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Answer: A. True
A pain "episode" or "crisis" is the most common symptom of sickle cell disease, and it's the top reason that people with the disease go to the hospital. When sickle cells travel through small blood vessels, they can get stuck and clog the blood flow. This causes pain that can start suddenly, be mild to severe, and last for any length of time. Learn more about Sickle Cell Disease
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Answer: D. All of the Above
When we are exposed to harmful noise—sounds that are too loud or loud sounds that last a long time—sensitive structures in our inner ear can be damaged, causing noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL). Learn how to protect your hearing.
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Answer: B. Bicycling
Bicycling at more than 10 mph burns 590 calories in an hour. Swimming slow freestyle burns 510 calories/hour; basketball burns 440 calories/hour. Calories/Hour Table>>
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Answer: C. 10-17 years
During 2003--2005, the percentage of children with hay fever increased with age; children aged 10--17 years were nearly three times as likely to have hay fever than children aged 0--4 years.
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Answer: C
Newborns can develop meningitis, sepsis, or pneumonia, and even die from this extreme infection. Group B strep is the leading cause of life-threatening infection in newborn infants.
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Sunscreens wear off and become less effective with time. The reapplication frequency is a related to your outdoor activities. Consumers who swim while wearing sunscreen need to reapply the sunscreen more frequently. In general, more frequent reapplication is associated with decreased absorption of solar radiation. Learn More>>
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Answer: B
The safest way to prevent fireworks-related injuries is to leave fireworks displays to trained professionals.
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Answer: E
Having your child's vision checked is especially important if someone in your family has had vision problems.
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Answer: A, B, and D.
C is incorrect. Always marinate food in the refrigerator. More tips to prevent foodborne illness.
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Answer: D
Arthritis can damage your joints, internal organs, and skin, but there are ways to keep the damage from getting worse. Learn more>>
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Answer: D
An average of 504,000 Americans are hospitalized annually for asthma-related symptoms. May is Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month. Learn more>>
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Answer: D
Nationwide, an estimated 30.5 million people aged 12 or older drove under the influence of alcohol at least once in the past year, according to SAMHSA. Learn more>>
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Answer: C
Women who carry excess fat around their waists are at greater risk of dying early from cancer or heart disease. Learn more>>
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Answer: C
CO poisoning kills about 500 Americans and poisons at least 15,000 each year. Get a detector and check the batteries regularly. Learn more>>
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Answer: A
Only one in three (29.6 percent) adults say they got enough rest or sleep in the past month, according to a recent CDC study. Learn more>>
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Answer: D
Prolonged exposure to cold will eventually use up your body's stored energy. The dangerous result is hypothermia, or abnormally low body temperature. Learn More>>
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Answer: C
A new study provides the first evidence that people with higher body mass index (BMI) may have a greater response to ozone than leaner people. Learn More>> | Your BMI>>
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Answer: A Cigarette
In 2006, 45 million Americans smoked, greatly increasing their likelihood of dying from lung, heart or other smoking-related diseases. Be strong; be a quitter.
How to Quit>>
Quit Line: 800-QUIT-NOW
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Answer: B
Labels on the leading brands of erectile dysfunction drugs will display more prominently the potential risk of sudden hearing loss.
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Answer: D
Seasonal flu annually sends more than 200,000 to the hospital. Up to one in five get the flu each year, and 36,000 people die from complications.
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Answer: 3,600
A new report on substance abuse by American adolescents also revealed 1.2 million teens smoked cigarettes, 631,000 drank, and 586,000 used marijuana on an average day.
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Answer: Salmonella invading human cells.
Public health officials across the U.S. are probing an ongoing outbreak of Salmonella, which may be linked to eating a brand of pot pies.
Learn more about it>>
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Answer: Deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA
DNA is the molecule that contains the genetic code for all life forms except for a few viruses. It consists of two long, twisted chains made up of nucleotide bases, often referred to as a double helix, as shown in the accompanying image. Researchers are using genetic research to figure out how being healthy and being sick are different at the level of molecules. And doctors are starting to use this information to make treatment choices.
Learn more in Genes Are Us>>
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Answer: Heart Disease
High blood cholesterol is a major risk factor for heart disease. It is important for men, women, and children of all ages to be aware of their cholesterol levels and should be checked regularly by a physician. About 17% of adult Americans aged 20 years and older have high cholesterol (240mg/dL or above), so before you decide to eat that bran muffin or fry those eggs for breakfast,
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Answer: A mosquito.
The Anopheles mosquito, shown here, can carry the parasite that causes malaria. When an infected mosquito bites a human, it injects saliva that contains the infectious form of the parasite into a person's bloodstream. Malaria symptoms are high fevers, shaking chills, and flu-like illness. Bed nets, insecticides, and antimalarial drugs are effective tools to fight malaria in areas where it is transmitted. The disease is mostly a problem in developing countries with warm climates, with 85 percent of yearly deaths occurring in sub-Saharan Africa.
World map showing regions with malaria
Read more about malaria
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Answer: The answer is d. By eating undercooked ground beef.
Though most illness has been associated with eating undercooked, contaminated ground beef, people have also become ill from eating contaminated bean sprouts or fresh leafy vegetables such as lettuce and spinach. In addition, infection can occur after drinking raw milk and after swimming in or drinking sewage-contaminated water. Consumers can prevent E. coli O157:H7 infection by thoroughly cooking ground beef, avoiding unpasteurized milk, and by washing hands carefully before preparing or eating food.
Read more about E. coli
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Answer: A Tick.
Commonly found outdoors in wooded areas, ticks seek animals and people to bite. Ticks carry many diseases, such as Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Tularemia, and Babesiosis. Some species of ticks can be the size of a pinhead, making it difficult to spot them. Fortunately, there are many tactics to prevent tick bites and reduce your risk of tick-borne disease.
Read more about stopping tick bites.
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