Having high total cholesterol, high bad cholesterol, or low good cholesterol could place you at higher than average risk for heart disease. Knowing about high cholesterol is the first step toward lowering it, which reduces your risk. That's the reason to get a cholesterol test.holesterol Tests: the Good, Bad, the Fatty. Cholesterol is a form of fat that's not all bad -- a certain amount is essential for life. Cholesterol helps provide stability to the outer membranes of our bodies' cells. But cholesterol can have harmful effects.
Blackheads are said to be the first stage of acne. They form before bacteria invade the pores of the patient's skin. A blackhead can develop into a pimple, which is also known as a papule or pustule. Blackheads and acne in general usually develop after the onset of puberty, when hormone levels surge and reach the skin.
The northern copperhead is a pit-viper, as are all three of Virginia's venomous snake species (northern copperhead, eastern cottonmouth and timber rattlesnake). The pit in pit-viper refers to the heating sensing pit located between the eye and the nostrils on the snake's head.opperheads are born alive and with the exception of the tail tip, they are colored and patterned the same as adults. The following four photographs are of baby/juvenile northern copperheads. Note the sulfur yellow colored tail tip. The yellow tail tip is used as a lure for frogs, lizards and other prey items.