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National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization Makes Quality the Focus of New Initiative for Hospice; Donors Make Important Financial Commitment to Launch National Effort.
October 1, 2004... Byline: National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- On Friday, Oct. 1, the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization will unveil a new three year strategic plan at its annual...

Attention to Detail Can Make Kids' Hospital Stays Shorter, Less Costly, Less Frequent, U-M Study Finds; Quality Improvement Based on Child-Specific Data Yields Benefits at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, Could Be Used Nationwide.
October 3, 2004... Byline: University of Michigan Health System ANN ARBOR, Mich., Oct. 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new study shows that sick children can go home from the hospital more quickly, less expensively and with less chance of a repeat visit if...

Warning: 'NYPD Blue' May Affect Your Opinion of the President.
October 4, 2004... Byline: Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- Television viewers don't develop their views about the president and national politics just by watching the news. New research suggests that crime dramas like 'NYPD...

University of Florida Study: Only Holders of Brainy Jobs Get Paid for Emotional Toil.
October 4, 2004... Byline: University of Florida GAINESVILLE, Fla., Oct. 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- Emotionally draining jobs bring few monetary rewards if the employment does not require great intellectual demands, a new University of Florida study finds. ...

Elderly in Assisted Living Facilities Have High Rates of Dementia, Other Psychiatric Disorders.
October 4, 2004... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions BALTIMORE, Oct. 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- Two-thirds of assisted living residents in central Maryland were diagnosed with dementia and more than one-quarter of residents had other psychiatric...

Consumer Reports Rates Acura TSX Best Overall in Tests of Four Sporty Sedans; Audi A4, Subaru Legacy GT Finish Close Behind With 'Very Good' Ratings; Volvo S40 Finishes Distant Fourth With 'Good' Rating.
October 4, 2004... Byline: Consumers Union YONKERS, N.Y., Oct. 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- By a slim margin, Consumer Reports rated the Acura TSX best overall in tests of four sporty, midsized sedans for the November issue. The TSX was one of three cars in the...

Consumer Reports Rates Goodyear Fortera HL Edition Best in Tests of All-Season, Light-Truck Tires for SUVs, Pickups; Pirelli Scorpion STR A, Hankook DynaPro AS RH03 Also Rated Highly in CR's Battery of Tests.
October 4, 2004... Byline: Consumers Union YONKERS, N.Y., Oct. 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- In side-by-side comparisons, Consumer Reports rated the Goodyear Fortera HL Edition best overall in tests of 22 different all-season light-truck tires. The Pirelli...

Consumer Reports Finds Recalled Products Continue to Be Sold to Consumers; Consumer Product Safety Commission Approves Exports of Recalled Goods.
October 4, 2004... Byline: Consumers Union YONKERS, N.Y., Oct. 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- An investigation in the November issue of Consumer Reports has found that safety standards developed by industry, the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission, and...

Arizona Company Breaks Medical Laboratory Imaging Barrier; University of Arizona's Ron Weinstein, Peter Bartels Co-Inventors.
October 5, 2004... Byline: University of Arizona TUCSON, Ariz., Oct. 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- The University of Arizona Health Sciences Center and DMetrix, Inc., announced the installation of DMetrix's state-of-the art, digital imaging system at the UA...

At 145th Annual Session, ADA Releases White Paper on Dental Access, Passes Policy Against Tongue Splitting; Extent of Dental Disease Among Nation's Underserved Deemed 'Unacceptable'.
October 5, 2004... Byline: American Dental Association ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- The American Dental Association's (ADA) governing body challenged the nation to improve access to oral health care for underserved populations, calling the...

Child Health Improvement Through Computer Automation: CHICA System Combines Medical Guidelines With Information From Patient's Family.
October 5, 2004... Byline: Indiana University School of Medicine INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- The latest innovation in medical care for children marries the high tech manufacturing "just-in-time" concept with increased parental participation in...

