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@Corso: Viagra is only approved for use in erectile dysfunction. Other uses, including pulmonary hypertension, are off label. (I also…
Ron, Respectfully... Are you saying these things because you actually have an ideological opposition to any use of off-label prescriptions,…
Which leads one to ask how many studies showed the breast growth effect of Spironolactone and what their quality was.…
I am reluctant to take any supplement in the US, even the relatively benign ones like vitamins, because who knows…
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Category Archives: Rape, intimate violence, & related issues
University of Colorado Pays $2.5 Million To Settle Sexual Harassment Case (UPDATED)
From the National Women’s Law Center blog: Ending a protracted legal battle, the University of Colorado today settled with plaintiffs in a Title IX suit that accused the university of deliberate indifference to sexual harassment and assault by football players … Continue reading →
Statistics About Prison and Prisoners In The USA
Some statistics swiped from the NY Times, which in turn based its article on a Department of Justice report released last week: * At the end of last year, 1 of every 31 adults in the United States was in … Continue reading →
My Daughter's Vagina, Part 6
Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5 The next words I want to give you are not mine: During the course of the Independent Study work I did on personal essays this semester and when I was … Continue reading →
More On Saudi Rape Victim Sentenced To 200 Lashes
The Independent today has an article with more information about this case, including the woman’s own description of her experiences from an interview she gave to Human Rights Watch. (May be triggering.) Some parts of her story will sound familiar … Continue reading →
Saudi Arabia increases punishment of rape victim because she didn't shut up
From the BBC: According to the Arab News newspaper, the 19-year-old woman, who is from Saudi Arabia’s Shia minority, was gang-raped 14 times in an attack in Qatif in the eastern province a year-and-a-half ago. Seven men were found guilty … Continue reading →
U.S. to Unauthorized Migrants: "Do Not Report It When Your Child Is Kidnapped And Raped, Or We'll Deport Your Kid And Maybe You"
From the International Herald Tribune: A female teacher and a 13-year-old student planned some sort of life together in Mexico after fleeing Nebraska together, but they were tripped up by a lack of cash, the Baja California policeman who detained … Continue reading →
Woman recieves no punishment for nonconsensually piercing her 13-year-old daughter’s genitals
This is absolutely shattering. In short, the situation is that a Florida woman, in order to deal with her 13 year old daughter ‘having sex with older men’, shaves her head and forcibly pierces her genitals, so as to make … Continue reading →
Another Whacky Scheme to "Protect" Women from Rape
Via BoingBoing, a whacky solution (this one Japanese, but is it any whackier than what we Americans come up with?): Ms. Tsukioka, a 29-year-old experimental fashion designer, lifted a flap on her skirt to reveal a large sheet of cloth … Continue reading →
Former "Alas" Blogger Interviewed In Podcast About Domestic Violence And American Women Abroad
Former “Alas” blogger Bean is interviewed by Amanda Marcotte (of “Pandagon”) in this week’s edition of Amanda’s weekly podcast at RH Reality Check. Bean discusses the myths and realities of domestic violence and barriers facing American abuse survivors abroad. Check … Continue reading →
Study Finds: Positive Attitudes Don't Slow or Cure Cancer
Now that I’ve knocked Pharyngula a few times, I guess I’ll do a post favoring some good ol’ enlightenment rationalism, based on this study from the BBC. An oft-touted example of mind over matter is the efficacy of optimism in … Continue reading →
Corso, what caught my eye was: The doctor was worried about my kidneys with what I’m on, and I get…