Cholestrol drug trial results found "not significant"

Although newer pharmaceutical drugs have been hailed as killers by some and lifesavers by others, there is no doubt many of these come with undesirable side effects. With cholesterol on the minds of many these days, drugs to keep that under control are being prescribed in rising numbers.

But one won't make it to the public at all, as clinical trial results for a new Canadian cholesterol management product showed that its use had "no statistically significant" effect. Ouch.

Possible variables remain on the trial's results, as the study of the drug CRD5 was done over the Christmas season. During that time, heavier than normal alcohol amounts were consumed -- possibly affecting results, according to Liponex, the drug's manufacturer.