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- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Most people can manage GERD with lifestyle changes and medicine; surgery is rarely needed.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Most colonic polyps are not dangerous, but some may turn into cancer or already be cancer.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The flu vaccine is updated every year because flu viruses are constantly changing.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that A reversible chemical reaction can proceed in both directions.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Hippocrates considered epilepsy a medical condition due to natural causes starting around 400 BC.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Adenocarcinoma is the most common histotype of lung cancer.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Speech-language pathology includes the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of swallowing disorders.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Physicians and scientists use computerized tomography and imaging tools to trace pathways of brain messages.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Heat is a means for transferring energy between systems rather than energy contained within a system.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Blocking cholinergic mechanisms in young subjects can artificially induce memory deficits similar to those seen in the aged.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Carbon isotope analysis can distinguish between terrestrial and marine ecosystems as sources of foodstuffs.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Attorney General Jeff Sessions recused himself from all investigations relating to Russia in March 2017.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy is a technique used by organic chemists to assist in determining the structure of an unknown compound.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Increased dietary calcium intake from dairy foods is associated with an increased risk of prostate cancer.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Thermal energy is the energy within an object due to the random motion of its atoms and molecules that accounts for the object's temperature.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The peace treaty signed between the Bulgars and the Byzantine Empire on August 9, 681, is considered the birth-date of Bulgaria.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that A calorie is the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree Celsius.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Direct genetic testing for cystic fibrosis is available now that the cystic fibrosis gene has been identified.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Ultrasound techniques are used as a first-line diagnostic tool when portal hypertension is suspected.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Legal markets for threatened species may stimulate black markets and overharvesting.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Children of mothers with a history of depression or current depressive episodes manifest higher levels of behavior problems than children of nondepressed mothers.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that MicroRNAs can regulate gene expression by causing mRNA degradation or blocking translation.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Flaxseed oil is a source rich in omega-3 fatty acids.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Friedrich Wöhler demonstrated in 1828 that organic compounds can be created artificially.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Viral infection causes a general impairment of pulmonary antibacterial defenses.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The Roman general Pompey was given the epithet 'the Great' during his lifetime.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Transduction is the process of transferring genetic information from one bacterium to another via a phage.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Liquid oxygen is attracted to magnetic fields.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Chikungunya and dengue fever can be difficult to distinguish because both infections cause similar symptoms such as fever and severe pain.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Chikungunya virus infection typically does not cause bleeding.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Theory of mind is the ability to predict and interpret the behavior of oneself and others in terms of mental states.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Lenin believed that the working class was not capable of achieving revolution on its own and required a disciplined and centralized party to guide the struggle.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Selective growth media can contain antibiotics to ensure that only resistant organisms grow.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Patients with migraine may be at an increased risk of experiencing cerebrovascular events such as cerebrovascular accidents and transient ischemic attacks.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Learning to read may reflect a specialized adaptation of general object recognition processes that are insensitive to right-left orientation.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that In science and everyday life, simple models are generally preferred over complex ones.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that A keylogger is a piece of software or computer hardware which records keystrokes on a computer.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Albert Einstein developed the concept of spacetime by connecting space and time.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The U.S. Congress passed the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act in 2010 following the 2008 global financial crisis.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The United States fought the War of 1812 against Great Britain.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that A burette is a precisely calibrated volumetric delivery tube used to add titrant to an analyte.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Continuous variables are variables that can take on an uncountable number of values in a range and are usually measured.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The enthalpy change of a chemical reaction is calculated by subtracting the sum of bond dissociation energies of bonds formed from the sum of bond dissociation energies of bonds broken.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that A chest CT scan can identify complications of pneumonia such as lung abscesses or pleural effusions.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Behavioral therapy and medicines can be used to treat anabolic steroid addiction.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Pericles initiated a building program in Athens that included the re-fortification of the port of Piraeus and the construction of long walls connecting it to the city.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The Veterans Crisis Line provides support to veterans in crisis through phone calls, text messages, and online chat.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The World Health Organization recommends the provision of continuous companionship during childbirth.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that A firewall acts as a barrier between a secured internal network and an outside network.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Endothermic reactions are chemical reactions that require an input of energy to occur.?
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