Metformin-associated lactic acidosis (MALA) is a widely documented adverse event of metformin. Despite being considered one of the main causes of metabolic acidosis, the association between an anion gap and MALA diagnosis is still uncertain.

Cases involving six Caucasian patients with suspected MALA who were admitted to the emergency…[Read more]

Physical/functional limitations, psychological distress, and quality of life constructs, which are frequently associated with NSNP, were rarely measured. Years of practice (p=0.000), nation (p=0.019) and proportion of patients with neck pain (p=0.034) variables were found to be independently associated with frequent use of OMs.

This survey…[Read more]