SPRINGFIELD, Mo., Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Two women who were fired for taking time off to help relatives hit by Hurricane Katrina have been offered their jobs back by employers hit by bad publicity.

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MOUNT VERNON, Mo., Sept. 12 (UPI) -- A Missouri woman became a victim of Hurricane Katrina when she skipped work to care for her granddaughter after her daughter was stranded in New Orleans.

An unusually long and large heart study presents the first direct evidence that restlessly rushing through life can put a person on the fast track to hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, scientists said Wednesday.