Drugs
This OTC drug is commonly used for pain, fever, and headaches.
What is acetaminophen/tylenol?
This brand is used when you feel nauseous or carsick.
What is Gravol (dimenhydrinate)?
Queen’s school colours are these three colours.
What is red, gold, and blue?
A neurodegenerative disease characterized by accumulation of amyloid-β and tau neurofibrillary tangles.
What is Alzheimer’s Disease (AD)?
Yellow and Black
What are the colours of Youreka?
This common NSAID is often used for inflammation, pain, and period cramps.
What is ibuprofen/advil/motrin?
This brand name drug contains calcium carbonate.
What are Tums (antacids)?
The body of water that borders Queen’s campus.
What is Lake Ontario?
The concurrent use of 5 or more medications.
What is polypharmacy?
The evaluation of research by experts in the field.
What is a peer review?
This life-saving drug reverses opioid overdoses.
What is naloxone?
This brand is used for allergies, runny nose, sneezing, itchy throat, and watery eyes.
What is Benadryl (diphenhydramine) or Claritin (loratadine)?
The oldest building at Queen’s, built in 1839.
What is Summerhill?
This is when newborns experience withdrawal after experiencing in-utero opioid exposure.
What is neonatal abstinence syndrome?
This length of time defines Youreka Canada’s core program, during which students complete a full research project.
What is 10 weeks?
This medication is a first-line treatment for type 2 diabetes and is known for GI side effects.
What is metformin?
This brand name is used to treat diarrhea.
What is Imodium (loperamide)?
Most buildings in Kingston are made from this local rock.
What is limestone?
This is a common treatment for depression, anxiety, and OCD with a common adverse effect of apathy.
What are selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)?
At the end of Youreka’s program, students present their work at regional events, with top teams advancing to this academic gathering.
What is the national symposium?
A widely used oral anticoagulant ("blood thinner") that treats and prevents blood clots.
What is warfarin used for?
The brand name of the drug cetirizine.
What is Reactine?
This annual homecoming tradition involves engineering students attempting to climb a greased pole to capture a tam.
What is the Grease Pole climb?
A major antioxidant enzyme that protects cells by neutralizing superoxide radicals and limiting oxidative stress.
What is superoxide dismutase (SOD)?
The year that Youreka was founded.
What is 2017?