Immunity and sleep: "When we sleep, our bodies recharge themselves: this means repairing tissue, healing, and fueling cells and organs up with fuel. Sleep may be the single most important thing we can do to help our immune system."
http://www.aim4health.com/immunity.htm
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NEW- Dept. of the Army, Pamphlet 385-69 (pdf, 45pp), "Safety Standards for Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories," May 6-09.
SUMMARY of CHANGE
DA PAM 385–69
Safety Standards for Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories
This major revision, dated 6 May 2009--
o Incorporates requirements of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
publication Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (para
1-1).
o Clarifies applicability to microbiological activities in a clinical
laboratory and in a biomedical research setting (para 1-1).
o Adds guidance and standards on infectious agents and toxins risk
assessment(para 2-4).
o Clarifies standards for biological safety programs (chap 3).
o Clarifies requirements and responsibilities for surveys (paras 3-10e and 3-
13b).
o Clarifies medical surveillance requirements (para 4-3).
o Adds requirements for illness absence monitoring (para 4-6).
o Adds requirements for integrated pest management (para 7-9).
o Clarifies requirements for the import, export, transportation, and transfer
of infectious agents and toxins (chap 9).
o Updates emergency planning and response requirements (chap 11).
http://www.fas.org/irp/doddir/army/pam385-69.pdf (45pp)
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NEW- Congressional Research Services, ""The 2009 Influenza A (H1N1) Outbreak: Selected Legal Issues," May 4-09.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R40560.pdf (34pp)