Side Effects
Niacin is a Vitamin that can be used as Cholesterol Treatment
Submitted by tammyg on Wed, 08/10/2011 - 10:48The prospect of avoiding a statin medication and just taking a vitamin for cholesterol is enticing, but is niacin really a vitamin? Yes, niacin is also known as vitamin-B3, or nicotinic acid.
Are Doctors Minimizing Side Effects of Statins?
Submitted by paola on Tue, 02/03/2009 - 14:28San Diego Union writer tells us that a UCSD researcher who helped analyze nearly 900 studies of cholesterol-lowering statins, has indicated that doctors who prescribe an increasingly popular family of drugs to prevent strokes and heart attacks may be downplaying the wide range of side effects.
