Pick any three employees at your company. Chances are, one of them is sleep deprived. And the chances increase for certain industries and among employees who work night and irregular schedules. And most people would not want to take the chance that these sleepy workers will injure themselves or others.

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Tags: Centers for Disease Control, manufacturing, National Sleep Foundation, sleep deprived

What measure to prevent the spread of H1N1 (swine) flu do you hear about most in the media? For the moment – until the H1N1 vaccine is available, it’s hand washing. But does it really hinder the spread of swine flu?

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Tags: Centers for Disease Control, flu shot, H1N1 swine flu, hand washing, send employees home