It's interesting that once upon a time, he was being called a shill for big Pharma, thanks to his anti-quackery (read: anti-homeopathy) stance.
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Which is hilarious, because "big pharma" own the big "alternative" "medicine" companies too - it's a multi-billion dollar business, of course they want a slice of that pie!
I didn't know that. Is there something I can read that'll back it up?
I can't recommend any text on the subject more highly than "Bad Science" by Ben Goldacre. It covers a lot more topics than just this, but it still covers the basics very well and I believe it has references for its claims (it has been a while since I read it and I don't have a copy to hand to check).
In the ePub version I have (from the iTunes store), there are a decent number of references in the back of the book, as well as some pointers to further reading.
I would assume they are also contained in the print version.
Yeah, I have a copy of the print version (not at hand though..) and I can confirm this.
The last few pages have a large number of references in them, and made me think for a few seconds that the book was longer than it actually was :)
Also confusing because of his work with CBT and other talking therapies, which help reduce the use of medication.