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95% think routine hiv testing would be good – what are we waiting for?

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On the website of The HIV Support Centre the following is published: I wholeheartedly support the call for routine HIV testing locally from Miriam Stoppard OBE – but not just in England – we need it throughout the United Kingdom. Miriam Stoppard has suggested that routine testing for HIV would help to save lives. Obviously, this would be a good idea. It would also help cut down the stigma that surround a diagnosis of HIV. If everyone were treated equally and routinely tested, this could mean that diagnosis would not be as late as for many people at present. Despite … Continue reading 95% think routine hiv testing would be good – what are we waiting for?

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and three became one

Michael McFarland Campbell

what’s going on? Today, saw the consolidation of three blogs. To all readers of Gyronny Herald, please bear with us as we integrated positive hivblogger and Hiberno Catholic into this site. The archives of the other blogs will continue to exist online but will cease to be updated. In future, posts will be made on Gyronny Herald in order to widen the content further. Why consolidate? After my post on World Aids Day 2010, and my abandonment of anonymity on the positive hivblogger site, it was clear to me that at some point in the near future the posts that are written … Continue reading and three became one

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HIV positive porn star calls for barebacking to be banned

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Following last week’s posts on World AIDS Day, I am posting this important news story, in case you have not seen it. The Los Angeles Times is reporting that a porn actor who contracted HIV while filming has called for condoms to be made compulsory across the adult film industry. Derrick Burts, 24, tested positive for HIV in October after starring in US gay and straight porn films. Derrick is also known as Cameron Reid in straight porn. Watch a video of him here. Related Articles Derrick Burts: HIV-Positive Porn Actor Calls for Condom Use (cbsnews.com) Porn Actor Derrick Burts … Continue reading HIV positive porn star calls for barebacking to be banned

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prohibition is hurting the world – let’s bring some radical thinking to bear

Michael McFarland Campbell

Nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land than passing laws which cannot be enforced. It is an open secret that the dangerous increase of crime in this country is closely connected with this. Albert Einstein (on US Prohibition) Prohibition in the US Prohibition has been tried before, and for many reasons it was judged not to have worked. A resolution calling for an amendment to accomplish nationwide [in the US] Prohibition was introduced in Congress and passed by both houses in December 1917. By January 16, 1919, the Amendment had been ratified … Continue reading prohibition is hurting the world – let’s bring some radical thinking to bear

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1 day after World AIDS Day – and the clinic winds us up

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It is only the day after World AIDS Day, and I am not the only patient that has had issues with the nursing staff in the HIV clinic at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast, this afternoon.

I cannot go into the specifics of the incident concerning another patient, but the problem that I had was that they didn’t read the notes that the doctor had made in my notes.

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What have you done for World AIDS Day?

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Well done to Lib Dem MP Stephen Gilbert! He has tabled an Early Day Motion in the House of Commons which calls on the Government to ‘introduce an evidence based approach to allow as many people as possible, regardless of their sexuality, to safely donate blood’. Openly gay himself, Stephen Gilbert has done something on World AIDS Day to call on Her Majesty’s Government to end the ban on gay and bisexual men, and their partners, being blood donors. Stephen said: As an openly gay Member of Parliament, I am a passionate believer that we must end this ridiculous and … Continue reading What have you done for World AIDS Day?

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PEP – is Post not Pre!

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There seems to be some confusion, PEP = Post Exposure Prophylaxis PEP ≠ Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis One friend got this wrong today. I’m reposting the excellent explanation on PEP from GMFA…. PEP (Post Exposure Prophylaxis) PEP is a course of HIV medication which you can take if you have been at risk of HIV infection. The course of HIV medication lasts 28 days and, if taken within 72 hours of putting yourself at risk, may be able to prevent you from becoming infected with HIV. PEP stands for Post Exposure Prophylaxis – in other words it is a form of protection (against … Continue reading PEP – is Post not Pre!

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WAD2010 – another day being unwell

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Well, I had hoped to get into town, collect some red ribbons from The HIV Support Centre and get up to another meeting today, but this was not meant to be. I obviously needed my sleep – I slept mostly until 1.30pm. So much so that friends were becoming concerned. I’m intending on going into Queen’s University Belfast Students’ Union to watch Rent. It will be the only time that I will be out and about today. But at least I am still here. Taking my meds – though in the excitement I had forgotten yesterday and had to jump … Continue reading WAD2010 – another day being unwell

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