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Niacin best for raising good cholesterol | ZDNet Healthcare | ZDNet.com - 0 views

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2009 November news extended-release niacin Zetia Vytorin ezetimibe NEJM ARBITER-6 HDL HDL-raising CVD CHD nutrition supplementation vitamin_B3

shared by Matti Narkia on 19 Dec 09 - Cached

Matti Narkia on 19 Dec 09

"Want more of that good HDL cholesterol? Try a timed-release niacin, and be skeptical if your doctor gives the sales pitch for Zetia or Vytorin. The authority for this is a study dubbed ARBITER-6, which was stopped suddenly this summer, with the study's authors insisting safety had nothing to do with it. It was a question of efficacy. The results, described in the New England Journal of Medicine, make clear that niacin does better at the main job, keeping arteries open"

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Want more of that good HDL cholesterol? Try a timed-release niacin, and be skeptical if your doctor gives the sales pitch for Zetia or Vytorin. The authority for this is a study dubbed ARBITER-6, which was stopped suddenly this summer, with the study's authors insisting safety had nothing to do with it. It was a question of efficacy. The results, described in the New England Journal of Medicine, make clear that niacin does better at the main job, keeping arteries open"</div>

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