A Study of Sexuality and Health among Older Adults in the United States

jiangyun submitted, created time 1 year 4 months (content.nejm.org)

In our study, the frequency of sexual activity reported by respondents who were sexually active was similar to that reported among adults 18 to 59 years of age in the 1992 National Health and Social Life Survey (NHSLS), the only other comprehensive, population-based study of sexuality in the United States.30 The frequency of sexual activity did not decrease substantially with increasing age through 74 years of age, despite a high prevalence of bothersome sexual problems (>50%)

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Studies on number of sexual partners serve as model for analysis of fallacies in studies

Darkfrog submitted, created time 1 year 4 months (www.nytimes.com)

This article is a good example of an examination of the flaws of a set of sociological studies, of the attempt to reconcile the data with logic (ever the scientist's quest) and of how stereotypes can reinforce themselves.

Many sociology and human behavior studies show that, over the course of their lifetimes, men have more female sexual partners than women have male sexual partners -- or at least that the study respondents claim so.

This NYT article claims that this must be a fallacy

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Methods for health surveys in difficult settings: charting progress, moving forward

crackpot submitted, created time 1 year 7 months (www.ete-online.com)

"Health surveys are a very important component of the epidemiology toolbox, and play a critical role in gauging population health, especially in developing countries. Research on health survey methods, however, is sparse. In particular, current sampling methods are not well adapted for certain difficult settings, such as emergencies, remote regions without easily available sampling frames, hidden and vulnerable population groups, urban slums and populations living under strong political pressure

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Warts vaccine -- 1 of many in pipeline

medal submitted, created time 1 year 7 months (www.biologynews.net)

"A clinical trial treating the papillomaviruses responsible for genital warts was on target at the halfway mark, according to Australian of the Year 2006 Professor Ian Frazer and trial manager, sexual health specialist Dr David Jardine “

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