Weekly Health Quiz: Flu, Dogs and Brain Boosters

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For most Americans, the best month to get your flu shot is:

October

November

December

January

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Men and women with an optimistic outlook tended to:

Live longer

Have a lower risk of heart disease

Have a lower risk of stroke

All of the above

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The leading cause of death in dogs is:

Heart disease

Cancer

Obesity

Diabetes

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Compared to their out-of-shape peers, physically fit young adults showed greater robustness in this part of the brain, which serves as a communications center between different brain regions:

Gray matter

White matter

Corpus callosum

Hypothalamus

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Fungi may infiltrate this organ, possibly spurring some cases of cancer, a new report found:

Spleen

Liver

Pancreas

Brain

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Foods high in this vitamin, such as eggs, kale and cantaloupe, were tied to a lower risk of skin cancer:

Vitamin A

Vitamin C

Vitamin D

Vitamin E

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New York State had how many reported cases of new H.I.V. infection in 2018?

248

2,481

24,819

248,014