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The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) announced today that \u201cI just know\u201d will replace systematic reviews as the top level of evidence available in medical research. For years scientists and doctors have dismissed anecdotes from the likes of anti-vaxxers and pseudoscience pushers, but it appears they are finally ready to listen.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter much research and deliberation, we feel we cannot ignore what a parent or conspiracy theorist feels \u201cin their gut\u201d. There are just too many anecdotes and too many people buying untested alternative health products to ignore this any longer,\u201d explained SHEA spokesman Dr. Harold Rami.<\/p>\n
Homeopaths, Naturopaths, Chiropractors and anti-vaxxers the world over are celebrating this as a huge victory.<\/p>\n
\u201cEven though my son was showing signs of autism before he got vaccinated, I know in my gut and in my heart that it was still the vaccines that caused it,\u201d said mother and anti-vaccine advocate Cheryl Jones.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a big win for us,\u201d said Naturopath and homeopathy dispenser, Paul Theroult. \u201cI have seen it many times. I sell my patients a homeopathic remedy \u2013 for say the common cold- and then bam, they are cured within one to two weeks. There is no science backing up my claim that the homepathic pill cured their cold, but in my gut I just know it did.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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