http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2011/11/15/niacin-statin-combo-offers-no-clinical-benefit-says-study/ The latest Health news and blog posts from ABC News contributors and bloggers. Fri, 24 May 2013 13:47:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2011/11/15/niacin-statin-combo-offers-no-clinical-benefit-says-study/#comment-365731 Jim Askew Sat, 19 Nov 2011 17:03:31 +0000 http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/?p=28171#comment-365731 So the combination helped to lower Cholestrol, but did not reduce heart attacks. So then could it possile be that cholestrol doesn't have as much to do with cardiovascular disease as the AMA and big Pharma want us to believe?! So the combination helped to lower Cholestrol, but did not reduce heart attacks. So then could it possile be that cholestrol doesn’t have as much to do with cardiovascular disease as the AMA and big Pharma want us to believe?!

]]> http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2011/11/15/niacin-statin-combo-offers-no-clinical-benefit-says-study/#comment-338411 tom durr Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:34:42 +0000 http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/?p=28171#comment-338411 Extended release niacin is a different chemical than regular niacin. It is taken to avoid the itchy rash feeling, but it does not work on cholesterol or lipoprotein(a) like regular niacin. Basically, they tested the wrong drug. Extended release niacin is a different chemical than regular niacin. It is taken to avoid the itchy rash feeling, but it does not work on cholesterol or lipoprotein(a) like regular niacin. Basically, they tested the wrong drug.

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