Emory study of syphilis bacteria yields valuable diagnostic tool Jun 14, 2008
The family of Treponema bacteria causes venereal syphilis and the non-venereal diseases of yaws and bejel, which are transmitted through skin-to-skin or oral contact. Public health workers in parts of Africa have reported difficulty in distinguishing yaws from syphilis in children, leaving open the question of whether the child may have contracted a venereal disease either congenitally or through sexual abuse. (EurekAlert!)
Letters for Thursday, June 12, 2008 Jun 13, 2008
In some states, children of 9 must now be vaccinated against venereal disease. Violent drug-peddling gangs control large sections of cities. (Missoulian, MT)
17 comments Jun 10, 2008
This could lead to heavy petting, and then, VENEREAL DISEASE. Fred Garvin, North FloridaJun 09, 2008 @ 10:57 AMFred Garvin, North Florida. (Human Events Online)
Other voices: The homosexual agenda and the broken window theory Jun 8, 2008
This statement from a man, who had just been released from alcohol rehabilitation, had a sexual affair with his campaign managers wife, presides over a city that is the venereal disease capital of California and is closing schools because the number of families with children is declining. Oh yes, one of the first items he needed to start working on during his new term was the soaring murder rate in the city by the bay. (Appeal Democrat, CA)
Consumed with murder in Venice May 12, 2008
Long lunches, ideally in the family apartment, are chronicled in detail, allowing a vicarious tasting of such midday repasts as fusilli with black olives, mozzarella, and fresh basil, followed by calamari stuffed with carrots, leeks, "perhaps even chopped shrimp." Such breaks make it easier for Brunetti to deal with the harsh realities of his job, made worse when an autopsy reveals the 11-year-old victim was infected with a venereal disease. They also cushion Leon's bleak world view for her... (Boston Globe)
Saddam Feared US Would Give Him HIV May 8, 2008
The former dictator apparently wrote in his diary: "I explained to them that they are young and they could have young people's diseases."My main concern was to not catch a venereal disease, an HIV disease, in this place. "The US military has confirmed that pages of Saddam's writings have been released.Spokesman Major Matthew Morgan declined to describe the writings as a "diary", saying thousands of pages were produced by Saddam.Saddam was captured by US forces in December 2003, the same year... (Sky News)
Iraqi doctors dismiss claims that Jessica Lynch was raped in hospital May 8, 2008
The former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein feared catching Aids or some other venereal disease during his US-supervised captivity, according to excerpts from his prison writings, published in a leading Arab newspaper yesterday. Tuesday, 6 May 2008. (Yahoo News -- Jessica Lynch)
Saddam feared AIDS in prison May 6, 2008
Saddam feared AIDS, venereal disease - Conflict in Iraq- msnbc ... Saddam feared getting AIDS, venereal disease ... CAIRO, Egypt - Former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein feared catching AIDS or some other venereal disease during his U.S.-supervised captivity, according to excerpts of his prison writings published in a leading Arab newspaper Monday. (MSNBC -- Race)
Report: Saddam Feared STDs From U.S. Guards May 6, 2008
Report: Saddam Feared Getting 'Venereal Diseases' From U.S. Guards ... CAIRO, Egypt Former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein feared catching AIDS or some other venereal disease during his U.S.-supervised captivity, according to excerpts of his prison writings published in a leading Arab newspaper Monday ... "My main concern was to not catch a venereal disease, an HIV disease, in this place." He said that some of the soldiers ignored his request. (Fox News)
Saddam feared getting 'venereal diseases' from US guards May 6, 2008
Former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein feared catching AIDS or some other venereal disease during his US-supervised captivity, according to excerpts of his prison writings published in a leading Arab newspaper ... "My main concern was to not catch a venereal disease, an HIV disease, in this place." He said some of the soldiers ignored his request. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Saddam Feared Disease In Prison, According To His `diary' May 6, 2008
Saddam Feared Getting AIDS Or Venereal Diseases From US Prison Guards, According To `diary ... "My main concern was to not catch a venereal disease, an HIV disease, in this place." He said some soldiers ignored his request. (CBS News -- World)
Man requests compensation from wife's lover after contracting STD Apr 4, 2008
BEIJING, April 4 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese man who asked for compensation from his wife's lover after contracting a venereal disease has been arrested for blackmail. The man, surnamed Huang, from south Beijing's Daxing District, was found to have contracted a sexually transmitted disease (STD) in a medical check-up on Feb. 21, The Beijing News reported on Friday. (Xinhuanet, China)
