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Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer's disease, one form of dementia, is a progressive, degenerative
brain disease. It affects memory, thinking, and behavior. Memory impairment
is a necessary feature for the diagnosis of this or any type of dementia.
Find out more about this degenerative disease of the brain by taking this
quiz.
Arthritis
Arthritis is a group of conditions involving damage to the joints of the
body. Take the arthritis quiz
to learn if your aches and pains might represent this condition.
Back Pain
Back pain is pain felt in the back that usually originates from the muscles,
nerves, bones, joints or other structures in the spine. In the U.S., acute
low back pain the fifth most common reason for physician visits. Test
your knowledge of the back by taking this quiz.
Cholesterol
Cholesterol is required to build and maintain membranes; it regulates
membrane fluidity over the range of physiological temperatures. Since
cholesterol is essential for life, it is primarily synthesized from simpler
substances within the body. However high levels in blood circulation,
depending on how transported within lipoproteins, are strongly associated
with progression of atherosclerosis. Take this quiz
to see if you are at risk for disease related to cholesterol levels.
Obesity
Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated
to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health, leading to
reduced life expectancy. Obesity is most commonly caused by a combination
of excessive dietary calories, lack of physical activity, and genetic
susceptibility, though a limited number of cases are due solely to genetics,
medical reasons or psychiatric illness. Learn more about obesity by taking
this quiz.
Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis is a bone disease that leads to an increased risk of fracture.
Osteoporosis can be prevented with lifestyle changes and sometimes medication;
in people with osteoporosis, treatment may involve both. Lifestyle change
includes exercise and preventing falls; medication includes calcium, vitamin
D, and several others. Take the quiz
to learn more about this disease.
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