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A Wake-Up Call and a Scary Diagnosis

As a business speaker and trainer, I shake a lot of hands. But for the past year, I have done so as quickly as possible, then tried to keep my hands out of sight. I do a lot of presentations and it’s hard to be effective with your hands tucked away, but I was mortified for others to see them.My hands aren’t deformed. I keep my nails nice, but I…

Guinea president declares 45-day Ebola 'emergency' in 5 regions

Guinean President Alpha Conde has declared a 45-day “health emergency” in five regions of the Ebola-hit nation in a bid to stem the spread of the deadly disease. Since the Ebola outbreak began in Guinea in December 2013, more than 24,000 people in nine countries have been infected with the virus, and over 10,000 of them have died. All but a handful of those deaths have occurred in Liberia, Sierra