Don't Force Charities to Bear Cost of Corporate Tax Breaks: Goodwill Urges Rejection of JOBS Act's Vehicle Donation Provision.
October 5, 2004... Byline: Goodwill Industries International ROCKVILLE, Md., Oct. 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- Goodwill Industries International urges Congress to reject burdensome tax revenue offsets that hurt charitable organizations as it considers the JOBS Act...

2005 U.S. Economic Forecast: Limited Growth (3.5 Percent).
October 6, 2004... Byline: University of Maryland, College Park COLLEGE PARK, Md., Oct. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- For the remainder of 2004 and throughout 2005, the U.S. economy will continue to perform below its potential, growing at an annual rate of about...

Health Benefit Costs Hammer American Charities; Rising Costs Impose 'Silent Tax' on Nation's Nonprofits.
October 6, 2004... Byline: Johns Hopkins University BALTIMORE, Oct. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- U.S. nonprofit organizations are being especially hard hit by escalating health benefit costs, according to a new report issued by the Johns Hopkins Center for Civil...

National Hospice Foundation Honors Hospices in Fifty States With Gift of Art; National Benefit Also Raises Funds for Hospices in Sub-Saharan Africa.
October 6, 2004... Byline: National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- The National Hospice Foundation honored hospices across the country with a gift of art at a special event, the National Hospice Benefit,...

For Some TV Apparel Shoppers, Program Hosts May Help Lead to Impulse Buys.
October 6, 2004... Byline: Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- For people who buy clothing on television shopping channels, the hosts of the programs may play a significant role in leading them to make purchases. A new...

Report Examines Lack of Attention Given to Transitional Care Nationwide.
October 6, 2004... Byline: University of Colorado Health Sciences Center DENVER, Oct. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- One of the most overlooked and significant sources of potentially life threatening medical errors occur when chronically ill or frail patients move...

National Association of County and City Health Officials Statement on Flu Vaccine Shortage.
October 6, 2004... Byline: Burness Communications BETHESDA, Md., Oct. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- The nation is facing an enormous public health challenge. NACCHO joins HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson and CDC Director Julie Gerberding, M.D., M.P.H., in urging the...

Veteran's Affairs Secretary Anthony Principi Honored as NHPCO Person of the Year; Oklahoma Attorney General W.A. Drew Edmondson Receives Public Policy Award; Other Hospice Leaders Recognized.
October 7, 2004... Byline: National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization presented its hospice leadership awards at the 19th annual Management and...

Photo Software the Weak Link in Digital Imaging Value Chain, Says Syracuse University Convergence Center Report.
October 7, 2004... Byline: Syracuse University SYRACUSE, N.Y., Oct. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- Almost all digital cameras come bundled with image management software (IMS) that helps consumers download, organize and share their photos. But these products have...

Immigrant Boom Can Benefit U.S. Economy, Society; Knight Foundation and Mayors of Knight Communities Announce Major New Initiative.
October 7, 2004... Byline: The Knight Foundation AKRON, Ohio, Oct. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- The United States is currently experiencing the largest immigrant boom since the last century, with newcomers coming from an even wider range of nations and settling...

MIT: Recycling of Scrapped Electronics Studied.
October 7, 2004... Byline: MIT CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- MIT researchers have developed new metrics for assessing the performance of firms that recycle scrapped electronic equipment, a major source of toxic pollutants. The metrics...

Research Shows Correlation Between Values, Salary Preferences of Business Executives.
October 7, 2004... Byline: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, Kan., Oct. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- Executives who downplay ethics and values in their decision making may also be the ones who prefer extraordinarily high salaries for themselves. By...

Forthcoming Book Charts Future of Executive Development.
October 7, 2004... Byline: Steve Infanti Communications SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- Executive Development Associates (EDA), a global executive development firm, has selected leading experts from industry and academia to contribute to its...

