Diabetes is the new health monster

Diabetes is a new pandemic, a disease spreading across continents through the developed and developing world. It’s not even a virus. Whether it hits children, old people or the rich, it is an expensive and debilitating disease that demands continuous treatment until death. The drugs are available but, as is often the case, they are not always available where they are most needed. More important, diabetes is a disease that can be prevented.

Competition between systems for pride 2.0

I was born in the Borough of Partick and a couple of weeks ago watched Partick Thistle, or “Partick Thistle Nil” as they are affectionately called, for the first time for fifty years. Little had changed, with the exception of the availability of a “skinny” mutton pie on the half time menu. The competition, versus Hamilton Accies, was intense. The players committed, and the supporters were loyal.