DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a woman in my late 60s with a family history that includes an older brother who had a heart attack at a young age. My total cholesterol has hovered around 200 mg/dL for many years ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." High levels of niacin, a B vitamin that’s found in many foods and added to fortified cereals and breads, ...

(HealthDay News) — A targeted microbiome intervention, accomplished through microencapsulated delayed-release niacin, beneficially affects insulin sensitivity in humans, according to a study published ...

Niacin, once explored as a therapy for reduction of cardiovascular risk, has fallen out of favor over the past decade as trials failed to support its use. Now, new mechanistic data suggest downstream ...

DENVER—Niacin treatment is known to lower phosphorus levels in patients with stage 5 CKD and hyperphosphatemia, but new findings show that this effect extends across a broad spectrum of renal function ...

Share on Pinterest Niacin, or vitamin B3, found in fish and other food items, may help reduce the risk of death in NAFLD. Image credit: Anna Tabakova/Stocksy. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease cases ...