Diabetes drug may prevent recurring strokes
Thursday, February 18, 2016 - 10:31
in Health & Medicine
Pioglitazone, a drug used for type 2 diabetes, may prevent recurrent stroke and heart attacks in people with insulin resistance but without diabetes. The results of the trial suggest a potential new method to prevent stroke and heart attack in high-risk patients who have already had one stroke or transient ischemic attack.