Health and Medicine Trivia Questions
Total Questions: 13
What substance do doctors often include in a patch to help patients quit smoking?
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nicotine
What compound found in the water of Galesburg, Ill. was discovered in a 1935 study to help prevent tooth decay?
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fluoride
What disease have new studies found artemether to be as effective as quinine in treating?
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malaria
What mineral fiber has the EPA called for a 94% reduction of due to its link to lung disease by 1997?
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asbestos
What condition should you avoid aspirin and alcohol to manage if you have the 'peptic' type?
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ulcer
What is the name for the inflammation of the liver that can result from viruses, drugs, or alcohol?
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hepatitis
What process, often involving a beeping machine, helps people control their blood pressure by providing real-time physiological feedback?
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biofeedback
What deadly liver disease is most commonly caused by alcohol in the U.S.?
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cirrhosis
Which branch of medicine specializes in the care and diseases of the elderly?
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geriatrics
What is the common name for a rash characterized by small red bumps, also known as urticaria?
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hives
Who became U.S. Surgeon General in 1993 after serving as Arkansas' first woman director of the Department of Health?
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joycelyn elders
What condition, named for the nerve it affects, causes pain that spreads from the lower back through the thigh and leg?
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sciatica
What gas causes the painful and dangerous condition known as the bends when it forms bubbles in the blood?
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nitrogen
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