Scientific evidence

另類醫學診斷和治療不包括在醫學院講授的、以科學及以臨床證據為基礎的治療。替代療法缺乏科學的驗證，及其效果沒有被證明或被科學否定（英语：Scientific evidence）。另類療法通常是建基於偽科學、古老及過時的哲學、錯誤的推理、純科學推論但沒有經過嚴格的臨床實驗、沒有經過足夠測試的醫療方法、已被

mainstream scientific or medical views to be presented to juries as valid evidence from which conclusions may be drawn. The use of such invalid scientific evidence

Lele, Subhash. Taper, Mark L.; Lele, Subhash , 编. The nature of scientific evidence: statistical, philosophical, and empirical considerations. Chicago:

（原始内容 (PDF)存档于2007年10月4日）. The scientific evidence shows that homeopathy acts only as a placebo and there is no scientific explanation of how it could work

Lilienfeld, S. O. Psychopathic Personality: Bridging the Gap Between Scientific Evidence and Public Policy. Psychological Science in the Public Interest.