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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Chicago, IL - Niacin, currently considered to be contraindicated in patients with type 2 diabetes because of concerns that it adversely affects glycemic control, may be a safe and effective ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...