How’s Fidel doing? It depends on who you ask

Conflicting information has emerged from the U.S. and Cuba on the health of ex-strongman Fidel Castro. On the one hand, current leader Raul Castro continues to claim that Fidel is gradually recuperating from surgery performed in late July. On the other hand, rumors have surfaced that Fidel is in the advanced stages of terminal cancer and on his deathbed.

In a slightly related note, a Cuban study showed about half of the centenarians in Cuba’s Villa Clara province were able to live long on a steady diet of coffee and cigars while maintaining a decent amount of sex. (Perhaps that explains why Fidel Castro still isn’t dead).

Image- Monsters and Critics (Cuban billboard that says "we're doing fine.")

Links- Malaysia Star, International Herald Tribune, The Latin Americanist (blog), news.com.au

Tags- international politics, Fidel Castro, Cuba, health