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Archive for February, 2008

SEX = BAD GRADES?

According to a new survey of the sex lives of students at Cambridge University, promiscuity leads to academic failure. “Researchers questioned more than 1,000 undergraduates and found those at poorly performing colleges had the most number of sexual partners”.
“An online poll, published in the student magazine Varsity, also found that students studying certain subjects were more promiscuous than others. Those reading medicine had the most number of sexual partners (eight) while those reading theology had the fewest (two). Students studying social political science came second (seven), history third (six), modern and medieval languages (five)”. Also, “four in 10 students admitted having a one-night stand but more than six in 10 said they had never been tested for HIV, chlamydia or other sexually transmitted diseases.

Link: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/01/25/nsex125.xml

Father Absence

Father Absence continues to be a great concern. The impact and results in the lives of children, are even greater.

https://www.fatherhood.org/father_factor.asp

really?

“Hispanic Women Proficient in English More Likely Than Peers To Give Birth Early, Study Finds”

http://kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?DR_ID=50264 

…seemingly counter-intuitive, but relevant to PARTNRS…