I think it's quite easy to fall into the trap of fantasising about or fearing something that does not exist and will never exist: the future. The time is now.

The public puts trust in regulatory authorities like the FDA to tell the truth and keep it safe. Once trust has been lost, it’s difficult to get it back.

@unlaoised Maryanne Demasi, PhD 'thrown under the bus' describes it very well, I think.

RT Yoni Freedhoff🎗️🤟 Docs! Please Stop Telling Patients How Many Pounds They Need to Lose! weightymatters.ca/2014/05/docs-p…

Dr John Briffa Flipping fabulous! bmj.com/content/348/bm…

My response to the BMJ's withdrawal of comments relating to the safety of statins drbriffa.com/2014/05/21/my-…

Not everyone thinks the ABC Catalyst program was misleading on statins: Dr John Briffa drbriffa.com/2014/05/14/aus…

Overstating statin side effects may put people at risk, but so might understating them bmj.com/content/348/bm… The BMJ

Great piece by Joanna Blythman in which she picks away at the lauded 'Mediterranean diet' theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/w… Joanna Blythman

Dr John Briffa vs Professor Sir Lord High Executioner above-the-BMJ-process Rory Collins drbriffa.com/2014/05/21/my-…

US professor explains why Rory Collins' calls to retract BMJ papers questioning statins is an 'assault on science' healthinsightuk.org/2014/06/11/the…

New post: Why won't those calling for retraction of BMJ statin articles actually use some science? drbriffa.com/2014/06/11/clo…

Prof Sever invokes 'evidence' in calling for retraction of statin papers. Shame he uses bad science to make his case bmj.com/content/348/bm…

Study shines light on the fact that sunscreens don't appear to offer real protection against melanoma drbriffa.com/2014/06/13/stu…

British Medical Journal launches fantastic initiative: An opportunity for 'ordinary people' to help set the research agenda The BMJ

Jerome Burne provides an amusing if slightly depressing analysis of the crown prince of statin therapy - Professor Rory Collins Jerome Burne

thetimes.co.uk/tto/opinion/co… And David, unfair to conclude that "we should be ashamed.." in raising concerns about Rxing 5m well people.

annals.org/mobile/article… research group in USA ask for review of statins for primary (ie well people) prevention of heart disease

New post: How accurate are Professor Rory Collins's claims about muscle-related adverse effects of statins? drbriffa.com/2014/08/22/how…