What percentage fat should a healthy male's body have?

Health Trivia / June 21, 2025

12 To 18 Percent. In females the number is slightly higher; approximately 14 percent to 20 percent fat.

About how much does the average adult human brain weigh?

Health Trivia / June 21, 2025

3 Pounds. The brain accounts for about 2% of body weight but uses up about 20% of the energy.

How much economic activity is generated annually by U.S. hospitals' purchases of goods and services?

Health Trivia / June 20, 2025

$1.9 Trillion. 10% of all 2007 health care spending went towards the purchase of prescription drugs.

Which of these well-known defendants was not found not guilty by reason of insanity or temporary insanity?

Health Trivia / June 20, 2025

Mark David Chapman. Although found guilty of murder, at his trial Chapman claimed that he heard the voice of God and compared himself to Moses.

The majority of flu vaccines are made from viruses grown in which of the following?

Health Trivia / June 19, 2025

Eggs. Vaccination is the principal measure for preventing influenza and reducing its impact on the global population.

What is "a drug that inhibits certain viruses" called in medicine?

Health Trivia / June 19, 2025

Antiretroviral. A retrovirus is an RNA virus replicated in a host cell through reverse transcriptase.