Doctors Find Less Need For Abbott's 'Good Cholesterol' Pill - Forbes

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Doctors Find Less Need For Abbott's 'Good Cholesterol' Pill Forbes The brand name, known as Niaspan, was not long ago an increasingly used treatment in a physician's prescribing arsenal to protect against heart disease. So much was the case that Niaspan, the extended release formulation of generic niacin, ... and more »

Failure Of Roche HDL Booster Is Bad News For Merck And Eli Lilly - Forbes

Failure Of Roche HDL Booster Is Bad News For Merck And Eli Lilly Forbes Roche announced this morning that a much-watched cholesterol drug was not effective in a large clinical trial, dashing hopes for the medicine and raising new doubts about similar medicines being tested by Merck and Eli Lilly. The 15000-patient study ... and more »

Diet myths: how not to eat yourself healthy - The Independent

Diet myths: how not to eat yourself healthy The Independent "People often think it's really bad to add salt into cooking or on to your plate, but that forms no more than 10 per cent of your total intake," says Stanner. "So you can get people who never have salt at their table, but have a very high salt intake, ... and more »

Merck profit beats forecast, revenue lags - Reuters

Merck profit beats forecast, revenue lags Reuters The No. 2 US drugmaker on Friday said global revenue rose 1 percent to $11.73 billion, compared with Wall Street expectations of $11.82 billion. Revenue would have risen 2 percent if not for the stronger dollar, which hurts the value of sales in ... and more »

Excessive nicotinic acid intake is damaging to health: BfR - NutraIngredients.com

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Excessive nicotinic acid intake is damaging to health: BfR NutraIngredients.com The BfR – Germany's Federal Institute for Risk Assessment – has called on consumers to refrain from taking nicotinic acid in excessive dosages as it is 'damaging' to health even if it is not widely used in Europe, according to an industry expert.