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Weekly Health Quiz: Memory, Canker Sores and Exercise for Mental Health
ByTOBY BILANOWNOV. 22, 2019

Cycling, walking, really any type of exercise reduced the risk of depression, provided you did it for a minimum of how many hours a week?
1 hour
3 hours
5 hours
7 hours
True or false? A large Australian study found that men and women who were taking cholesterol-lowering statin drugs were at increased risk of memory problems.
True
False
Women who slept fewer than this many hours a night were at increased risk of osteoporosis:
Five hours
Six hours
Seven hours
Sleep time was not linked to bone problems
True or false? People with severe mental illness are far more likely to be victims of crime than to commit violent acts.
True
False
Heart disease patients with blocked coronary arteries are most likely to benefit from this form of treatment:
Drug therapy
Bypass surgery
Surgical placement of stents
Surgery did not provide benefits over drugs alone for most patients
Women who had early menopause were at increased risk of cardiovascular disease, according to a new report. About what percentage of women in the study reached menopause before age 40?
1 percent
4 percent
10 percent
20 percent
Behcet's disease is characterized by:
Muscle aches
Joint pain
Canker sores
All of the above

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