I suggest checking out the preface. It's quirky, but looks interesting. I recently left a job in biomedical research, and share his cynicism about the field and the scope for publication of distorted results, although I am surprised that the problems extend all the way back to the 70s. This is something which is getting increasing attention in mainstream science, though the price for addressing the issue head-on will be high for many established researchers, so there is a lot of political resistance to doing so:
That said, while the topic is a bit of a hobby horse of mine, it's totally irrelevant to this forum.