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1,028 capsules, each one classified by the strength of its evidence.

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medicine
Fact

Nursing

The care of the sick, injured and dependent. Nursing is the largest health profession by a wide margin, its outcomes are measurable and substantial,…

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medicine
Fact

Surgery

Treatment by physical intervention in the body. Surgery was limited for millennia not by knowledge of anatomy but by three specific obstacles, and…

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immunology
Fact

Allergy

An immune response to a harmless substance. The machinery involved evolved to deal with parasites, the response causes the disease rather than the…

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urban planning
Fact

Urban Parks

Public open green space within a city, maintained for recreation and amenity. They were created deliberately as a response to industrial urban…

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nutrition
Fact

Dietary Fibre

The parts of plant food that human digestive enzymes cannot break down. It supplies no energy directly and is one of the more consistently supported…

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microbiology
Fact

Bacteria

Single-celled organisms without a nucleus, present in essentially every environment on Earth, and vastly outnumbering all other forms of life. A…

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nutrition
Fact

Vitamins

Organic compounds required in small amounts that the body cannot make for itself, or cannot make in sufficient quantity. Each was discovered through…

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nutrition
Debunked

Breakfast as the Most Important Meal

The claim that eating breakfast is necessary for health and weight control, and that skipping it causes weight gain. The phrase was popularised by…

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medicine
Debunked

Do Vaccines Cause Autism?

The claim that vaccines cause autism is one of the most damaging medical myths of modern times. It has been investigated exhaustively and thoroughly…

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medicine
Proven· Clinical

Handwashing Prevents Infection

Washing the hands with soap and water is one of the simplest and most powerful tools in all of medicine for preventing the spread of disease. It is a…

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medicine
Proven· Clinical

Smoking Causes Cancer

That tobacco smoking causes cancer is one of the most thoroughly established findings in all of medicine. Smoking is the leading preventable cause of…

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medicine
Fact· Empirical

Vaccines

A vaccine is a preparation that trains the immune system to recognize and fight a specific disease before the body is ever exposed to the real…

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