NIH stops study of niacin to prevent heart attacks
Links shared publicly online about this topic.
- 265total visits
NIH stops study of niacin to prevent heart attacks
View full resource at health.yahoo.net
Tags: Heart, Heart Disease, Heart Attack, Thrombotic Event, Vitamin, National Institutes of Health, Niaspan
Most Recently Shared on May 26, 2011 at 4:13 pm By:
NIH stops study of niacin to prevent heart attacks http://bit.ly/lo03k9
Dr. Barnard's Blog: To Tackle Heart Disease, Diet Changes Beat Drugs Any Day | PCRM.org
pcrm.org — “Dr. Barnard's Blog: Last month, the National Institutes of Health stopped a clinical trial a year and a half early because the drug under study--an extended-release form of niacin--proved ineffective for preventing heart attacks and strokes. But a plant-based diet can reverse heart disease.” View full resource at pcrm.org
Most Recently Shared on June 7, 2011 at 6:46 pm By:
IntegrativeNutrition Health Organization
"To Tackle Heart Disease: The answer is to close the medicine cabinet and open the kitchen cabinet." http://t.co/rypQ0BX --YES! @PCRM
NIH stops study of niacin to prevent heart attacks | 13abc.com
abclocal.go.com — “A drug that boosts people's good cholesterol didn't go on to prevent heart attacks or strokes, leading U.S. officials to abruptly halt a major study Thursday.” View full resource at abclocal.go.com
Most Recently Shared on May 27, 2011 at 12:01 am By:
Neil Mehta Physician, Doctor, Internist, and Medical Technology
http://bit.ly/m8hYhD Niaspan study stopped early - in spite of HDL increase no CV benefit and increase stroke risk!
NIH stops study of niacin to prevent heart attacks - Topix
topix.com — “NIH stops study of niacin to prevent heart attacks - Topix” View full resource at topix.com
Most Recently Shared on May 26, 2011 at 7:25 pm By:
NIH stops study of niacin to prevent heart attacks: Disappointing news: A drug that raises people's so-called go... http://bit.ly/mzpgYa
Trial Stopped After Niacin Brings No Benefit to Heart Patients - MSN Health - Heart & Cardiovascular
health.msn.com — “NIH terminated study 18 months early citing no drop in heart attacks strokes for users” View full resource at health.msn.com
Most Recently Shared on May 26, 2011 at 6:38 pm By:
Trial Stopped After Niacin Brings No Benefit to Heart Patients: http://on-msn.com/m9tG1Q
NIH stops clinical trial on combination cholesterol treatment, May 26, 2011 News Release - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
nih.gov — “The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health has stopped a clinical trial studying a blood lipid treatment 18 months earlier than planned. The trial found that adding high dose, extended-release niacin to statin treatment in people with heart and vascular disease, did not reduce the risk of cardiovascular events, including heart attacks and stroke.” View full resource at nih.gov
Most Recently Shared on May 26, 2011 at 6:29 pm By:
westr Doctor, Health Social Media, and PhD
HDL Enigma: NIH stops clinical trial on combination cholesterol treatment. http://1.usa.gov/kSfScN So much for Niaspan..
HDL-Raising Drug Fails To Show Benefit In Government Study - Matthew Herper - The Medicine Show - Forbes
blogs.forbes.com — “The National Heart Lung and Blood Institute stopped a large clinical trial of prescription niacin, which raises high density lipoprotein, the "good cholesterol," because the drug failed to prevent heart attacks and strokes. That's bad news for Abbott Laboratories, which sells Niaspan, the most-used niacin, and Merck, which is developing a [...]” View full resource at blogs.forbes.com
Most Recently Shared on May 26, 2011 at 4:30 pm By:
Drugs and Devices OW OW Health
HDL-Raising Drug Fails To Show Benefit In Government Study: In a big surprise, Niaspan fails to prevent... http://onforb.es/lwxqKU #drug
NIH stops study of niacin to prevent heart attacks
physorg.com — “(AP) -- Disappointing news: A drug that raises people's so-called good cholesterol didn't go on to prevent heart attacks.” View full resource at physorg.com
Most Recently Shared on May 26, 2011 at 3:28 pm By:
PhysOrg Health News Health News
NIH stops study of niacin to prevent heart attacks http://tw.physorg.com/225628120
Advertisement
