CLIA ensures that laboratory staff are appropriately trained and supervised and that testing laboratories have quality control programs in place so that test results are accurate and reliable. To enroll in the CLIA program, laboratories must complete a certification process that is based on the level of complexity of tests that the laboratory will perform.
Health experts have figured out how much time you should sit each day. Alex Cossio, AP. British experts are recommending office workers stand for at least two hours a day, in a warning against the dangers of sitting.
The monitors kept track of how long each participant spent sitting/lying down, standing, walking and running. In addition, participants provided blood samples, measurements of their blood pressure, waist circumference, and height and weight (body mass index). The monitors were worn 24 hours a day for seven days. The researchers found that an extra two hours per day spent standing rather than sitting was associated with approximately 2 percent lower blood sugar levels and 11 percent lower average triglycerides (a type of fat in the blood).