Public health emergency declared in Texas, Louisiana (AFP via Yahoo!

Public health emergency declared in Texas, Louisiana (AFP via Yahoo! News)
US Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt has declared public health emergencies in Texas and Louisiana in order to make federal emergency funds and other resources available to local residents in the wake of Hurricane Rita.

PTS Labs Enters Licensing Agreement With Knowledge Adventure for JumoStart Brand on New Nutritional Jell Products
PTS Labs, LLC, creator of ReVital pediatric electrolytes, brings innovation to the pediatric nutrition category with a whipped nutritional jell that contains electrotlytes. Knowledge Adventure, a pioneer in educational software, has licensed their JumpStart characters to PTS Labs for this product li

Public pacts need to change health plans (Tribune Chronicle)
Workers at Image One Uniforms in North Jackson pay 50 percent of their health care premiums. Their taxes go to pay as much as 100 percent of some public employees' health care benefits.

Excessively sleepy? Could be more than poor sleep
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Doctors commonly view excessive daytime sleepiness as a cardinal sign of disturbed or inadequate sleep. But a new study suggests it could also signal depression or even diabetes, regardless of whether an individual doesn't sleep well.