LONDON — The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended that the marketing, supply, and authorizations of three identical niacin/laropiprant products—Tredaptive, Pelzont, and Trevaclyn—for the ...

B vitamins can be confusing. There are eight of them, and some numbers are skipped. B vitamins consist of: B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B7, B9, and B12. B12 (cobalamin) is usually the vitamin that gets all the ...

I have read conflicting reports regarding the use of various niacin preparations for dyslipidemia. Would you describe the effectiveness of niacin, nicotinic acid, inositol, and niacinamide? It may ...

A research team from China explored the mechanism underlying niacin's action on glucose metabolism, and the association between the US per capita niacin consumption and the obesity prevalence in the ...

MAPLE GROVE, Minn., Sept. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Many non-prescription dietary supplement niacins tout that they promote heart health on their labels, but the simple fact is that most do not have ...

Niacin metabolism was associated with incident major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and may be linked to the pathogenesis of heart disease via inflammatory pathways, researchers said. In a ...

Niacin, also known as vitamin B3, is one of the eight water-soluble B vitamins. Your body needs it to function properly. You typically get the vitamin through the foods you eat. Some people take a ...

Niacin may still be viable for lipid control in certain patients, but it's time for the FDA to reconsider the evidence, a systematic review concluded. Among 17 trials looking at cardiovascular disease ...

The basics: Already a well-known picker-upper, B12 became the stuff of headlines recently when Roger Clemens claimed the shots his former trainer gave him were concentrated doses of this ...

The routine prescription of extended-release niacin, a B vitamin (1,500 milligrams daily), in combination with traditional cholesterol-lowering therapy offers no extra benefit in correcting arterial ...

Adding supplements to your routine can be a great way to fill in any nutrient gaps in your diet and support a number of functions, from digestion to metabolism. However, it’s always important to ...

Last week’s column discussed the harmful effects of high total and high LDL (“bad”) cholesterol on our arteries, culminating in cardiovascular disease aka “hardening of the arteries,” the cause of ...