Attempts To Slow Aging By Taking Popular Diabetes Drug Might Be A Roadblock To Healthy Living, Research Finds

A new study on metformin provides researchers with reason to think more cautiously about its use for healthy people looking for ways to reduce inflammation and other changes that can take place during aging. Certain benefits of aerobic exercise, a key to healthy aging, were halted when the Type-2 diabetes drug was prescribed with exercise in a controlled study. More public health news reports are on lower obesity rates for children on WIC, a potential new deadly flu, liquid cancer screenings, a crackdown on support animals, marijuana and pregnancy, another carcinogen detected in blood pressure pills, and why your doctors notes on you matter, as well.

from Kaiser Health News http://bit.ly/2WNrBGc