin may have anti-aging properties because of a cellular recycling process called autophagy. WSJ’s Daniela Hernandez explains what autophagy is and why boosting this process might slow aging.#wsj #danielahernandez (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Metformin Linked to Reduced Osteoarthritis Risk Metformin Linked to Reduced Osteoarthritis Risk
Though the findings were in observational studies, one of which did not reach significance, the results line up with the findings of other preclinical and human observational studies.MDedge News (Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines)
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - April 24, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Rheumatology News Source Type: news
Chemoprevention of HCC With Statins, Aspirin and Metformin Chemoprevention of HCC With Statins, Aspirin and Metformin
A new meta-analysis examines the question of whether statins, aspirin and metformin are chemoprotective against the development of hepatocellular carcinoma.Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - March 28, 2023 Category: Surgery Tags: Gastroenterology Journal Article Source Type: news
Should You Take an Antiviral to Prevent Long COVID?
The only guaranteed way to prevent Long COVID is to avoid getting infected by SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Recently, however, researchers have found promising signs that certain drugs may reduce the risk of developing Long COVID if they’re taken shortly after infection.
Those studies are preliminary, but they raise an intriguing question: Should everyone who gets COVID-19 take medication in hopes of avoiding Long COVID?
Here’s what experts say.
Which drugs might prevent Long COVID?
Studies have recently highlighted two promising drugs: Paxlovid and metformin.
Paxlovid is an antiviral authorized t...
Source: TIME: Health - March 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized COVID Questions COVID-19 healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Finally, a Potential Therapy to Prevent Long COVID
(MedPage Today) -- In this video, Jeremy Faust, MD, editor-in-chief of MedPage Today, discusses a recent preprint in The Lancet of a clinical trial comparing metformin, ivermectin, and fluvoxamine (Luvox) as potential outpatient treatments for... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - March 21, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Old Diabetes Drug May Help Stave off Osteoarthritis
(MedPage Today) -- Metformin may help cut the risk of osteoarthritis (OA) in those with type 2 diabetes, researchers reported.
In a retrospective cohort study of nearly 21,000 adults with diabetes, those who were taking metformin saw a 24% lower... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - March 20, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Researchers Are Getting Closer to Learning How to Treat and Prevent Long COVID
Three years into the COVID-19 pandemic, with millions of people around the world suffering from long-term complications of the virus, there is still no proven way to treat or prevent Long COVID—besides not getting infected in the first place.
Recently, however, there’s been reason for cautious optimism. Researchers have found promising (though preliminary) signs that certain drugs may reduce the risk of developing Long COVID, and possibly even ease symptoms among people who are already sick.
The latest hopeful news relates to metformin, an accessible and affordable drug that’s been U.S. Food and Drug Admi...
Source: TIME: Health - March 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
' Breakthrough' Study: Diabetes Drug Helps Prevent Long COVID'Breakthrough' Study: Diabetes Drug Helps Prevent Long COVID
Metformin appears to play a role in preventing long COVID when taken early during a COVID-19 infection.WebMD Health News (Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines)
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - March 9, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Clinical trial shows 20c diabetes drug slashes long Covid symptoms by 42%
Metformin - the world's most common treatment for type 2 diabetes - is thought to suppress the production of the virus or reduce inflammation and oxidative stress, which contribute to long Covid. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
'Breakthrough' Study: Diabetes Drug Helps Prevent Long COVID
Metformin led to a 42% drop in long COVID among people who had a mild to moderate COVID-19 infection. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - March 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman takes diabetes drug metformin as part of his anti-aging routine
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said he takes diabetes drug metformin as part of his anti-aging regime. Drew Angerer/Getty Images OpenAI CEO Sam Altman takes the diabetes drug metformin to slow down aging. His anti-aging regimen also includes healthy eating, exercising, and getting enough sleep. He's…#openai #samaltman #retrobiosciences #mittechnologyreview #metformin #worldhealth #altman #siliconvalley #conniegibstine #newyorker (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Early Metformin Cuts Long COVID Risk
(MedPage Today) -- Early treatment with metformin reduced the risk of long COVID among outpatients, according to secondary results of a negative phase III trial.
In the COVID-OUT study of over 1,100 randomized participants, the cumulative incidence... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 8, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
