Statistics for GCSE History-Medicine 1900-present day

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Type 2 diabetes is caused by having too much what in your diet?	Sugar	91%
What year was the NHS established?	1948	69%
Radiotherapy and what other new treatment could treat cancer?	Chemotherapy	69%
With the NHS, what did you no longer have to do for ambulances?	Pay	63%
Over time does the NHS become cheaper of more expensive to run?	More expensive	60%
When old, damaged tissue and organ's are replaced with new ones.	Transplant	52%
By 2005 what type of advertising was banned completely?	Tobacco	47%
What year did Fleming discover penicillin?	1928	44%
What year did Watson and Crick discover the double helix?	1953	44%
What major event of the time put pressure on the discovery of something that could conquer infection?	World War 2	44%
What year does Fleming abandon his work?	1932	40%
What year did the government pass the law made it illegal to smoke in public areas?	2007	40%
In 1942 who does Florey go to to try and get Penicillin mass produced because the British pharmaceutical industry won't fund it?	The USA	37%
In the 1980's, leaflets were handed out across the country to warn people of what?	AIDS	30%
What year do Florey and Chain look for a magic bullet for infection?	1938	29%
What did everyone get with the NHS as opposed to only a few being able to afford health insurance?	Healthcare	27%
What genetic treatment involves repairing damaged tissue and potentially treating cancer, heart attacks and leukaemia ?	Stem cell therapy	27%
What year did he discover it?	1909	23%
What disease did it cure?	Syphilis	15%
What percentage of lung cancer cases are from smoking?	85%	13%
Doctors used to use X-rays to diagnose lung cancer. What do they do now?	Give you a CT scan	10%
With free healthcare what do people have to wait longer for?	Operations	7%
In 1932, Gerhard Domagk discovered a bright red dye, what was it called?	Prontosil	7%
Before mass vaccinations in 1942, how many babies died each year to diptheria?	3000	6%
What was the fist magic bullet called?	Salverson 606	6%
What did it cure?	Blood poisoning	5%
In 2007 what was increased to stop people from purchasing tobacco?	Taxation	4%
Who developed the first magic bullet?	Paul Urlick	3%
Doctors could now do what when working under the NHS?	Specialise in certain areas of medicine	3%