A new imaging study supports niacin's positive effect on change in carotid artery wall area: <a href="http://content.onlinejacc.org/cgi/content/abstract/54/19/1787?maxtoshow=&HITS=10&hits=10&RESULTFORMAT=&fulltext=Justin+MS+Lee&searchid=1&FIRSTINDEX=0&sortspec=date&resourcetype=HWCIT" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://content.onlinejacc.org/cgi/content/abstract/54/19/1787?maxtoshow=&HITS=10&hits=10&RESULTFORMAT=&fulltext=Justin+MS+Lee&searchid=1&FIRSTINDEX=0&sortspec=date&resourcetype=HWCIT</a> BTW, full results of the ARBITER-HALTS 6 study will be presented Monday, November 16, 2009 at the AHA meeting, discussant - John J Kastelein. Most analysts and scientists think the trial was halted because Niaspan outperformed Zetia.