HSE media release

SHCcork — Fri, 11 May 2012 09:21:42 +0000

Major New Research on Contraception and Crisis Pregnancy Published by the HSE Crisis Pregnancy Programme Adults who received sex education at home or in school were 1.5 times more likely to use contraception the first time they had sex, when … Continue reading →

HIV “My Story”

SHCcork — Wed, 02 May 2012 10:21:31 +0000

Initial Diagnosis I was expecting my positive result but it was still a big shock. I was worried about being tested as I had been having unprotected sex with my partner of the time. After having the test I received … Continue reading →

Tell us what you think of Ms Mulherin’s opinion

SHCcork — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 11:40:54 +0000

Join our facebook poll at www.facebook.com/BeSexyStayHealthy Mulherin: women are using abortion as ‘birth control’ By Fionnan Sheahan Political Editor Irish Independent FINE Gael TD Michelle Mulherin last night stood by her view that some women use abortion as … Continue reading →

Sex Education Stagnating in U.S. Schools, CDC Says

SHCcork — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 10:01:30 +0000

By David Beasley ATLANTA (Reuters) Apr 06 – Public schools in the United States are making “little progress” in expanding instruction in how to prevent pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases such as HIV, a new federal study concluded. … Continue reading →

Life with HIV

SHCcork — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:01:44 +0000

Initial Diagnosis: I had donated blood at a local clinic in 1991. About 4 months later I got a letter in the post saying I had a transmissible pathogen. I attended the clinic to meet with the doctor accompanied by … Continue reading →

‘SAVE CHILDREN FROM WEB SEX’

SHCcork — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 09:39:38 +0000

PARENTS may have to “opt in” to watch pornography online in a move to protect children from seeing indecent images. Tory MP Claire Perry wants providers to offer a “clean” service by default. Her campaign comes after studies … Continue reading →

CROI: HIV/HCV Coinfection News from CROI 2012 [VIDEO]

SHCcork — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 10:00:08 +0000

Hepatitis C was a major topic at the 19th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2012) last week in Seattle. Liz Highleyman from HIVandHepatitis.com spoke with Douglas Dieterich and Kenneth Sherman about advances in the field, with a focus … Continue reading →

Quad pill as effective as Atripla and boosted atazanavir

SHCcork — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 09:11:47 +0000

The Quad single-tablet regimen, an all-in-one pill containing the experimental integrase inhibitor elvitegravir plus two other antiretroviral drugs and a novel boosting agent, was as effective as the widely used Atripla combination but with fewer neuropsychiatric side-effects, researchers reported at … Continue reading →

The day I found out I was HIV positive

SHCcork — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:51:23 +0000

“All your results are clear except you are HIV positive” …the young male STI nurse stated matter of factly. I sank back in the hard chair and for the first time I experienced tunnel vision. The nurse proceeded to write … Continue reading →

HIV Support Services

SHCcork — Tue, 31 May 2011 10:02:41 +0000

We currently have a support group which meets every second week. Interested in taking part then please call our support department 021-4276676. We would love to hear from you.