The findings may prove especially important to diabetics and AIDS patients, who often suffer from a potentially lethal buildup of lactic acid in the blood known as lactic acidosis. (sciencemag.org)
There is a resulting buildup of lactic acid, which leads to pain and death of the cells. (blog.realfood-realhealth.com)
That drug was pulled from the U.S. market in the 1970s due to an increased risk of lactic acidosis, a potentially fatal buildup of lactic acid in the blood. (health.com)