Family Caregivers - America's Invisible Workforce of 50 Million.
October 8, 2004... Byline: National Family Caregivers Association KENSINGTON, Md., Oct. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- National Family Caregivers Month is celebrated in November to recognize more than 50 million family caregivers across the country who provide...

Hospital for Special Surgery Doctors Available to Comment on Withdrawal of Vioxx.
October 8, 2004... Byline: Edelman Public Relations NEW YORK, Oct. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- What does the withdrawal mean for adults and children suffering from orthopedic and rheumatic conditions, sports injuries or joint replacement surgery? Merck's...

Mayo Clinic Research Shows Common Airborne Fungi Cause Chronic Stuffy Nose, Suggests New Treatment Strategy.
October 8, 2004... Byline: Mayo Clinic ROCHESTER, Minn., Oct. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- A team led by Mayo Clinic researchers has determined that over-reactive immune responses to airborne fungi could cause the stuffy noses and airway inflammation among...

Article in Stanford Social Innovation Review Says Socially Conscious Employees Can Effect Corporate Change.
October 8, 2004... Byline: Stanford Graduate School of Business STANFORD, Calif., Oct. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- Stanford University faculty member Debra Meyerson calls them "tempered radicals": They are under-the-radar rebels who lead social change from within...

Association of Retail Travel Agents Joins Forces With MedicAlert Foundation to Protect Traveling Consumers; ARTA Encourages Suppliers to 'Spread the Good Word' About MedicAlert.
October 11, 2004... Byline: Medicalert LEXINGTON, Ky., Oct. 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- If trouble strikes when you travel, will your medical records be available? That's the key question that travel agents who belong to the Association of Retail Travel Agents...

American Dental Hygienists' Association Supports ADA's Referral of Advanced Dental Hygiene Practitioner Resolutions.
October 11, 2004... Byline: American Dental Hygienists' Association CHICAGO, Oct. 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- The American Dental Hygienists' Association (ADHA) today expressed its support of actions taken by the American Dental Association (ADA) last week that...

Berkeley Lab and Partners Provide Advice on 'How to Buy Green Power'; New Guidebook Will Help Organizations, Facility Managers Buy Renewable Energy.
October 11, 2004... Byline: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory BERKELEY, Calif., Oct. 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- How do you buy power from renewable energy providers, or make the case for the business benefits of green power? A new document, incorporating...

Carnegie Mellon's Tepper School of Business' Finn Kydland Wins 2004 Nobel Prize in Economics; Prize Is Shared With Carnegie Mellon Alumnus and Former Professor Edward Prescott.
October 11, 2004... Byline: Carnegie Mellon University PITTSBURGH, Oct. 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- The 2004 Nobel Prize in economics has been awarded to Finn Kydland, professor and Ph.D. alumnus of Carnegie Mellon University's business school. Kydland was...

Open Letter to President Bush on U.S. Economic Policy.
October 12, 2004... Byline: AScribe, The Public Interest Newswire OAKLAND, Calif., Oct. 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- Following is an open letter to President George W. Bush about U.S. economic policy issued by 169 professors of business and economics at U.S....

Goodwill Financial Literacy Programs Make Good Sen$e.
October 12, 2004... Byline: Goodwill Industries International ROCKVILLE, Md., Oct. 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- Three Goodwill agencies will each receive a $15,000 grant to expand their community financial literacy programs. Bank of America funds the grant...

Limiting Angioplasty to Experienced Hospitals Will Not Reduce Access to Care.
October 12, 2004... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., Oct. 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- Standards of volume that limit angioplasty procedures to more experienced hospitals and physicians will not require most patients to travel longer distances for care,...

Europe Leads the Way in Cosmetic Product Safety.
October 13, 2004... Byline: Cancer Prevention Coalition CHICAGO, Oct. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- Following is an editorial by Samuel S. Epstein, M.D., Cancer Prevention Coalition chairman and professor emeritus of Environmental and Occupational Medicine,...

