WINNIPEG -- Several batches of Metformin, a drug commonly used to treat diabetes, is being recalled. Apotex Inc. is voluntarily recalling nine lots of its prescription metformin drug, APO-METFORMIN ER (extended release) 500mg tablets. Test results from the company showed one of the lots (PY7174) contains a nitrosamine impurity called N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) that increased over…
Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize. Gallo Images/Darren Stewart. Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said the health department was still paying attention to leading killer diseases in the country like TB, diabetes, Aids, cardiovascular and cancer.He believes the hype about Covid-19 should not fool anyone into thinking other diseases, which are prevalent in South Africa, have subsided. Mkhize…
ANALYSIS | The big problem with South Africa’s official Covid-19 numbersSeven Covid-19-related deaths in the Western Cape and Free State have brought the toll to 123, while the number of recoveries stands at 2 549.The Western Cape has emerged as the epicentre of the virus, with the latest data indicating it accounts for 56 of…
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Up until now, women who’d surpassed menopause and were dealing with frustratingly low libido—a.k.a. hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD)—had no dedicated treatment option available to them. But that changed on December 15, 2025, when the FDA expanded its approval for the prescription drug Addyi (flibanserin), which was approved in 2015 to treat HSDD in premenopausal
3 min read When listing strength training exercise staples, the sumo deadlift rarely gets top-tier recognition. But adding sumo deadlifts into your training repertoire is a surefire formula for producing top-level gains. Once you start pulling from the sumo stance, you might just consider it one of your top movements. Underrated by reputation, the exercise's