U.S. Mired in Iraq China Developing Super Weapons Mar 21, 2008
Very early in life, Baudelaire contracted a venereal disease from which he died. Tyrmand and other such rebels also sent me for reviewing the best sellers of other New York Times greats of the time: William Styron, Roth Zuckerman, Irwin Shaw, Jersy Kosinski, Philip Roth, etc. (Newsmax)
* Reports of genital warts increase at area hospitals Feb 18, 2008
A 16-year-old is the youngest patient at the branch of the venereal disease prevention and control center in Taipei's Ximending district ... Lin Ting (L), deputy director of Centers for Disease Control said that last year, 1,693 citizens received anonymous venereal disease screening at the branch, and 44 of them tested positive -- two for HIV and 42 for syphilis. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Whats the real Sex Week lesson? Go get tested. Feb 17, 2008
But heres the good news: The screening process for venereal disease is a lot simpler than youd think. If any of you have previously used phobia of major medical procedures as an excuse not to get screened for STIs, the gigs up. (Yale Herald, CT)
Venereal disease hot spot cools slightly (1476) Jan 22, 2008
Venereal disease hot spot cools slightly ... Venereal disease hot spot cools slightly ... Most of those diagnosed with the venereal disease were from the Sioux Falls area. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
HIV+ woman commits suicide in Vadodara Jan 19, 2008
" Narendra Tiwari, Baroda Bar Association president said, "Except for this particular incident there have been no such incidents where a person has filed for divorce on the grounds that his or her spouse is suffering from venereal diseases in a communicable form under the Hindu Marriage Act of 1955. "A person is required to produce a marriage certificate as well as the medical certificate of his/her spouse in case he/she suspects his/her spouse with venereal disease such as AIDS," he said. (Expressindia.com)
Columbus Carried Syphilis from New World to Europe Jan 16, 2008
Then the germs made their way to Europe with the help of sailors and may have evolved into the venereal disease known as syphilis, perhaps because of different environmental conditions. "It's especially neat when I think about contacts between Europeans and Native Americans," Harper said. (MEDLINEplus)
Syphilis: spoil of the New World? Jan 15, 2008
But it is thought to be a close cousin of syphilis, and the South American variety is a good candidate for the source of the venereal disease. Unfortunately, the two Guyanese samples were heavily damaged by tropical heat. (Nature News Service)
Think modern art is a bit of a joke? Dec 31, 2007
I thought I'd invented the one about the cross between the common cold and a venereal disease - snyphilis. But now I believe somebody may have told me it as a child in New York: it was a rough place to grow up. (Guardian Unlimited)
150 years ago, Starke was born Nov 16, 2007
There was no hospital or ambulance service and the health department of the day reported a marked increase in cases of venereal disease. Commanding officers at Blanding seriously considered declaring the town off-limits to military personnel if it wasn't "cleaned up." For all the problems caused by the training of troops at Blanding during World War II, the economic boon the activity caused was equally incredible. (Bradford County Telegraph, FL)
The Rev. Chad Varah, 95; founded Samaritans movement Nov 15, 2007
A year earlier, while working as a church assistant, he had presided over the funeral of a 13-year-old who killed herself because she mistook menstruation for a symptom of venereal disease. As he repeated often, the funeral proved a pivotal experience. (Boston Globe)
Commish's Court Nov 13, 2007
It is for this reason he is said to also be known as the patron saint of venereal disease sufferers. However, none of these were the reasons the new tenants were outraged. (ESPN -- Football News)
Obituary : Rev Dr Chad Varah Nov 9, 2007
In 1935, Varah had conducted his first funeral, as an assistant curate in Lincoln, for a 13-year-old girl who had taken her own life, fearing she had venereal disease and would die a slow, painful and shameful death. In fact, the girl had started to menstruate. (Guardian Unlimited -- Society)
Teen sex case gets parents' attention Nov 8, 2007
"They know about pregnancy. They know about venereal disease," said Ellis, author of "Raising a Responsible Child," a parenting book. "But they're always shocked when they find out the boy could go to prison.". (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Military chaplains: A historian's view from the American Revolution to Iraq Oct 30, 2007
" So Colonel Grant stopped at 25. In 1863 General Grant directed Chaplain John Eaton, 27th Ohio Infantry, to care for the educational and physical needs of the freed slaves who were not already in the Union Army. So an Army chaplain was in charge of one of the first efforts to look after freed slaves. On World War II chaplains: In World War II, the chaplaincy went from 145 to 9,111 in one year. Chaplains began to narrow their focus to spiritual duties. By the time [the war] was over, [there was]... (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
