Drugs for 'good' cholesterol fail tests
(AP)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070326/ap_on_he_me/cholesterol_drugs"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070326/capt.d6465719b76a4126b1a2ccd9e45f01de.merck_schering_plough_nybz143.jpg?x=130&y=79&sig=yEYdBKvIxe0Y5fiA7nhcAA--" align="left" height="79" width="130" alt="Forty-milligram tablets of the drug Lipitor are photographed in Glen Rock, N.J. in a file photo from Nov. 15, 2005. Drug makers Merck & Co. and Schering-Plough Corp. said Monday, March 26, 2007 they will begin developing a cholesterol therapy combining Pfizer Inc.'s best-selling drug Lipitor with a drug already sold through their joint venture. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - The hot new strategy of trying to prevent heart disease by raising good cholesterol had more setbacks Monday as new studies showed that experimental drugs didn't work and also had safety problems.</p><br clear="all"/>

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