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And she was in considerable anguish, she was in so much pain because of the gonorrhea that she was screaming," said Hepburn. The father prolonged the girl's suffering by not disclosing she had the same strain of venereal disease, she said. The father was found guilty of sexual assault causing bodily harm and sexual interference in October for the July 2001 attack against his young child. The accused, who now has AIDS and earlier admitted to having occasional unprotected sex with his HIV-infected... (Toronto Sun)
Reading erotica, a social activity? Mar 27, 2007
"Some texts even came as questions and answers and were clearly intended for groups of men to read together, with one asking the questions and the others answering them, Skipps added.Much of the work is derogatory in its references to women. They are subordinates, courtesans, prostitutes, carriers of venereal disease and bearers of deformed children."When men write this way, or read these texts, it gives them a context for asserting their authority over women," Skipp added.However, some texts... (Hindustan Times, India)
'The sacred badge used as a weapon' Mar 24, 2007
She said he attempted to rape her, but let her go after she claimed to have a venereal disease. Later, he sent her a text message and called her cellphone, police say. (The Miami Herald)
Sex in the 1700s Mar 24, 2007
They are subordinates, courtesans, prostitutes, carriers of venereal disease and bearers of deformed children. "When men write this way, or read these texts, it gives them a context for asserting their authority over women," Skipp added. (EurekAlert!)
Books: Sex, Lies and Cigarettes in America Mar 21, 2007
His first book, "No Magic Bullet: A Social History of Venereal Disease in the United States Since 1880" (Oxford), probably scared a lot of people out of bed, but it also provided some fascinating stories in the process. Now comes "The Cigarette Century: The Rise, Fall, and Deadly Persistence of the Product That Defined America" (Basic). (MSNBC -- Health)
Miami cop charged with rape attempt Post a comment Mar 21, 2007
Ragusa tried raping her, police say, but stopped when the woman claimed she had a venereal disease. Allowing the woman to put her pants on, Ragusa extended an invitation back to his apartment, police said. (The Miami Herald)
Seed of Life Mar 21, 2007
So far, the Sanjeevani herb has been used by tribals with some success in treating diseases like jaundice, heat stroke, kidney infection, diarrhoea and venereal disease. If the herb were found to contain the blueprint for crop survival, it would be a bonanza for Indian agriculture, including future returns from patents and knowledge-sharing. (India Times, India)
Uncomfortable truth for Japan Mar 16, 2007
Jan Ruff O'Herne, a Dutch woman taken at 19, remembers beatings and rape even by the doctor who paid calls to the brothels checking for venereal disease. Lee Yong-soo left with venereal diseases and shame for over half a century. (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
Growing Success at Ivakota Farm--Troubled Young Women get a Helping Hand to Gain a Leg Up Mar 12, 2007
"For the thousands of women and children who were the characters in this story and who survived society's harshest treatments-abuse, sexual assault, venereal disease, abandonment by family, friend and church-Ivakota gave them back a life that would have otherwise been lost.". Tell us what you think. (Fairfax Chronicle, VA)
Tribes recall dam closure that ended a way of life Mar 12, 2007
" The story of how the color disappeared -- and the fish, and the majesty of the falls -- starts long before the dam was built. The tons of drying salmon impressed members of the Lewis and Clark expedition as they headed down the river in October of 1805. They were probably the first white men to see the falls, although American and British ships had been calling at the Columbia's mouth since 1792 and their trade goods (and venereal disease) had worked their way up to Celilo and beyond. Celilo... (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR)
Japanese PM provokes fury over sex slaves Mar 9, 2007
The Japanese Prime Minister has inflamed controversy about the country s brutal military record by promising support to a group of right-wing politicians who deny the existence of hundreds of thousands of wartime military sex slaves. Shinzo Abe said that his Government would co-operate with a proposal to reinvestigate a 1993 Cabinet statement, which admitted that many women were tricked or coerced into sexual slavery by the Japanese military. (Times Online)
Richard Orr column: Focus on abstinence not working 03-04-2007 Mar 4, 2007
This is by no means to imply that Lubbock is alone in the climbing rate of teenagers having babies and coming down with what used to be called venereal disease. I m sure Plainview s rate is on a par with your rate and that of other cities and towns across the state and country. (Plainview Daily Herald, TX)
The invisible worm Mar 3, 2007
But the curse also refers to venereal disease transferred from a prostitute to a married man and then on to his wife, so that it "blights with plagues the marriage hearse". Blake is equating the institutions of marriage and prostitution with death: he's attacking not just the church, but also the systems of abuse and hypocrisy that keep a corrupt society functioning. (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
Perry's 'bizarre' moves vex conservatives (Hugh Aynesworth) Feb 28, 2007
His executive order earlier this month ordering all Texas girls entering the sixth grade to be immunized against a venereal disease that causes cervical cancer provided the most heat and criticism from conservatives. But another Perry edict, to speed up state review of proposed coal-fired power plants, was checked by a state judge last week. (Washington Times)
Review: Ledyard Feb 17, 2007