Failure of Imagination Oct 18, 2007
If I could offer a relevant metaphor, it's akin to a Democrat giving a Conservative a venereal disease, and then that same democrat loudly proclaims it to the world. Ideas are borne out of economics. (Human Events Online)
Amazon tribes fear 'white man's diseases' Oct 17, 2007
The biggest problem is that the diseases have stayed malaria, tuberculosis, dysentery, venereal disease these diseases entered at the time of the invasion of the gold miners, and we became infected, and now we have to fight for our health, said Davi. The tribal spokesman, who is also due to travel to Germany to talk to politicians there later this week, hit out at what he said were useless schemes which offer people a chance to buy the rain forest to protect it. (Globe and Mail -- International)
Lawyer: Workers in pesticide case didn't care about having kids Oct 13, 2007
Filice said many of the workers had other health problems that could have made it difficult to have children, including venereal disease and infections. The lawsuit is the first of five such cases filed in Los Angeles County to go to trial. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Lawyer: Pesticide left workers sterile Oct 11, 2007
Filice also claimed many workers had other health problems that could have made it difficult to have children, including venereal disease and infections. Miller claimed the growers improperly applied the pesticide in amounts far exceeding guidelines. (Herald Online, SC -- Health)
County: 85,000 youths carry venereal diseases Oct 11, 2007
Treating 15-to 24-year-olds for venereal disease in San Diego County cost about $110 million in 2005 higher than every county in the state except Los Angeles, according to a report released yesterday ... The project, funded by the California Wellness Foundation, used a complex formula based on state and federal statistics to calculate the cost and burden of venereal disease on each county. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Love, war and sexuality Oct 5, 2007
Mishandled it leads to indiscipline, venereal disease, spy scandals. Handled carefully, it means obedience. (iAfrica.com)
Convery: What ever happened to civics classes? Oct 3, 2007
Also Mayor Michael McGlynn, Mr. Antonelli of Boston Gas speaking on hypothermia, cartoonist Jack Drummey (4), nutrition with Julie Marcel and aids and venereal disease discussed by Dr. Butler ... Another great speaker at Sounding Board was Dr. Nicholas Fiumara who was the director of the Division of Communicable and Venereal Diseases. (Medford Transcript, MA)
Book Review: The Day of Battle Oct 1, 2007
Malaria, venereal disease and psychological breakdowns took thousands off the battlefield. Poor leadership, misguided strategy and bickering among Allied generals also took a toll. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Maltz exhibit is bitter tonic Sep 21, 2007
These were aimed at reducing tuberculosis, venereal disease and alcoholism, which scientists had linked with birth defects and infant mortality. However, it wasn t long before a growing faction. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Cheap cancer test could save thousands of women Sep 3, 2007
Early sex life, early marriage, multiple sexual partners, venereal disease, Herpes virus, Human Papilloma virus, low socio-economic status, and poor personal hygiene are also associated with higher incidence of cervical cancer. It accounts about 30 percent of all female cancer, although it is curable, if identified at an earlier stage. (The Daily Star)
Woodstock Today and in 2008 Aug 10, 2007
On a stage with -- among other nostalgists -- an ex-Black Panther and William Kunstler, the radical lawyer, I elicited shock by saying that all the left-wing rockers of the 1960s generation had ever produced "was an increase in petty crime and a spike in drug addiction and venereal disease." My fellow panel members were shocked but not particularly effective in rebuttal. One of the reasons for their weak rebuttal was that I was right and they were wrong in their melancholy boasts about that... (Human Events Online)
A truce in the sex ed wars? Jul 30, 2007
Sex education started about a century ago, when fears of venereal disease seized the American middle class. Newspapers carried lurid stories of well-to-do men who acquired VD from prostitutes, then infected their wives. (Christian Science Monitor)
Just who is the real Michael Vick? Jul 29, 2007
In 2005, he was sued by a woman who claimed Vick knowingly gave her a venereal disease and sought treatment under the alias of Ron Mexico. In January, he was stopped at the Miami airport carrying a water bottle with a secret compartment that purportedly smelled of marijuana. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Targeted Herpes Ads Risky, Experts Say Jul 25, 2007
