After 50 Years, Niacin Called Too Dangerous For Routine Cholesterol Therapy
Thursday, July 17, 2014 - 06:50
in Health & Medicine
Niacin has been a mainstay cholesterol therapy for 50 years but it should no longer be prescribed for most patients due to potential increased risk of death, dangerous side effects and no benefit in reducing heart attacks and strokes, according to an editorial in the New England Journal of Medicine. read more