As a 25-year-old sailor on the British ship Resolution, which set sail in 1776 in search of the Northwest Passage, Ledyard contracted venereal disease, was served a roasted human arm (and willingly tasted it, as he had lately been reduced to eating "fricassee of rats") and lost his captain, James Cook, when a group of angry Hawaiians ran him through the back with a spear. These horrors were a fitting start to a strange and exciting career - one that, like Cook's, would be cut short by a lust for... (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
At U.S. hearing, WW2 sex slaves spurn Japan apologies Feb 16, 2007
"Even the Japanese doctor raped me each time he examined me for venereal disease," O'Herne said. The devout Catholic woman said she had forgiven the Japanese but rejected a payment from Tokyo's Asian Women's Fund in 1995 as "an insult to comfort women" because the money was from private donations -- a formula that she felt skirted Japanese state responsibility. (News on Japan, Japan)
World War II sex slaves seek resolution for Japanese apology Feb 16, 2007
The memories of being raped and beaten day and night, even by the doctor who examined her for venereal disease, "have tortured my mind all my life," said O'Herne, a former Dutch colonist bornin Java who now lives in Australia. "I have forgiven the Japanese for what they did to me, but I can never forget.". (Jakarta Post, Indonesia)
Sacrificing hoops for the greater good Feb 13, 2007
It sounds like a venereal disease. The kind of malady that leaves you with an ibby jaaber. (The Daily Princetonian, NJ)
New 'Dracula' on PBS will give purists pause Feb 10, 2007
The vampire arrives in England at the behest of an occult conspiracy that dupes the dour Lord Holmwood (Dan Stevens) into thinking that their blood ritual can cure him of the dreaded venereal disease that sent both of his parents howling to their graves. The fact that Holmwood wants to purify himself before consummating his marriage to Lucy Westenra (Sophia Myles) leaves the voluptuous lass open to the vampire's amorous embrace. (The Standard-Times, MA)
Sultry U.K. songstress makes move on America Feb 8, 2007 'Charity Girl' brings shameful chapter of history to light Jan 30, 2007 Voyeurs: What a Bunch of Idiots Jan 30, 2007 After stumbling upon an obscure historical atrocity, author Michael Lowenthal brought it to light as a novel Jan 29, 2007 A writer reimagines the fate of the 'charity girls' Jan 24, 2007 Signs of Child Sexual Abuse Jan 5, 2007 Are you hefted? If not, that's a pity Jan 5, 2007 Hot Springs National Park has 175th anniversary Jan 2, 2007
It offers advice on how to avoid unwelcome advances at "the pub," such as claiming to be pregnant or infected with venereal disease. Alright, Still is, unfortunately, not without its forgettable tracks, which seem to be concentrated in the album's second half. (The Cavalier Daily, VA)
Rape Victim Expresses Health Worries Feb 6, 2007
" She also said she is concerned with her physical condition because she has been unable to obtain results of medical tests performed at the Crisis Center of Tampa Bay during the rape investigation. Her mother said the family has sent two faxes authorizing the center to release the records so the woman's gynecologist can determine a proper course of treatment. A spokesman for the Crisis Center could not be reached Monday evening. In her prepared statement, the woman did not speak about whether... (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- News)
Possibly being infected with venereal disease, which meant they might pose a threat to US troops ... By the turn of the last century, local and federal authorities had formed various anti-vice groups to stop the spread of venereal disease ... Soon after, Frieda is tracked down by a member of the clumsily named but real Massachusetts Committee on Prevention of Social Evils Surrounding Military Camps, who informs Frieda that her beau has tested positive for venereal disease and named her as his... (Boston Globe)
That's what Bardia Persa, creator of the new Web site , says he paid a broker for the contents of storage unit which contained, among other things, a prescription for the antibiotic doxycycline -- which among other things, is used to treat venereal disease. Why do you think Persa would pay such an insane amount of money for this stuff junk that even Paris didn't care enough about to pay the storage bill for, which resulted in this mess. (Fox News)
The facts are that during World War I the US government arrested 30,000 young women suspected of having venereal disease and locked at least 15,000 of them in detention centers, without recourse to courts, as part of a campaign to protect the armed forces from disease ... "Flipping through this book," he said, "I saw a sentence about a proposal to quarantine people with AIDS, which she compared to the detention of girls who had venereal disease in World War I. I was thunderstruck. I had never... (Boston Globe -- Living)
In what has remained a little-known episode in American history, close to 20,000 women, most of them infected with venereal diseases, were rounded up during and immediately after World War I and confined to prisons and reformatories without being formally charged with a crime ... When Felix seeks treatment for a venereal disease, he names Frieda as a sexual contact ... Meanwhile, as America prepared to enter World War I, military men were undergoing comprehensive physical exams for the first... (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
-- Becomes pregnant or contracts a venereal disease, particularly if under age 14. -- Runs away. (Fox News)
Last year they contracted Orf (pronounced as in get orrfff moy land ), a form of ovine venereal disease, the symptoms of which are too disgusting to be described in print. This year they have raging conjunctivitis, which means injecting their eyelids before they all go blind. (London Times Online)
The Public Health Service operated a venereal disease clinic in the Government Free Bath House from 1922 until 1948 in the park. The facility was one of the first in the United States to use penicillin, according to the park service. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
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