Life and Health

Triglycerides can build up on the walls of certain blood vessels, called arteries. This build-up can make them narrow. Narrowed arteries slow or block blood flow to the heart. Blood brings needed oxygen to the heart. High triglycerides can lead to hardening of your arteries. They can also lead to thickening of your artery walls. This can raise your risk of stroke, heart attack, and heart disease. It can also lead to pancreatitis, an inflammation of the pancreas.*
Some people might be at greater risk for very high triglycerides because they have other serious health problems like:

• Type 2 diabetes
• High blood pressure
• High cholesterol
• Obesity

A person with high triglycerides may not have symptoms. Lots of people do not know they have high triglycerides. High triglycerides can happen at any age and affect both men and women. Learn about the risk factors. Share the results with your doctor. Find out your triglyceride number and how you can lower it. A healthy diet and medication can help.
*The effect of LOVAZA on the risk of stroke, heart attack, and heart disease has not been determined. The effect of LOVAZA on the risk of pancreatitis has not been evaluated.

Appendicitis is a condition in which your appendix becomes inflamed and filled with pus. Your appendix is a finger-shaped pouch that projects out from your colon on the lower right side of your abdomen. This small structure has no known essential purpose, but that doesn't mean it can't cause problems.
The main symptom of appendicitis is pain that typically begins around your navel and then shifts to your lower right abdomen. The pain of appendicitis usually increases over a period of six to 12 hours, and eventually may become very severe.
Anyone can develop appendicitis, but it most often strikes people between the ages of 10 and 30. The standard treatment for appendicitis is surgical removal of the appendix. Symptoms

The term arthritis means "joint inflammation." Some people refer to arthritis as "joint pain." There are more than 100 different types of arthritis. The 2 most common forms of arthritis are osteoarthritis (OA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

Osteoarthritis:
Osteoarthritis begins with the breakdown of joint cartilage, resulting in pain and stiffness. OA commonly affects the joints of the fingers, knees, hips, and spine. Other joints affected less frequently include the wrists, elbows, shoulders, and ankles. OA can also be caused by work-related repetitive injury and physical trauma.

Rheumatoid Arthritis :
Rheumatoid Arthritis causes inflammation of the joint lining, called the synovium. This type of arthritis can cause pain, stiffness, swelling, warmth, and redness. The affected joint may also lose its shape, resulting in loss of normal movement. RA can affect other parts of the body as well, including the blood, the lungs, and the heart. Rheumatoid Arthritis is 2 to 3 times more common in women than in men, and generally affects people between the ages of 20 and 50. However, young children can develop a form of RA called juvenile RA.