- 41. Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Teens: Facts for Teens and Their Parents
- (Dating & Sex)
- ... experience new things. It may take time to figure it all out. So don't worry if you're not sure. If over time your attraction to members of the same sex continues to grow, it's not a bad thing, it's ...
- 42. Myocardial ischemia
- (Myocardial ischemia)
- ... throughout your body, including those that supply your heart. A high level of "bad" (low-density lipoprotein, or LDL) cholesterol in your blood is linked to an increased risk of atherosclerosis and myocardial ...
- 43. Heart attack
- (Heart attack )
- ... the wrong kind of cholesterol in your blood increases your risk of a heart attack. Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol (the "bad" cholesterol) is most likely to narrow arteries. A high LDL level ...
- 44. Mitral valve regurgitation
- (Mitral valve regurgitation)
- ... mitral valve may need to be surgically repaired or replaced. If you feel good, you may question the need for open-heart surgery. But you can have bad mitral valve regurgitation and yet feel good. This ...
- 45. Small vessel disease
- (Small vessel disease)
- ... doctor's office. If your bad cholesterol levels are undesirably high, your doctor can prescribe changes to your diet and medications to help lower the numbers and protect your cardiovascular health. Control ...
- 46. Asthma
- (Asthma)
- ... about symptoms (such as how often you have asthma attacks and how bad they are), along with the results of your physical exam and diagnostic tests. Determining your asthma severity helps your doctor ...
- 47. Arteriosclerosis / atherosclerosis
- (Arteriosclerosis / atherosclerosis)
- ... your low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, the "bad" cholesterol, can slow, stop or even reverse the buildup of fatty deposits in your arteries. Boosting your high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, ...
- 48. Generalized anxiety disorder
- (Generalized anxiety disorder)
- ... about your safety or that of your loved ones, or you may have a general sense that something bad is about to happen. Symptoms in children and adolescents In addition to the symptoms above, children and ...
- 49. Ankylosing spondylitis
- (Ankylosing spondylitis)
- ... damage, or if a hip joint is so damaged that it needs to be replaced. If you smoke, quit. Smoking is generally bad for your health, but it creates additional problems for people with ankylosing spondylitis. ...
- 50. Angina
- (Angina)
- ... kind of cholesterol in your blood increases your risk of angina and heart attacks. Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol (the "bad" cholesterol) is most likely to narrow arteries. A high LDL level ...
