Take the FDA Consumer Quiz

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How's your knowledge of health-related topics such as multiple sclerosis, arthritis, stroke, and skin cancer?
Find out by taking our quiz.

(Hint: The answers to all these questions can be found in the March-April 2005 issue of
FDA Consumer.)

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1. At what age is multiple sclerosis most frequently diagnosed?

a. during the teen-age years

b. between 10 and 12

c. between 60 and 70

d. between 20 and 50

e. 80 and over

2. Studies have shown that people with multiple sclerosis who exercise:

a. often have relapses triggered by exercise

b. have more fatigue

c. have less fatigue

3. How many people in the United States are diagnosed with multiple sclerosis every week?

a. between 50 and 100

b. about 200

c. about 300

d. more than 500

4. How many Americans are limited in their everyday activities because of arthritis?

a. 80,000

b. 8 million

c. 750,000

d. 2.5 million

5. Traditional non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as aspirin or ibuprofen, act by blocking the production of a family of chemicals known as:

a. estrogen

b. prostaglandins

c. testosterone

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6. Approximately how many people in the United States have a stroke each year?

a. 100,000

b. 300,000

c. 450,000

d. 700,000

7. What should you do if you think you are having a stroke?

a. call your family doctor to schedule an appointment

b. call 911 immediately for emergency help

c. wait to see if the symptoms go away

d. lie down and try to get some sleep

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8. About how many people who recover from a stroke will have another within five years?

a. 5 percent

b. 10 percent

c. 15 percent

d. 25 percent

9. What’s the smallest number of sunburns it takes to increase a person's risk for skin cancer?

a. three

b. two

c. one

d. sunburn is not related to the risk for skin cancer

10. Capsule endoscopy involves:

a. having a doctor insert a long, slender medical instrument down the throat

b. having a doctor insert a long tube into the colon to view the interior

c. having a person swallow a miniature camera that takes pictures inside the body

d. performing a medical procedure inside a compression chamber where a patient can breathe better

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9 to 10 points: Excellent! Go to the head of the class.
6 to 8 points: Not too bad. You can skip cleaning the chalkboard erasers today.
5 points and below: Oops! Stay after school and reread the appropriate chapters.

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