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A new three-year study by UH researchers will focus on drug abuse patterns among Katrina evacuees and how the hurricane might have affected them — the first study of its kind, KUHF reports. The study of 300 evacuees will also look at how Houston's health care system has helped or hurt evacuees with drug problems, information researchers hope will lead to better treatment of drug abuse after disasters. "The whole purpose of this is to... more ›

In case you haven't heard, 2005 is going to last one second longer than usual — that's because the world's timekeepers (they're the ones who run the atomic clock) are adding a "leap second" to make up for the Earth's deceleration. Houstonist had a pretty good year, so we're glad we'll get to enjoy it one second longer. We were especially excited when we thought it would mean one second more of partying at midnight... more ›