Archive for November 16th, 2008

Drug ‘Avandia’ May Prevent Diabetes

Sunday, November 16th, 2008

Sept. 15, 2006 — A widely prescribed drug used to treat type 2 diabetes is
also highly effective for preventing the disease, researchers reported today at
a meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark.
People at high risk for diabetes who took the drug Avandia reduced their
risk of developing the disease by 60% in the three-year trial conducted in 21
countr…