The battle between Big Pharma and scientific integrity Larger-than-life, creative, and fiercely ambitious, Dr. Charlie Bennett has a long history of revealing dangerous side effects of bestselling medicines. In 2006, his meta-analysis of existing data showed that a top-selling category of drugs caused previously unrecognized risks of death and serious illness. According to Dr. Steven Rosen, chief scientific officer of the City of Hope National Medical Center in Duarte, California, Bennett “saved more lives than anyone in American medicine.” Bennett’s work created enemies: Bennett was accused, on the basis of flimsy evidence, of mishandling government grant money and violating the False Claims Act (also known as the “Whistleblower Act”). Powerful interests within Big Pharma, academia, and law enforcement joined in the attack on Bennett. By 2010, he was forced from his academic position, besieged by lawsuits, and became the victim of a coordinated, well-funded campaign to discredit him and refute his work. From pharma superstar to disgrace and disrepute in the blink of an eye. “Taking On Big Pharma” explores Bennett’s achievement and evaluates the charges against him. Exposed is the unsettling relationship between the pharmaceutical industry and academia. The result of more than five years of research and hundreds of hours of interviews with scientists, academicians, and federal prosecutors, this is an unflinching look at how institutions, purportedly devoted to public health and education, can be corrupted for profit—whether from drug sales or research grants. Order your copy now at your favorite retailer through Skyhorse and join the discussion! Announcing CHD’s Book Club! You’ll want to order “Taking On Big Pharma” right away since we’ve chosen it as the first selection for CHD’s brand new book club! The CHD Book Club is intended to help our supporters get more out of CHD’s books by engaging in discussion with one another and asking questions about the material in our books. We’ve provided some thought-provoking discussion questions to get you started. In addition, we invite you to watch this compelling interview with Dr. Bennett on “Doctors and Scientists” with Brian Hooker, Ph.D., and we’ll be interviewing the authors Julius Getman and Terri LeClercq on Good Morning CHD, Saturday, January 21 at 7 AM PT / 9 AM CT / 10 AM ET. We want YOU to participate in the conversation! Please send us your questions and comments for the authors to [email protected]. In truth, The Team at Children's Health Defense | 
