But treatments are available to help. That’s where medications come in — like metformin for PCOS. Originally developed for type 2 diabetes, metformin is now widely used off-label for PCOS.

Metformin itself isn’t thought to cause hair loss, but type 2 diabetes and PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome) — the conditions it’s prescribed to treat — can cause hair loss.

Compared with the original placebo group, the median time without diabetes was extended by 3.5 years in the lifestyle group and 2.5 years in the metformin group. The original DPP clinical trial ...

INCHEON, South Korea — The diabetes drug metformin may reduce the pain of knee osteoarthritis (OA) in patients with overweight or obese, independent of weight loss, according to results from a ...

Aerospace and defense specialist RTX expects to take an $850 million hit in 2025 from tariffs, even after cost-cutting measures, price increases and various duty exemptions. The calculations don ...

Limited evidence has suggested that metformin could reduce some of the pathology underlying osteoarthritis (OA). Researchers conducted a small randomized trial to assess metformin's effectiveness ...

The inexpensive diabetes pill metformin significantly reduced pain from knee osteoarthritis in a small trial of people who are overweight or have obesity. Results from a small trial suggest that ...

Objective: To evaluate the effect of metformin on blood pressure and insulin sensitivity in non-diabetic, moderately obese, hypertensive patients. Patients and Methods: An 8-week double-blind ...

In stark contrast, electric vehicle owners could be pocketing savings exceeding £850 in running costs each year. Lorna Macpherson, motor finance expert at Ocean Finance, says: "A lot of drivers ...

Nearly 850 nonprofit organizations from across the area are asking for community support through the event this year. In short, the Big Day of Giving is one day each year when nonprofit ...

A new effort at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is aimed at turning its student-athletes into well-remunerated social media stars. Other schools are following suit. From left, Jake ...