One-quarter of people taking niacin and statins as part of a four-year-long heart study dropped out early, often for medical reasons tied to niacin's side effects, a new study suggests. Previous ...

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 ...

Heidelberg, Germany - A new study appears to have uncovered the reason nicotinic acid causes flushing in most people taking the HDL-raising therapy [1]. Using various mouse models, researchers have ...

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 ...

Dear Dr. Gott: I read your column often and notice that you mention taking niacin for many things. I started taking one tablet of 250-milligram time-released niacin to see if it would help lower my ...

A highly anticipated study evaluating a combination of the vitamin niacin with the anti-flushing agent laropiprant finds the therapy provides no benefit to and may even be harmful for patients with ...

A niacin skin-flushing test may help identify patients with schizophrenia, new research shows. The study included 163 patients with schizophrenia (SZ), 63 patients with a mood disorder (depression, ...

A common vitamin called niacin may increase the risk of heart disease, a new study suggests, though complete elimination of niacin from the diet isn’t necessary, and researchers say more regulation ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – One-quarter of people taking niacin and statins as part of a four-year-long heart study dropped out early, often for medical reasons tied to niacin’s side effects, a new ...