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Once again, some news media can’t resist lure of sexy-but-preliminary research
Joy Victory is deputy managing editor of HealthNewsReview.org. She tweets as @thejoyvictory. “If you feel your sex drive taking a nosedive in the dreary winter months, just buy some really, really bright light bulbs, screw them in, and sit under them for half an hour.” That’s Maxim’s awful advice to readers in a news piece […]
False balance in CNN coverage of female sexual dysfunction: anecdotes given equal weight as systematic evidence review
This story doesn’t help readers discern between two forms of evidence that should carry vastly different amount of weight in readers’ minds. It also doesn’t alert readers to an expert source’s potential conflicts of interest.
'Female Viagra' gets mixed reviews
Sexy but not sensational: STAT strikes the right balance on stem cell diabetes approach
This excellent, cautious examination of a pair of lab studies gives readers everything they need to know without hyping the potential for diabetes treatment.
Cell therapy in protective bubble offers hope for diabetes fix
Sex in Old Age May Lead to a Sharper Mind
The provocative headline for this story might have things backwards.
Sex in Old Age May Lead to a Sharper Mind
Dr. Drew, sex advice, big $ and antidepressants
Amidst the broader issues coming out about drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline “as the U.S. Justice Department announced a $3 billion criminal and civil settlement with Glaxo over illegal drug marketing and other matters,” the Wall Street Journal reports: In June 1999, popular radio personality Dr. Drew Pinsky used the airwaves to extol the virtues of GlaxoSmithKline’s antidepressant Wellbutrin, telling […]
Test Can Tell Fetal Sex at 7 Weeks, Study Says
It struck our reviewers that this piece had more consumer-helpful information than a competing Reuters story. But both rated well and did responsible reporting.
Test Can Tell Fetal Sex at 7 Weeks, Study Says
Mother’s blood test reveals baby’s sex
Both this story by Reuters and a competing story by the New York Times did a reasonable job in reporting on this research – and better than many others we saw but didn’t formally review.
Mother’s blood test reveals baby’s sex
Taking meds before exposure cuts HIV risk for heterosexuals
Although we believe the competing AP story did a slightly better job overall, this story had the edge when it came to discussion of potential harms and alternative approaches.
Taking meds before exposure cuts HIV risk for heterosexuals
Midlife: Drop in testosterone can affect sexual desire in men and women
HealthKey, a new project by the Tribune Co., which owns the Los Angeles Times and the Chicago Tribune, is attempting to make a name for itself as a strong health news source. But this HealthKey story is a lot like the men who are the focus of this story about testosterone. It ran low on some fundamental elements.
Midlife: Drop in testosterone can affect sexual desire in men and women
Ladies: 5 ways to feel sexy again
In the wake of an FDA panel’s nearly unanimous vote not to approve flibanserin, a drug to treat low libido in women, CNN posts a remarkably shallow piece on 5 alternative therapies for this condition that have even less evidence to support their use.
Ladies: 5 ways to feel sexy again
Why don’t more journalists question the 40% female sexual dysfunction estimate?
The crescendo of news in anticipation of an FDA advisory committee’s consideration of the drug flibanserin for hypoactive sexual desire disorder or HSDD is crazy. And few stories question the oft-cited estimate that up to 40% of women may have this problem. Why don’t they cite the source? Why don’t they explain how flimsy the […]
12 6/14/2010FDA, flibanserin & female sexual dysfunction
This week the FDA will vote on flibanserin, the much-talked-about drug for women with the condition called hypoactive sexual desire disorder or – because everything in sexual health needs an acronym like ED or PE – HSDD. On the eve of the FDA vote, CBS last week ran still another story about flibanserin. This drug […]
Trial Help for Sex Problems
A reasonable job of reporting on two small studies of a spray used to delay ejaculation. The results have not been peer-reviewed or published, but they are being used by the company involved in the research to drum up interest in the spray in the run up to an FDA application.
Trial Help for Sex Problems
‘Female Viagra’ May Treat Low Sexual Desire
A story that early and often reminds readers of the controversies surrounding the diagnosis and treatment of so-called hypoactive sexual desire in women. Unfortunately the headline promotes the tired old "female Viagra" label.
‘Female Viagra’ May Treat Low Sexual Desire
Hope for rabbits with female sexual arousal disorder
FoxNews reported, “Viagra for Women May Be Coming Soon.” ABCNews.com headlined, “Are We a Step Closer to a Viagra for Women?” HealthDay relied on a news release for its material and quotes. All of this was about a study in rabbits. And none of the stories even blinked in the direction of disease-mongering of “female […]