" That's the language of an advertisement that has begun running in publications and on radio stations with largely black audiences in cities including Baltimore, Detroit and Atlanta. The ad is part of a campaign by drug maker GlaxoSmithKline to educate blacks about genital herpes, a sexually transmitted disease that is far more common among blacks than other racial or ethnic groups. The effort has divided public health authorities and raised complicated questions about race, sex, disease and... (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- News)
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Jul 14, 2007
Editor -- I must respond to my colleague in ministry Father John Malloy (Letters, "Father John responds,'' July 7). He indicates same-gender partners use "perverse action that mimic marital love and end in so many venereal diseases. " Many straight married people practice the same "perverse" actions, as do homosexuals when having sex. What homosexuals want when they are married or partnered are all the economic rights that married straight people have, Social Security, pensions and hospital... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
'Wild-west town'Drugs and prostitutes found at Everest base camp, author says Jul 14, 2007
Doctors, he says, now treat venereal disease and wounds from base camp brawls, as well as the ailments more associated with climbing Everest, such as frostbite and altitude sickness. Crime and disease. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Life-and-death fight of working class has sad legacy of violence Jul 7, 2007
Scabs originally referred to those covered with scabs as a result of acute venereal disease (in other words, to be avoided at all costs); blacklegs to the black-legged crows and rooks that pillaged the maize fields where farmers toiled. There are still many life-and-death struggles for basic rights in many parts of the world; 100 years ago, there were many more. (Business Report, South Africa)
* Johnny Neihu's NewsWatch: Patriotic teen sex machines, unite! Jun 30, 2007
The problem with this, of course, is that so many of these would-be models of sexual virtue can't afford to tell the truth about themselves, because then we would end up with a sleazy sequence of drunken seductions, extramarital affairs, dysfunctional relationships, sexual dystopia, hysterical break-ups and venereal disease courtesy of hubby's Southeast Asian business trips. The KMT is a modern party: It must be wondering how to deal with the paradox of delayed sex education. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Interesting era of military history exhibited in Lakeview Cemetery Jun 27, 2007
The death records also show a large number of deaths due to venereal disease. Mullinix, a veteran with 17 years of active duty, said he has always been interested in military history. (Harrisburg Daily Register, IL)
Our forgotten shame of wartime sex slavery Jun 23, 2007
"Rabaul was the administrative centre for New Guinea, mandated to Australia. The Japanese captured the town in a day in January 1942, took about 1000 prisoners and massacred 160 at the Toll plantation.Before and after the recapture in 1945, Australians wanted to know what had happened to Australian prisoners; they were less interested in the brothels. Yet Japanese prisoners estimated there were up to 20 brothels in Rabaul. Documents set out times, fees and codes of behaviour.Gordon Thomas, the... (Sydney Morning Herald)
'The Jammer' at Dad's Garage Jun 23, 2007
When it comes to vomit, venereal disease and violence, nothing is off limits here. So if you re thinking of taking your young skating aficionados to this show, you ve been dutifully warned. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Gay-rights groups oppose Bush's surgeon general choice Jun 10, 2007
The Swamp: Gay-rights groups oppose Bush's surgeon general choice. Gay-rights groups oppose Bush's surgeon general choice. (Chicago Tribune)
Nelson: New Guinea Comfort Women May 29, 2007
The women, Igusa said, had to wash their genitals after each contact, and some of the inexperienced women were unable to do this effectively, and this, Igusa thought, may have been a reason why they became infected with venereal disease ... For the Japanese military, the use of the term 'ian' may have implied that the women were made available as part of the military meeting its obligations to look after what were seen as the needs of the men (and to protect them and others from the spread of... (Zmag.org)
The essence of Olde England May 27, 2007
And behind the stately neoclassical facades and Augustan prose there lurked a secret epidemic of venereal disease. James Boswell, the biographer of Samuel Johnson, complained in his famous London Journal of damned twinges, that scalding heat, despite an encounter he had undertaken whilst armoured. (Boston Globe)
Reconsidering the reign of the last empress in China May 26, 2007
Tung is chiefly interested in prostitutes and pleasure and dies at 19 of smallpox and probably venereal disease. He leaves no heir. (Boston Globe)
The constant variety of blunders May 23, 2007