GetActive Software Secures $7 Million in Additional Capital; El Dorado Ventures and Pacific Partners Invest in GetActive's Series C Round of Financing.
October 13, 2004... Byline: GetActive Software BERKELEY, Calif., Oct. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- GetActive Software, a leader in member relationship management, announced today that it has closed $7 million in venture capital funding in a round co-led by...

Can You Run a Presidential Campaign Better then the Pros? Free Internet Game Puts You in the Driver's Seat; Visit www.ciconline.org/eLECTIONS to Become the Candidate.
October 13, 2004... Byline: Cable in the Classroom WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- Frustrated by watching the Presidential campaign unfold? Wondering why the candidates have followed a certain campaign course? Think you can do better? A new...

University of Florida Study: Brown-Nosing Works Better Than Boasting in Job Interviews.
October 14, 2004... Byline: University of Florida GAINESVILLE, Fla., Oct. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- Sucking up or apple polishing are more likely to work in a job interview than boasting of one's accomplishments, a new University of Florida study finds. ...

Babson Awards Seed Funding to Student Businesses.
October 14, 2004... Byline: Babson College WELLESLEY, Mass., Oct. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- Babson College has awarded $57.5 thousand in seed funds to 13 early stage student businesses. "The Babson Seed Fund is designed to provide our best entrepreneurial...

Rotman Dean Receives Commerce Visionary Award at McLuhan Festival.
October 14, 2004... Byline: Rotman School of Management TORONTO, Canada, Oct. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- Roger Martin, Dean of the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management, was honoured with a McLuhan Visionary Award at the first annual McLuhan...

AACSB Selects Director of Professional Development; Michael Wiemer to Oversee AACSB International's Global Education Program.
October 14, 2004... Byline: AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business ST. LOUIS, Oct. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- Michael Wiemer has been named director, global professional development for AACSB International - The...

Cancer Voter Guides to Be Released; Cancer Activists to Rally in Bakersfield as Views of California Congressional District 20 on Cancer Issues Revealed.
October 15, 2004... Byline: American Cancer Society SACRAMENTO, Calif., Oct. 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) will host a new conference where it will unveil its first ever voter guide examining where Roy...

Cancer Voter Guides to be Released; Cancer Activists to Rally in Fresno as Views of California Congressional District 20 on Cancer Issues Revealed.
October 15, 2004... Byline: American Cancer Society SACRAMENTO, Oct. 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) will host a new conference where it will unveil its first ever voter guide examining where Roy Ashburn...

U.S. Overwork Epidemic: Legislative, Social Changes Needed, Says Expert Available for Comment on Oct. 24 'Take Back Your Time Day'.
October 18, 2004... Byline: University of Maryland, College Park COLLEGE PARK, Md., Oct. 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- The U.S. problem of overwork is not just an issue of personal priorities, but at heart involves major public policy issues and legislative...

Identity Thieves' 'Phishing' Attacks Could Soon Get a Lot Nastier.
October 18, 2004... Byline: Indiana University BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Oct. 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- The number of people who succumb to identity thieves' "phishing" e-mails could go way up if immediate action isn't taken to preempt the next generation of attacks,...

Errors in Medicine: The Patient's Perspective.
October 18, 2004... Byline: Indiana University School of Medicine INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- The first study of the patient's perspective on errors in medicine may have health care professionals rethinking what is important to their patients....

Video Series Urges New Approaches to Find Cures for Millions of Americans Who Suffer From Alzheimer's, Other Neurodegenerative Diseases.
October 19, 2004... Byline: Killen & Associates PALO ALTO Calif., Oct. 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- Killen & Associates today released "Solve Mysteries of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, ALS, and Other Devastating Neurodegenerative Illnesses" -- a series of video...

Researchers Link Casinos With Bankruptcy, Crime.
October 19, 2004... Byline: Calif. State University, Sacramento SACRAMENTO, Calif., Oct. 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- California communities with Indian casinos showed a noticeable increase in personal bankruptcies and violent crimes compared to those without...

