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These effects were most common when patients first started treatment or increased their dose and were generally mild to moderate
It is about getting rid of the complexity of the venom, and trying to home in on that very specific thing that does what you want.' A breakthrough discovery found that a hormone in the lizard's saliva, exendin-4, could be used to treat type 2 diabetes
Will patients with hypothyroidism be able to function normally if they stop taking Levothyroxine
He notes that this approach can be especially helpful for patients who have had difficulty with other weight loss medications or who worry about digestive side effects