A cheap, widely prescribed diabetes drug that some doctors have called a "wonder drug" may hold promise as a colon-cancer-fighting supplement. Scientists who presented at the American Association ...

Dr. Hans Enoch, German-Jewish refugee scientist who is co-discoverer of the “wonder drug” vivicillin, risked his life to test the efficacy of the new drug, it was revealed here today.

And as an off-patent, generic drug, it's cheap — it costs 10 to 20 cents per pill. It's sometimes referred to as a " wonder drug " by doctors for its beneficial effects outside blood-sugar control.