It's SteeTime!

The death of Gary Speed left the football world baffled and devastated yesterday. The 42-year-old Welsh national manager was found hanged by his wife Louise, according to the Times, just after 7am in the garage of their £1.5million mansion. The couple have two teenage sons. Only hours earlier, he had appeared happy and optimistic on BBC1’s Football Focus programme. He talked enthusiastically about his team’s improving fortunes and his hopes for success in World Cup qualifying matches next year. Speed began his career at Leeds United and was part of the side that won the old First Division title in 1992.     I had a poster of Gary Speed as a child. How does a man who seemingly has everything reach the point of giving up on life and how come no one saw the signs?   Baffled and Devastated. Those words describe the emotions which go through relatives and friends of victims of suicide.   It is hard to know if a person is thinking about committing suicide. Bu

Doctors in Kenya have threatened to paralyse services in health institutions on December 5, to push for a 300 per cent wage increase . The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) over the last couple of months have successfully organized themselves on social networks and led largely by young doctors are now in negotiations with the government for pay increase. This is not an uncommon story in Africa. Health-care systems on the continent are crippled by mass exodus of health-care workers to Namibia, Botswana and South Africa and consultants to practice abroad. Those countries are said to offer better scheme of services and do better because of augmented labour-force from neighbouring countires such as Zimbabwe, Kenya and Uganda. It is a vicious cycle. I came across a blog yesterday from a young medical doctor working in Kenya which summarised the plight of the African Doctor quite impressively. It struck a chord with me, as a young doctor my

RealAge, Inc. is an American media corporation that provides health information to consumers. The company’s stated mission is to encourage consumers to maximize their health and wellness by making their "RealAge" younger. It was founded by media medic, Michael Roizen , currently the chief wellness officer at The Cleveland Clinic . log on to realage.com So basically its a website which asks you a bunch of questions then it tells you what age you really are. It will ask you things like from 'how much do you drink' to 'how many orgasms do you have a week' and so on. It is a long quiz. Apparently since it started in 1999, 27 million people have taken the test. Guess everyone wants to live life to the youngest! So of course I took the test..and I am not revealing my real age. I was appalled to say the least! And now they are sending me all sorts of suggestions about how I can 'regain my youth' e.g:   Burn More Fat with These Breakfa