Linking a Type 2 Drug to Too Much Acid in the Blood

 Linking a Type 2 Drug to Too Much Acid in the Blood

by | Jun 8, 2015 | Weight Management

The FDA recently announced that sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors such as canaglifozin (Invokana), dapaglifozin (Farxiga), dapagliflozin and metformin (Xigduo XR), empagliflozin (Jardiance),  and empagliflozin and linagliptin combination (Glyxambi) may be linked to cases of increased levels of acid in the blood. SGLT2 inhibitors is the...

Are Vitamins Part of the Fountain of Youth?

 Are Vitamins Part of the Fountain of Youth?

by | Jun 3, 2015 | Health

Obviously, you know what vitamins are, but what are telomeres? The telomeres are sections of DNA at the end of each chromosome, that serve as a cap to the genetic material and function to ensure the cell’s chromosomes do not fuse with each other or rearrange during normal cell replication, which could lead to cancer.The aging and lifespan of normal,...