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1. One of the horrors of finding a grey hair in your 20s or 30s is taken as a sign of aging. Is finding grey hairs amongst 'normal'-coloured hair a sign of the ageing process?
2. As we age we need to stay healthy and avoid and/or manage chronic disease. What is a chronic disease?
3. Which of the following is NOT considered a chronic disease?
4. Cancer is an emotive word as it is nearly always associated with impending death. When is it considered a chronic disease?
5. Type II diabetes mellitus and hypertension are two very different chronic diseases yet they share one ominous factor. What is this factor?
6. Alzheimer's disease and dementia are often used interchangeably. Are they the same chronic disease?
7. Stress can have a negative effect on long-term health. Is it always considered a chronic disease?
8. Mental illness has long been neglected as a chronic disease. Which is the most common presentation of mental illness?
9. Social determinants of health have been shown to play a part in long-term health. Which of these describes them?
10. The management of aging is really about the management of chronic disease. What, as a society, is our best approach to the management of chronic disease?
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