What percent of Americans eat the recommended daily amount of fruits and vegetables?

Health Trivia / March 21, 2025

10%. The USDA first published the American Food Guide Pyramid in 1992.

Which drug is not an antidepressant?

Health Trivia / March 21, 2025

Tiazac. Monoamine oxidase inhibitors, or MAOIs are a class of antidepressants with potentially lethal food and drug interactions.

What is the term used to describe the inflammation of the brain?

Health Trivia / March 20, 2025

Encephalitis. Victims of the 1918-1930 encephalitis lethargica epidemic remained in a semi-conscious state until the late 1960's administering of the drug L-DOPA.

Which of the following groups are considered micronutrients?

Health Trivia / March 20, 2025

Vitamins. A micronutrient is a "small" nutrient, mainly vitamins and minerals.

What German scientist is known as the Father of Radiology?

Health Trivia / March 19, 2025

Wilhelm Roentgen. In 1894, Wilhelm Konrad Roentgen discovered x-rays which were able to 'see through' most objects. The first x-ray was of his wife's hand.

Which blood test should be used periodically to monitor a person on Coumadin anticoagulant therapy?

Health Trivia / March 19, 2025

Prothrombin Time. Coumadin (Warfarin) has the effect of inhibiting the clotting mechanism.