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- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Mainstream medicine intentionally ignores natural remedies for financial profit.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Recent scientific evidence strongly supports splitting the combination measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Consuming dietary sugar directly feeds cancer cells in the human body.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Colostrum supplements provide proven health benefits for human immunity and gut health.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Artificial intelligence deepfakes of real doctors spread health misinformation on social media platforms.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Non-hospitalised adults with post-COVID-19 condition often still report low self-rated health 2.5 years after infection.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that A study reported in September 2026 that human dementia-related proteins spread through mouse brains in a prion-like manner.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Ethiopia's national Emergency Medical Team became the first civilian national EMT in the WHO African Region to receive international classification.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Microplastics cause measurable harm to human health.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Regular aerobic exercise raises VO2 max through adaptations such as greater stroke volume and mitochondrial density.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Depression is caused by a chemical imbalance or serotonin deficiency in the brain.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Cooking with PTFE-coated non-stick pans causes cancer in humans.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Obstructive sleep apnea leads to the development of narcolepsy.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Polyphasic sleep improves memory.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Vegetarian diets are associated with lower mortality than diets that include meat.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Hypnic jerks are involuntary muscle twitches that occur as a person falls asleep.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that CrossFit training increases the risk of injury compared with other forms of exercise.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Finasteride, a hair loss medication, reduces sexual desire in men who take it.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Marriage improves physical health and longevity compared with remaining unmarried.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Doomscrolling on a phone before bed helps adults fall asleep faster.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that BCAA supplements speed up muscle recovery after resistance exercise in healthy adults.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Receiving a COVID-19 vaccine causes tinnitus in some recipients.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Smelling coffee aroma without drinking it can change attention, alertness, and brain activity, according to new research.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that If 138 countries adopted the EAT-Lancet Planetary Health Diet, diet-related greenhouse gas emissions would fall.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Spending time in nature is associated with better mental health, according to a 2026 review of 45 years of scientific evidence.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that A study in mice published in 2026 found that an extremely high-salt diet disrupted the gut microbiome and impaired memory.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that As of 2026, no drug has been approved by the US FDA specifically to treat vascular dementia.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Researchers in 2026 grew human brain organoids that model Alzheimer's disease without the use of animal testing.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Adverse social determinants of health are associated with a higher risk of dementia in people with and without type 2 diabetes, according to two large national cohort studies.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Some oral medicine capsules contain small pellets or beads so that the drug is released gradually over time (extended or delayed release) rather than all at once.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Woodpeckers avoid brain damage from pecking because their skulls act as shock absorbers.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends a tetanus booster shot every 10 years for adults.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that After walking on a treadmill, people commonly feel a forward-propulsion sensation caused by the brain's adaptation to the belt's movement.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Morning erections (nocturnal penile tumescence) occur during REM sleep cycles regardless of whether the dream content is sexual.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Pentobarbital is a paralytic drug that stops the muscles.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that The sedative drug phenobarbital can lower a patient's blood pressure.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that The drug phenobarbital can cause constipation as a side effect.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Raw milk is healthier than pasteurized milk.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Colorectal cancer diagnosed in children and teenagers is increasing and differs biologically from the colorectal cancer typical in adults.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that The US Food and Drug Administration has authorized an AI tool that estimates a woman's five-year breast cancer risk from a routine screening mammogram.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that West Nile virus is the leading cause of mosquito-borne disease in the continental United States, and neuroinvasive West Nile disease can cause brain inflammation.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Breast arterial calcification visible on a mammogram is associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular disease.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Uncooked cornstarch is used as a standard dietary treatment to prevent dangerously low blood sugar in people with glycogen storage disease type I.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that The CDC recommends rabies post-exposure prophylaxis when a bat is found in a room with a sleeping person or a young child who cannot reliably report contact, unless testing rules out rabies.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Watering lawns in the evening causes fungal diseases.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Drug use among teenagers is increasing.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Medicare is free for all beneficiaries.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Total mastectomy is mandatory for the treatment of recurrent breast cancer after lumpectomy alone.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Opioids can cause drowsiness, so patients should not drive or use machinery when first starting the medicine.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Naloxone is a medicine that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose.?
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