Niacin With Statins? No Dice.Niacin With Statins? No Dice.
Wilbert Aronow comments on the trial that slammed the door on niacin for lipid-lowering. Faculty of 1000 (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - September 19, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Commentary Source Type: news
Five Lessons From the Niacin FailureFive Lessons From the Niacin Failure
Dr Mandrola laments the failure of yet another surrogate marker. What should cardiologists learn from negative trials like this? theheart.org on Medscape (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - July 21, 2014 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology Expert Column Source Type: news
HPS2-THRIVE: Game (Mostly) Over for Niacin (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Publication of landmark trial results affirmed no benefit and worrisome adverse events from adding extended-release niacin to statin therapy, but many physicians weren't ready to concede failure of the purported HDL mechanism. (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - July 18, 2014 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
HPS2-THRIVE: As Niacin Fails, HDL's Role Is Debated AnewHPS2-THRIVE: As Niacin Fails, HDL's Role Is Debated Anew
Given the negative results from AIM-HIGH and HPS2-THRIVE, as well as other negative studies, the cardiovascular research community is grappling with the future of managing HDL-cholesterol levels to reduce clinical risk. Heartwire (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - July 17, 2014 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Niacin Doesn't Reduce Heart Problems, May Create Some, Research Finds
Title: Niacin Doesn't Reduce Heart Problems, May Create Some, Research FindsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 7/17/2014 12:36:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 7/17/2014 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Heart General)
Source: MedicineNet Heart General - July 17, 2014 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Well: 3 Things to Know About Niacin and Heart Health
New studies are adding to concerns about the safety and effectiveness of niacin, a popular drug for the prevention of cardiovascular disease. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - July 17, 2014 Category: American Health Authors: By HARLAN M. KRUMHOLZ, M.D. Tags: Niacin National Institutes of Health Heart Cholesterol Body Stroke Krumholz, Harlan M medicine and health New England Journal of Medicine Statins (Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs) Featured Source Type: news
Well: 3 Things to Know About Niacin and Heart Health
New studies are adding to concerns about the safety and effectiveness of niacin, a popular drug for the prevention of cardiovascular disease. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - July 17, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By HARLAN M. KRUMHOLZ, M.D. Tags: Niacin National Institutes of Health Heart Cholesterol Body Stroke Krumholz, Harlan M medicine and health New England Journal of Medicine Statins (Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs) Featured Source Type: news
Well: 3 Things to Know About Niacin and Heart Health
New studies are adding to concerns about the safety and effectiveness of niacin, a popular drug for the prevention of cardiovascular disease. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - July 17, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: By HARLAN M. KRUMHOLZ, M.D. Tags: Niacin National Institutes of Health Heart Cholesterol Body Stroke Krumholz, Harlan M medicine and health New England Journal of Medicine Statins (Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs) Featured Source Type: news
Featured in NEJM Journal Watch: Again, Niacin Proves Ineffective in Statin-Treated Patients with Vascular Disease (FREE)
By the NEJM Journal Watch Editors
Niacin, when added to a statin, is associated with serious … (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - July 17, 2014 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
New Evidence Fuels Concerns About The Safety Of Niacin
The string of failures-- for HDL therapies in general and for niacin in particular-- continues unabated. The publication of the main results of the HPS2-THRIVE trial, along with new information from the AIM-HIGH trial, provide no evidence of a beneficial effect for niacin but do fuel concerns that it may cause serious adverse effects. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - July 16, 2014 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Larry Husten Source Type: news
Jubilant Life hikes price of Vitamin B3 product by 9 per cent
Jubilant Life Sciences today announced 9 per cent increase in price of its Vitamin B3 product, Niacinamide, with immediate effect. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - June 12, 2014 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Pioneering Doctors Agree On This …
Almost everyone’s heard of Nobel Prize winner Dr. Linus Pauling. But have you ever heard of Dr. William Kaufman? Dr. Kaufman was a pioneer in the field of curing patients with nutritional therapy. He was the first to use high doses of vitamin B3 to treat arthritis sufferers. He passed away in the year 2000 [...]Related Posts:Aging and EnergyStone Age Energy (Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies)
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - June 3, 2014 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Cathy Card Tags: Newsletter Source Type: news
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This is a case recently reported in the Medical Journal of Australia. A 50-year-old woman presented with a read, painful, scaling rash on her hand an forearms, and around her eyes. She reported that sun exposure aggravated the dermal symptoms. She also gave a history of intermittent diarrhea. Examination revealed a scaly hyperpigmented lesion on her upper chest, in the distribution of a broad collar. The patient was a smoker and said she consumed half a bottle of gin daily. The skin manifestations did not respond to antibiotics or steroids.
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Source: The Poison Review - May 22, 2014 Category: Toxicology Authors: Leon Tags: Medical dermatitis niacin deficiency pellagra Source Type: news
Vitamin B3 might have been made in space, delivered to Earth by meteorites
Ancient Earth might have had an extraterrestrial supply of vitamin B3 delivered by carbon-rich meteorites, according to a new analysis. The result supports a theory that the origin of life may have been assisted by a supply of key molecules created in space and brought to Earth by comet and meteor impacts. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - April 17, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
Energizing sick mitochondria with vitamin B3: Effective treatment for mitochondrial disease
Vitamin B3 form nicotinamide riboside can slow down the progression of mitochondrial disease, suggesting its potential as a novel therapy approach to adult-onset mitochondrial muscle diseases, new research suggests. Vitamins B have recently been turned out to be potent modifiers of energy metabolism, especially the function of mitochondria. Vitamin B3, (niacin) has been found to delay the signs of aging in animal models. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - April 7, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
