Take the health test
Take the health test
Questions adapted from The Health Choices textbook by Informed Health Choices
Questions adapted from The Health Choices textbook by Informed Health Choices
Researchers studied people with stomach pain before and after taking a new medicine and found that participants felt better after taking it. Can we be sure the new treatment is good for stomach pain?
Your friends tell you to rinse your ear out with hot water when you get an earache. You follow this advice and after a few hours the pain disappears. Does this mean hot water is the best way to treat earache?
You have a rash on your leg and you buy the most expensive cream in the shop. Is it better than the other creams because it's expensive?
A headache expert has been talking about a new treatment which she says is good for treating headaches. Can we be sure she is right?
You've been having difficult breathing and you've read about a new treatment which may help you. How can you be sure that the medicine will not harm you?