HP Is Newest Partner to Join University of Virginia in Unique Educational Collaboration to Improve Student Learning; Tablet PCs Enable Next-Generation Learning Environment for Faculty, Students at UVa.
October 19, 2004... Byline: University of Virginia DENVER, Oct. 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- The University of Virginia (UVa), Thomson Learning, a part of The Thomson Corp., and Microsoft Corp. today announced that HP has agreed to participate in UVa's...

Symposium on Information Technology Adoption by Nonprofits to Be Held in San Francisco, Oct. 23.
October 19, 2004... Byline: Community Technology Foundation of California SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- "Geeks for Good: Technology Evangelism and the Role of Circuit Riders in IT Adoption Among Nonprofits." "Is IT Socially Transformative?" ...

2004 Consumer Reports Nursing Home State-by-State Watch List Temporarily Withdrawn.
October 19, 2004... Byline: Pending YONKERS, N.Y., Oct. 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- Consumers Union (CU), the publisher of ConsumerReports.org, has learned that the 2004 Nursing Home Watch List, previously published at www.consumerhealthchoices.org,...

Education Conference: Transforming Our Schools for Effective Teaching and Learning at Stanford University, Nov. 4, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
October 19, 2004... Byline: Stanford Graduate School of Business STANFORD, Calif., Oct. 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- John Morgridge, Chairman of Cisco Systems, will give the keynote address at the "Coming of Age for Educational Leadership: Transforming Our Schools...

Yale School of Management - The Goldman Sachs Foundation Partnership on Nonprofit Ventures Announces National Business Plan Competition Results; 464 Nonprofit Organizations Enter Competition; 90 Are Selected to Round III.
October 20, 2004... Byline: Yale University School of Management NEW HAVEN, Conn., Oct. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Yale School of Management - The Goldman Sachs Foundation Partnership on Nonprofit Ventures today announced its selection of 90 nonprofit...

33 Million American Internet Users Have Reviewed or Rated Someone or Something as Part of an Online Rating System.
October 20, 2004... Byline: Pew Internet & American Life Project WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- Twenty-six percent of adult internet users in the U.S. have rated a product, service, or person using an online rating system. These systems, also...

Carnegie Corporation of New York Elects Three New Trustees; Joining Board Are a Former International Public Servant, a University President and a Media Executive.
October 20, 2004... Byline: Carnegie Corporation NEW YORK, Oct. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- Following their election, three leaders in international finance, education and journalism will join the board of Carnegie Corporation of New York on Dec. 2, 2004. Pedro...

Cancer Voter Guides to be Released; Cancer Activists Rally in Fresno, Calif., as Views of Congressional District 20 on Cancer Issues Revealed.
October 20, 2004... Byline: American Cancer Society SACRAMENTO, Oct. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) will host a new conference where it will unveil its first ever voter guide examining where Roy Ashburn...

Convio's New, Free, Downloadable Guide Helps Nonprofits Launch or Step Up Online Fundraising Programs.
October 20, 2004... Byline: Convio AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- Convio, Inc. -- the leading provider of software and services to help nonprofits use the Internet for building constituent relationships and driving support -- today announced the...

New Report Finds 41 States Have Obesity Levels Over 20 Percent; State, Federal Obesity Policies Failing; Alabama Is Worst, Colorado Is Best, But No State Is Making The Grade.
October 20, 2004... Byline: Burness Communications WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- Trust for America's Health (TFAH) today released a new report "F As in Fat: How Obesity Policies are Failing in America," which found that national and state policies...

Cancer Voter Guides to be Released; Cancer Activists Rally in Bakersfield, Calif., as Views of Congressional District 20 on Cancer Issues Revealed.
October 20, 2004... Byline: American Cancer Society SACRAMENTO, Calif., Oct. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) will host a new conference where it will unveil its first ever voter guide examining where Roy...