Cox could be a stoner, illegitimate father, venereal disease carrier (& spreader), bumbling idiot, pathological liar, selfish, inarticulate, poor leader, selfish, hated by approximately half Atlanta s population, have ZERO credibility, selfish and have a hideously ugly hairstyle, but Vick already has that covered. By bong hits for Jesus. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Raphael's Medici rogue to fetch a princely sum May 22, 2007
The marriage duly took place, but within two years the princess died in childbirth, followed rapidly by Lorenzo, reputedly of venereal disease caught in Paris on his way to collect his bride. Catherine, their child, survived and went on to marry the King of France in another piece of Medici fixing, and to become the mother-in-law of Mary Queen of Scots. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
The Clio Awards: May 16, 2007
For instance, venereal disease. An accurate take, perhaps, but it seems like it might be wiser to elide the nastier consequences of drunkenness. (Slate)
Parental complaint leads to changes in "Grease" May 6, 2007
The show presented Thursday was modified on Friday, removing a song's reference to venereal disease and eliminating from several scenes the portrayal of cigarette smoking. The student actors had been using fake cigarettes. (Helena Independent Record)
Concerned over language and content, parent demands musical be canceled May 5, 2007
A reference to "V.D." (venereal disease) was dropped from an opening song. Some of the complaints, she said, regard misinterpretations of the actual lines in the play - sexual connotations are being read into the lines that aren't there. (Helena Independent Record)
Media Matters' Birthday Suit: Exposing the Distortion May 3, 2007
It is as if Time had contracted a journalistic venereal disease from Rush Limbaugh and Bill O Reilly and is now seeking to lower itself to their level in pursuit of their ideologically-obsessed audiences. I read every word of Cloud s piece several times. (Human Events Online)
SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE CONSOLIDATED BUDGET May 2, 2007
EDVDVETS (Dale McFeatters, SHNS) _ A little-known provision in the veterans' disability system allows lifetime benefits for venereal disease. 350. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
U.S. troops had 'comfort women' Apr 27, 2007
Many had venereal disease and were destitute, he wrote. Under intense pressure, Japan's government apologized in 1993 for its role in running brothels around Asia and coercing women into serving its troops. (Modesto Bee, CA)
Porn Star Pleased To Have Sex Toy Case Behind Her Apr 25, 2007
Kira Kener, 32, alleged she was infected with a venereal disease by a sex toy she used during a video shoot, according to her lawsuit filed in January 2006 that asked for millions of dollars from Vivid Entertainment Group of Los Angeles ... According to the lawsuit, Kener tested positive for a venereal disease after shooting a pornographic video in February 2004 ... Kener came to work crying the next day and refused to work with anyone else until she was tested for venereal diseases, according... (CBS2.com, CA)
The hidden art of Lee Miller Apr 23, 2007
She was raped by a family friend at the age of seven, contracted venereal disease which she believed had left her infertile, and was then further traumatised by seeing a childhood friend drown before her eyes. She married Roland Penrose, the artist and critic who championed the surrealist movement, and founded the ICA. Antony was the child she never believed she could have, but he grew up looked after by the housekeeper - still a close family friend - with his parents and flocks of famous guests... (Guardian Unlimited)
Drugs, Adultery, Acosta's Twirls Enliven `Mayerling' Performance in London Apr 17, 2007
The fact that it is based on a true incident doesn't hurt either, and with all the murder, drugs, suicide, venereal disease, adultery and gun fetishism, there's a lot to cover. There are, in fact, too many stories to tell. (Bloomberg -- UK)
New fakers find good ideas in old hoaxes Apr 11, 2007
So does the dangerous and depraved Internet rumor that sex with a child will cure AIDS. Back in 19th-century England, some men thought having sex with a virgin would cure venereal disease. The recasting of these old myths should set alarm bells ringing, but the relative newness of the Internet, in a cosmic sense, still makes it an ideal ground for perpetrating a hoax. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Drought and development killing koalas Apr 11, 2007
Meanwhile, there is the worst drought in a century, genetic mutations from decades of inbreeding in some populations, and the widespread incidence of chlamydia, a type of venereal disease which affects fertility, to further cut koala numbers. Moreover, the animals are often fatally attacked by pet dogs. (Xinhuanet, China)
Driver's Ed: Whose responsibility? Apr 10, 2007
I feel the same way on teaching of sexuality, venereal disease & public health in general. I would not allow religious excuses for those subjects and would not allow public school attendance for those who refuse to learn those subjects either. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
