1.       Which of the following is NOT true of chronic diseases in the US?

A)     They account for 70% of all deaths.

B)      They are responsible for most of the health care costs.

C)     They often result in unhealthy lifestyles.

D)     They are largely preventable.

2.       The author mentions all the following as ways of diseases prevention EXPECT

A)     better diet.

B)      increased exercise.

C)     reduction on smoking.

D)     higher survival rate for cancer.

3.       The article indicates that more money spent on disease prevention will mean

A)     greater responsibility of the government.

B)      much less money needed for disease treatment.

C)     higher costs of health care.

D)     more lifestyle choices for people.

4.       The $15 million program is aimed at

A)     promoting disease prevention.

B)      building more sidewalks.

C)     helping needy communities.

D)     wiping out chronic disease.

5.       Early cancer screening can help reduce significantly

A)     the death rates for all chronic diseases.

B)      the kinds of cancer attacking people.

C)      the cancer incidence rate.

D)     cancer death rate.

 

Eat to Live
A meager diet may give you health and long life, but it’s not much fun --- and it might not even be necessary. We may be able to hang on to¹ most of that youthful vigor even if we don’t start to diet until old age.

Stephen Spindler and his colleagues from the University of California at Riverside have found that some of an elderly mouse’s liver genes can be made to behave as they did when the mouse was young simply by limiting its food for four weeks. The genetic rejuvenation won’t reverse other damage caused by time for the mouse, but could help its liver metabolize drugs or get rid of toxins.²

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