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Introduction to Healthy Skepticism Inc

What?
Our main aim is improving health by reducing harm from misleading health information.

Why?
Because misleading health information harms health and wastes resources.

Who?
We have 214 members who live in 31 countries. Many of us are health professionals but everyone is welcome to become a member if they support our aims. Naturally this includes the general public (patients, consumers, users).
We also have 15674 subscribers.

Where?
Mostly this website and email groups but we also have some meetings in person at many locations around the world.

How?
We share information via our website, forums, email discussion lists, academic journal publications and informing the media. Members may join task groups.

When?
Since 1983.

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As an advertising man, I can assure you that advertising which does not work does not continue to run. If experience did not show beyond doubt that the great majority of doctors are splendidly responsive to current [prescription drug] advertising, new techniques would be devised in short order. And if, indeed, candor, accuracy, scientific completeness, and a permanent ban on cartoons came to be essential for the successful promotion of [prescription] drugs, advertising would have no choice but to comply.
- Pierre R. Garai (advertising executive) 1963