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  • Rare Sexually Transmitted Disease Strikes 2 in N.Y. (Warning - somewhat graphic)

    02/02/2005 5:11:54 PM PST · by Dan from Michigan · 83 replies · 3,817+ views
    reuters ^ | 2-2-05
    Rare Sexually Transmitted Disease Strikes 2 in N.Y. Wed Feb 2, 5:06 PM ET Health - Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two New Yorkers have been diagnosed with a rare sexually transmitted disease that is spreading among gay and bisexual men in Europe, the city health commissioner said on Wednesday. The disease, known as LGV or Lymphogranuloma venereum, is caused by specific strains of chlamydia and is often marked by painful, bloody rectal infection and genital ulcers. "LGV is a serious condition and its emergence in New York City reflects continuing high levels of unsafe sexual activity among men who...
  • 4 Babies, another on the way

    11/28/2004 9:53:36 AM PST · by sinkspur · 85 replies · 4,189+ views
    Dallas Morning News ^ | 11.28/2004 | Jennifer Emily
    Once a party girl, teen mother struggles to raise quadruplets Amanda Davis was 17 when she met Jimmy Calabrese. He was 27 and married. They shared cigarettes and a passion for NASCAR. Amanda was at a low point in her life, and he "filled in the empty place. If I wasn't with him, I was thinking about my life and how I messed up." Within two months, she was pregnant. Now Jimmy doesn't visit much or pay child support. Her mother lives in Denver. Her father is in jail. Amanda's salvation is her 61-year-old grandmother, Connie Franklin. Everyone, family or...