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Toward improved forms of a time-tested cholesterol-fighter
03-27-2007 · EurekAlert!New discoveries offer promise for developing drugs that improve on the therapeutic profile of niacin, the inexpensive, time-tested B-vitamin that boosts levels of HDL cholesterol -- the "good" cholesterol with the potential to protect people against heart attacks and stroke. Research will be described during the March national meeting of the American Chemical Society in Chicago.
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