Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Prevents Diabetes
Many people suffer from rheumatoid arthritis, an often debilitating disease that results from swelling of the joints making movement painful and slow. A drug used to treat the said disease hydroxychloroquinine, has been found to have a desirable side effect on the prevention of diabetes, another disease that affects millions the world over. Initially designed to treat malaria, the drug was then found to have use with arthritis and many other auto immune diseases. In patients who use the said drug, more than 50% drop in development of diabetes has been noted making this another avenue to follow as a cure for diabetes.
HCQ has long been produced as a cure for arthritis but being effective against diabetes would signal a great benefit for those who need treatment for it is cheap and readily available in branded and generic form. Researchers are still trying to determine the true mechanism of the drug on the disease as they try to find a better way of managing and even minimizing the development of the disease meaning a better future for those diagnosed as good candidates for the disease.
January 30 2012 01:38 am | General and Information and Research