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 is one of most commonly prescribed medications for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Metformin exerts its activity by increasing peripheral glucose uptake and utilization, and ...

This page lists all known medications that could potentially lead to 'Lactic acidosis syndrome' as a side effect. It's important to note that mild side effects are quite common with medications. The ...

A drug used to treat one inborn error of metabolism may be effective against another, according to a study published online March 6 in Science Translational Medicine ...

We retrospectively investigated the clinical and histopathologic features of hospitalized patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus who had symptomatic lactic acidosis syndrome at a ...

A recent study by University Medicine Halle shows how sepsis can lead to dysfunction of vascular smooth muscle cells. The researchers found that elevated lactate levels and acidosis, which can occur ...

A 49-year-old man presented to the emergency department with an eight-hour history of unsteady gait, impaired concentration, difficulty speaking and blurry vision, which had developed over the ...

A 58-year-old woman who has adult-onset diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia was taking simvastatin (Zocor) 40 mg, glyburide (Diabeta) 20 mg, metformin (Glucophage) 850 mg t.i.d., ...

Muscle ache, burning sensation, rapid breathing, nausea, stomach pain are some common signs of lactic acidosis. If you have ever experienced it, then you might know how unpleasant it is. Lactic ...

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HONG KONG — A new Japanese and U.S. collaborative study showing that inhibition of the oxygen sensor prolyl hydroxylase domain-containing protein 2 (PHD2) in the liver enhanced uptake of lactate for ...

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