Dear Dr. Blonz: I have been interested in taking niacin for my cholesterol but am concerned that it might be harmful. I get some pretty bad rashes when I take it, like an allergic reaction, but I ...

Experts break down which vitamins not to take together—either with medications or with other supplements. The post 12 ...

NEW YORK, Nov 15 (Reuters) - Patients who took Merck & Co.'s experimental anti-flushing drug in combination with extended-release niacin experienced significantly less facial flushing discomfort than ...

Seattle, WA - Many over-the-counter niacin preparations may have no free nicotinic acid (vitamin B 3)—the lipid-lowering component for which the product is often marketed—while others may have too ...

Sachin J. Kamal-Bahl, PhD, and other researchers at Merck & Co., (West Point, Pennsylvania) have been exploring the extent to which the flushing that occurs even with ER niacin can be associated with ...

Researchers have reported the development of a new combination drug that will allow patients to take high doses of the cholesterol-lowering vitamin niacin without a painful and embarrassing side ...

DURHAM, N.C. – Deft molecular detective work at Duke University Medical Center suggests that scientists may soon be able to resurrect niacin as one of the best and cheapest ways to manage cholesterol.

In a recent interview with the Wall Street Journal, singer Katy Perry gave details about what a typical weekday morning looks like in her house. And as many parents of toddlers can attest, there's ...

Q: I have followed a healthy lifestyle for decades and, yet, I still had a heart attack. It turns out that I inherited very high Lp(a) levels. My doctors did not know much about this cardiac risk ...

An experimental cholesterol treatment touted by drugmaker Merck & Co. significantly reduced artery-clogging fats in late-stage testing. The drug, called Cordaptive, can both raise good cholesterol and ...

The niacin skin flush response is a simple, non‐invasive test that measures vascular reactivity following the topical application of a niacin derivative. In healthy individuals, niacin prompts a rapid ...

Cerenis Therapeutics SA, a biotech startup based in Toulouse, France with laboratory operations in Ann Arbor, said Monday it will present the results of two clinical proof-of-concept studies for its ...