What percentage of the global population is not physically active enough according to the World Health Organization?

Health Trivia / January 08, 2026

25%. Insufficient physical activity is a key risk factor for noncommunicable diseases such as cancer, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases.

Who devised a simple test to determine the health of newborns?

Health Trivia / January 08, 2026

Virginia Apgar. In 1949 Virginia Apgar became the first woman professor at Columbia's School of Physicians and Surgeons.

What is the name for a sequence of yoga positions?

Health Trivia / January 07, 2026

Vinyasa. One vinyasa is the Surya Namaskar, or Sun Salutation, which combines 12 different yoga postures in one fluid movement.

A lack of iodine in your diet leads to which medical condition?

Health Trivia / January 07, 2026

Goiter. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Recommended Daily Allowance of iodine is 1500 micrograms.

What word means "pertaining to medical care"?

Health Trivia / January 06, 2026

Clinical. The word "clinical" is from the Greek "klinein" which means to lean or recline.

What is a false foot or temporary bulge of a cell membrane called?

Health Trivia / January 06, 2026

Pseudopod. A pseudopod generally serves the organism for locomotion or feeding.