“ Yes. I'm a doctor, an epidemiologist, and lots of my professional colleagues flip back and forth between industry and medical roles. I know them; they are not bad people. But it is possible for good p… Ben Goldacre
“ If you put me in charge of the medical research budget, I would cancel all primary research, I would cancel all new trials, for just one year, and I would spend the money exclusively on making sure th… Ben Goldacre
“ In females, the author has found the application of pure carbolic acid to the clitoris an excellent means of allaying the abnormal excitement. Ben Goldacre
“ This process of professionalising the obvious fosters a sense of mystery around science, and health advice, which is unnecessary and destructive. More than anything, more than the unnecessary ownershi… Ben Goldacre
“ Here we will see that pharmaceutical companies spend tens of billions of pounds every year trying to change the treatment decisions of doctors: in fact, they spend twice as much on marketing and adver… Ben Goldacre
“ Children can be disgusting, and often they can develop extraordinary talents, but I’m yet to meet any child who can stimulate his carotid arteries inside his ribcage. Ben Goldacre
“ Homeopathy pills are, after all, empty little sugar pills which seem to work, and so they embody [..] how we can be misled into thinking that any intervention is more effective than it really is. Ben Goldacre
“ And if, by the end [of this book], you reckon you might still disagree with me, then I offer you this: you'll still be wrong, but you'll be wrong with a lot more panache and flair than you could possi… Ben Goldacre
“ You are a placebo responder. Your body plays tricks on your mind. You cannot be trusted. Ben Goldacre
