Toddlers with a common genetic fault can have hidden cholesterol levels twice an adult, putting them at risk of heart attacks and strokes. Rianna Wingett, died of a heart attack age 11.
GPs have been refusing to prescribe a twice-yearly drug which slashes the levels of so-called bad cholesterol. Broadcaster Mariella Frostrup, pictured, said she has used the lifesaving drug .
Are we on the brink of a cure for heart disease? That was the question being whispered at the American Heart Association annual conference in Philadelphia last week.