Better Analyses of Wind, Damage Models Would Help Insurers Anticipate Hurricane Costs, UCF Professor, Georgia Colleague Say.
October 20, 2004... Byline: University of Central Florida ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- Insurance companies could better anticipate their annual costs in hurricane claims if they used more accurate models of storm winds and the severity of...

Holiday Shopping Tips: Surviving Mall Madness.
October 20, 2004... Byline: Babson College WELLESLEY, Mass., Oct. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- The holiday shopping season is upon us and consumers must face the inevitable American anxiety--Shopping Mall Madness. Babson College Marketing Professor, Kathy...

'Made in the USA? Probably Not: Outsourcing and the Global Economy': Panel Discussion on Outsourcing to Be Held at Stanford Law School, Oct. 22.
October 20, 2004... Byline: Stanford Law School STANFORD, Calif., Oct. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- From customer service call centers to high-level software programming to the provisioning of U.S. armed forces abroad, almost every sector of the American economy...

Stanford Professor Wins Labor Economics Prize.
October 20, 2004... Byline: Stanford Graduate School of Business STANFORD, Calif., Oct. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) has named Edward P. Lazear, a professor at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business and a...

Flu Vaccine Shortage Highlights Need for Government Involvement in Public Health, Says Swarthmore College Economist.
October 21, 2004... Byline: Swarthmore College SWARTHMORE, Pa., Oct. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- What does the flu vaccine shortage have in common with the September 11 terrorist attacks? They are both the consequence of America's aversion to "big government,"...

Cancer Voter Guide Released in Fresno, Calif.; Congressional Candidates' Views on Cancer Issues Published; Cancer Action Network Member Maureen Bianco Comments.
October 21, 2004... Byline: American Cancer Society FRESNO, Calif., Oct. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- Voters wanting to know where candidates seeking to be the 20th Congressional District's next Representative stand on cancer related issues can now find out in a...

Percentage of Sex-Related Web Searches Down by About Half Since 1997, While Business Searches Up by 86 Percent; New Book by Pitt Professor 'Is About the Only Book That Says What People Are Really Doing' on Web.
October 21, 2004... Byline: University of Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH, Oct. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- In the last seven years, the percentage of Web searches on sex has declined, while that of business-related searches has gone up, according to a new book on Web...

Study: 'Sales Below Cost' Laws Led to Lower Gas Prices in 13 States.
October 21, 2004... Byline: University of Wisconsin, Whitewater WHITEWATER, Wis., Oct. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- Bucking the conventional wisdom that "sales below cost" bans inflate gas prices, a new University of Wisconsin-Whitewater study concludes that...

Harvard School of Public Health Raises Alarm on Persistent Smoking Threat; Awards Highest Honor to State Attorneys General and Advocate Who Fought Tobacco.
October 21, 2004... Byline: Harvard School of Public Health BOSTON, Oct. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- Harvard School of Public Health today called for a renewed national effort against a persistent smoking threat as prevention efforts are being dismantled. ...

Wisconsin, Mexican State to Develop Health, Education Exchanges; Goal Is Pilot Project for Other Exchanges.
October 21, 2004... Byline: University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee MILWAUKEE, Oct. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- Representatives from the state of Wisconsin and the state of Guanajuato, Mexico have signed a memorandum of intent to develop health, education and cultural...

Eyetech Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Announces That Benefits of Macugen in Treating Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration Are Sustained for Two Years.
October 21, 2004... Byline: Edelman Public Relations NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- Eyetech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: EYET) today announced that the treatment effect with the investigational drug Macugen (pegaptanib sodium injection) extends...

New Report Shows Nearly Half of Americans in Medicare at Risk of Losing Coverage; Millions of Seniors, People With Disabilities Will Experience Temporary or Long-Term Reductions in Care Under New Medicare Law.
October 22, 2004... Byline: Families USA WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- A careful analysis of the new Medicare law and the Administration's proposed regulations shows that approximately half of the program's beneficiaries are at risk of being worse...

