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How's your knowledge of eye diseases, genital herpes, leukemia, and dietary supplements? Find out by taking our 11-question quiz. Hint: The answers to all these questions can be found in the March-April 2002 of FDA Consumer. Good luck!

 

1. Which of the following are considered at high risk for glaucoma?

a. everyone over age 60

b. people with a family history of glaucoma

c. blacks over age 40

d. All of the above

2. How often should adults with diabetes get eye exams?

a. at least every year

b. every two to four years

c. only if they experience eye problems

3. How many cataract surgeries are performed each year in the USA?

a. about 200,000

b. about 800,000

c. more than 1 million

4. What percentage of people in the United States over the age of 12 are infected with genital herpes?

a. About 5%

b. About 10%

c. About 20%

5. Most people who have genital herpes:

a. don't know they have it because they have mild or no symptoms

b. have painful, red blisters on their skin

c. have a few red pimples now and then

6. Which of these ways is NOT a method of getting genital herpes?

a. by sitting on a toilet seat or in a hot tub used by someone who has genital herpes

b. by having sexual relations with someone who has an active herpes sore

c. by having sexual relations with someone who is infected with the virus but doesn't have any symptoms

7. According to the American Cancer Society, leukemia strikes:

a. more children than adults

b. more adults than children

c. about the same number of children and adults

8. The most common cancer in children is:

a. chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)

b. chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML)

c. acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL)

9. Under the law, who has the primary responsibility for ensuring that dietary supplements are safe before they go on the market and for determining that supplement labels are truthful?

a. supplement manufacturers

b. FDA

c. pharmacists

10. When deciding whether or not to use a dietary supplement, consumers should beware of:

a. exaggerated or unrealistic claims about the product

b. simplistic conclusions drawn from complex studies

c. anecdotal information about the product from persons having no formal nutrition training

d. All of the above

11. Federal guidelines recommend that Americans engage in moderate physical activity five times a week for a least how long?

a. 1 hour

b. 30 minutes

c. 15 minutes

Your Score is:

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9 to 11 points: Excellent! Go to the head of the class.
6 to 8 points: Not too bad. You can skip cleaning the chalkboard erasers today.
Below 5 points: Oops! Stay after school and reread the appropriate chapters.

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