Type 2 diabetes: Medication side effects stops a THIRD of patients from taking drugs

Almost a third of diabetes patients aren’t taking their prescribed medication, metformin, due to its side effects, researchers have revealed. Metformin, the most commonly prescribed drug to treat type 2 diabetes, can lead to gastrointestinal side effects, including diarrhoea and flatulence, said scientists from the University of Surrey. The drug had the lowest level of […]

Medication SHOCK: Quarter of Britons now SHARE drugs with family as doctors take too long

Despite obvious health dangers the most commonly distributed medicines are painkillers including super-strength pills like diazepam, steroid creams and sleeping tablets. One in eight are happy to share paracetamol or aspirin while a fifth say they are happy to share tramadol or codeine.Research revealed 25-34 year olds are the biggest culprits as they are most […]

Blood pressure news: Common medication for relieving symptoms has THIS other unlikely use

A common blood pressure drug may not only relieve symptoms of the deadly condition, but also help speed up healing of wounds. Researchers of the study, published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology, have discovered that when a gel made from the medication was applied to chronic wounds it helped them heal faster.  Chronic wounds […]