Intelligence Reform and Civil Liberties: Inseparable -- by Lee S. Strickland.
October 22, 2004... Byline: University of Maryland, College Park COLLEGE PARK, Md., Oct. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- Following is an editorial by Lee S. Strickland, director of the Center for Information Policy at the University of Maryland, and retired CIA...

Business and Media Leaders to Discuss Ethics and Leadership at Saint Mary's College of California Forum.
October 22, 2004... Byline: Saint Mary's College of California MORAGA, Calif., Oct. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- Prominent business leaders,journalists and educators will discuss such issues as corporate ethicsand news coverage of the presidential election as part...

Fisher College Team Wins $50,000 First Prize in Fortune Small Business Magazine's National Business Plan Competition.
October 25, 2004... Byline: Fisher College of Business, Ohio State COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- Five 2004 Executive MBA graduates from The Ohio State University's Fisher College of Business are now $50,000 closer to turning their business...

Guidelines Target HIV/STD Prevention in Native American Communities.
October 25, 2004... Byline: Indiana University BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Oct. 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- Successful prevention programs for HIV and sexually transmitted diseases in Native American communities often look different from programs in non-native...

Indiana University Medical School Poised to Host Global HIV/AIDS Conference.
October 25, 2004... Byline: Indiana University School of Medicine INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- Registration continues for the "HIV/AIDS Care in the Developing World: Lessons Learned and the Way Forward" conference, Sunday, Oct. 31. The...

UNC-Chapel Hill Ranked Number One of Top Entrepreneurial U.S. Campuses.
October 26, 2004... Byline: Kenan-Flagler Business School at UNC-Chapel Hill CHAPEL HILL, N.C., Oct. 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was ranked the No. 1 university in the United States for fostering entrepreneurship...

GetActive Software Named One of Fastest Growing Private Companies in San Francisco Bay Area.
October 26, 2004... Byline: GetActive Software BERKELEY, Calif., Oct. 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- GetActive Software, a leader in member relationship management, announced today that the company was recently ranked number 38 on San Francisco Business Times' list...

George Washington University's Ensuring Solutions to Alcohol Problems Awarded Grant for First Study of Employer Leverage, Quality of Depression Care.
October 26, 2004... Byline: Ensuring Solutions to Alcohol Problems WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- The George Washington University Medical Center, on behalf of Ensuring Solutions to Alcohol Problems has received a $213,347 grant from The Robert Wood...

Maimonides Medical Center Appoints Jay S. Cooper, M.D., as Director of Its Cancer Center, Chair of the New Radiation Oncology Department; Maimonides Is Developing the Only Full-Service Clinical Cancer Program in Brooklyn, N.Y.
October 26, 2004... Byline: Maimonides Medical Center NEW YORK, Oct. 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- Pamela S. Brier, President & CEO of Maimonides Medical Center, announced the appointment of Jay S. Cooper, MD, FACR, FACRO, as Director of the Maimonides Cancer...

Tom Clausen to receive UC Berkeley's Haas School's Lifetime Achievement Award.
October 26, 2004... Byline: Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley BERKELEY, Calif., Oct. 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- A.W. "Tom" Clausen, who led Bank of America to become the United States' largest commercial bank and ran The World Bank, will receive the...

Bentley College Survey Finds U.S. Adults Are Concerned About Cyber-Security Issues, But Still Need Help Understanding Internet Threats.
October 27, 2004... Byline: Bentley College WALTHAM, Mass., Oct. 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- The majority of Americans are concerned about hackers using their home computers to launch attacks on others, but their knowledge of specific threats remains minimal....

Business Schools on Three Continents Launch International Undergraduate Program.
October 27, 2004... Byline: Kenan-Flagler Business School at UNC-Chapel Hill CHAPEL HILL, N.C., Oct. 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Kenan-Flagler Business School is partnering with the Chinese University of Hong Kong...