There are some things that happen in football that, for a moment at least, do not seem as if they’re really happening at all. The sudden and tragic death of Gary Speed last Sunday was one of those moments. Here was a man whom everybody respected, a top professional in his playing days and manager of a revitalised Wales squad. It didn’t seem to make any sense.

In the week leading up to Speed’s death I had been reading A Life Too Short, the book about Robert Enke, the former Germany goalkeeper who killed himself, written by his friend, Ronald Reng. It was to be research for a column I was writing on depression that weekend. Twenty-four hours later Speed was found hanged at his house.

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updated 10:36 AM EST, Sat November 26, 2011 The 8 germiest places in the mall STORY HIGHLIGHTS

(Health.com) — During the craziness of the holidays, the last thing you want is to get sidelined with a cold, flu, stomach bug — or worse. But while you’re checking items off your shopping list, you may be exposing yourself to germs — like flu viruses, E.

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A new report suggests that womens use of medications used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has more than doubled in the past decade, surpassing use of these kinds of meds by men.

According to the report published by Medco Health Solutions, the number of women on ADHD drugs was 2.5 times higher than in 2001. The most striking increase 264 percent was seen in young and middle-aged adult women ages 20 to 44 years old.

The report is the result of an analysis of trends in mental health medication usage among approximately 2.5 million insured Americans, comparing utilization of antidepressants, antipsychotics, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) drugs and anti-anxiety treatments from 2001 to 2010.

Generally, ADHD is diagnosed in childhood first.

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TOPICS Cornea anatomy Cornea transplant indications Cornea transplant types Cornea transplant procedures Cornea transplant complications

Corneal transplantation, also known as corneal graft or keratoplasty, is usually done when there is loss of vision in one eye due to damage to the cornea as a result of disease or injury. The cornea is the transparent layer of tissue in front of the eye. When the cornea becomes cloudy, light cannot enter the eye sufficiently well, thus causing poor vision or blindness. Corneal transplant is one of the most commonly performed transplant surgeries where the damaged cornea is replaced by corneal tissue obtained from another human eye.

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