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A recent study of industrialized showed that Americans do better in getting that was previously thought. Koreans, they need to get some more sleep.

So, why is good night's sleep something a country's Leaders should think about? Well, there are the obvious health concerns. Namely, you don’t want people falling asleep while they are driving to work. There are the productivity gains from well rested workers, and thus benefits for the country’s GDP.

Here is another idea and it comes on the heals of the recent swine flu scare.

In a 2-week study, getting a little less sleep -- under 7 hours instead of 8 or more -- made people three times more likely to get sick after exposure to a cold virus.

Two important weapons your immune system needs to fight disease: natural killer cells and interleukin-2. But poor sleep impairs them both.

So, if the World Health Organization is really concerned about stopping the next pandemic flu, maybe they should tell us all to GO GET SOME SLEEP!

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