Q 01/05

Which hair-loss treatment, sold as Rogaine, began as a hypertension tablet whose users sprouted unexpected hair?

A) Minoxidil

B) Finasteride

C) Dutasteride

D) Ketoconazole

Answer · why

A) Minoxidil

Minoxidil was approved in 1979 as a tablet for stubborn high blood pressure. Doctors had already noticed patients growing extra hair, and by 1988 it w...

Q 02/05

Shooter Kim Jong-su lost two 2008 Olympic medals after testing positive for which class of hypertension drugs?

A) Alpha blockers

B) ACE inhibitors

C) Beta blockers

D) Vasodilators

Answer · why

C) Beta blockers

Beta blockers slow the heart and calm tremors, a real edge when aiming a pistol. That is why precision sports such as shooting ban a medicine millions...

Q 03/05

Which everyday food did a 2012 CDC report name as Americans' biggest source of blood-pressure-raising sodium?

A) Chips and pretzels

B) Bread and rolls

C) Frozen pizza

D) Canned soups

Answer · why

B) Bread and rolls

Bread and rolls supplied 7.4% of Americans' sodium, more than double the share from chips and pretzels. A slice is not especially salty; people simply...

Q 04/05

Hypertension raises the risk of which artery condition, which killed Albert Einstein when one burst in his abdomen?

A) Embolism

B) Thrombosis

C) Vasculitis

D) Aneurysm

Answer · why

D) Aneurysm

An aneurysm is a weak, bulging stretch of artery, and high pressure helps it grow and tear. A surgeon had wrapped Einstein's in cellophane years befor...

Q 05/05

A 2018 US trial cut Black men's blood pressure sharply by stationing pharmacists inside which neighbourhood businesses?

A) Laundromats

B) Barbershops

C) Corner stores

D) Car washes

Answer · why

B) Barbershops

Barbershops made the difference: barbers urged regulars to meet a visiting pharmacist who could prescribe drugs. After six months the men's top readin...