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Clinical Trials
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100
This road connects New Port Richey to St. Petersburg.
What is US 19?
100
Clinical trials typically administer this to a control group in order to better understand a new drug's effects.
What is a placebo?
100
This 14th century pandemic killed over 50 million people and had a profound effect on European history.
What is the Black Death or Black Plague?
100
This movie features two lovers who encounter a deadly situation in the frigid waters of the Atlantic Ocean.
What is Titanic?
200
This NPR-based clinical trials company is currently housed in a former retirement home.
What is Advanced Research Institute?
200
In order to qualify for a clinical trials, prospective subjects must first undergo this.
What is a pre-screen?
200
This 19th century procedure revolutionized surgery as it allowed for pain-free operations.
What is anesthesia?
200
This heartwarming movie features a blonde man and a small dog and was based on a 2005 memoir.
What is Marley & Me?
300
This impressive bridge connects Pinellas and Manatee counties and was partially destroyed in 1980.
What is the Sunshine Skyway Bridge?
300
These criteria can keep a prospective study subject from qualifying for a study.
What is exclusion criteria?
300
This 1895 technology allowed doctors to see inside the body without surgery.
What is X-ray?
300
This movie featured a masked villain with a deep voice and took place in a galaxy far, far away.
What is Star Wars?
400
This small Florida town is celebrating 100 years of existence on October 27, 2024.
What is New Port Richey?
400
This mid-20th century study is infamous for not having obtained informed consent from its participants.
What is the Tuskegee Study?
400
This 1953 discovery profoundly impacted our understanding of genetics.
What is DNA?
400
This 1995 American film was considered comedian Chris Tucker's breakout role.
What is Friday?
500
This road was built as a bypass to US 19 in Pasco County and is named after a local who was friends with Billy Graham and Johnny Cash.
What is Little Road?
500
This document was adopted in 1964 and provides guidelines for conducting medical research in an ethical manner.
What is the Helsinki Declaration?
500
Companies like Pfizer and Modern developed this kind of vaccine quickly during the COVID-19 pandemic.
What is an mRNA vaccine?
500
This 1975 musical comedy horror film was initially negatively received but has since become a cult classic and is the longest-running theatrical release in film history.
What is Rocky Horror Picture Show?