Healthy Skepticism
Healthy Skepticism Inc is an international non-profit organisation whose main aim is to "improve health by reducing harm from misleading drug promotion". Healthy Skepticism was founded in 1983 with the name Medical Lobby for Appropriate Marketing (MaLAM). It was begun by an Australian medical student, Peter Mansfield, who had the idea for the organisation during his final year elective in Bangladesh in 1982.
Basic Information
- Category: organization
- Founded: 1983
- Website: http://www.healthyskepticism.org
Documented Facts
- Email: peter.mansfield@adelaide.edu.au (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
- Founded: 1983 (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
- Website: http://www.healthyskepticism.org (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
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- Healthy Skepticism — Official Site (official)
- Healthy Skepticism — Wikipedia (reference)
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- Recorded profile date: 2026-04-22
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Healthy Skepticism Inc is an international non-profit organisation whose main aim is to "improve health by reducing harm from misleading drug promotion". Healthy Skepticism was founded in 1983 with the name Medical Lobby for Appropriate Marketing (MaLAM). It was begun by an Australian medical student, Peter Mansfield, who had the idea for the organisation during his final year elective in Bangladesh in 1982.
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