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Halloween Can Be Tricky for Food Allergy Families; Kids With Food Allergies Offers Halloween Trick-or-Treating Tips.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Kids With Food Allergies DOYLESTOWN, Pa., Oct. 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- Halloween can be a tricky time for a growing number of children who have food allergies. Today, one in 17 children, or three to four million kids, are affected...

American Dental Association Calls for Scientifically Accurate Patient Brochure Explaining Filling Choices.
October 2, 2007... Byline: American Dental Association SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- The American Dental Association (ADA) House of Delegates called for the creation of a brochure to help patients understand the materials used to create dental...

Newt Gingrich to Address Meeting of State Health Officials.
October 2, 2007... Byline: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) today released the following media advisory. - - - - Who:...

Amnesty International USA and Responsible Endowment Coalition Launch Guide to Support Responsible Investing by U.S. Colleges and Universities.
October 2, 2007... Byline: Amnesty International USA NEW YORK, Oct. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- The first-ever step-by-step guide to encourage colleges and universities to adopt responsible investment practices in pursuit of social and environmental change is...

Men, Women Manage Family Businesses Differently, Study Shows.
October 4, 2007... Byline: Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- Family-owned businesses run by women thrive when family members donate their time to help the company. But when men run the family business, donated family time...

California State University, Northridge Research Focuses on Modernizing Air Transportation System.
October 4, 2007... Byline: Calif. State University, Northridge NORTHRIDGE, Calif., Oct. 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- "Flight delayed" is one of the most dreaded phrases for an air traveler. The problem is only expected to get worse as the congested skies get even...

University of North Carolina Career Expert Uses Dating Metaphor to Help Job Seekers in New Book.
October 5, 2007... Byline: UNC-Chapel Hill's Kenan-Flagler Business School CHAPEL HILL, N.C., Oct. 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- Twenty-something job seekers can get help on the career front from a new book by Shawn Graham, a career counselor at The University of...

New Approach for Consumers Delivers Solutions to Do Not Call List Expiration.
October 8, 2007... Byline: Steve Infanti Communications EDMOND, Okla., Oct. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- As 2008 delivers the fifth anniversary of the National Do Not Call List, the first consumers who registered five years ago will expire in their coverage from...

Report to Identify California Companies with Highest/Lowest Percentage of Women Leaders.
October 9, 2007... Byline: University of California, Davis DAVIS, Calif., Oct. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- Despite its image as a progressive, trend-setting state, California remains a bastion of male-dominated companies, the 2007 UC Davis Study of California...

$25 Million Gift to Add Five New Faculty Members to UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business.
October 10, 2007... Byline: Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley BERKELEY, Calif., Oct. 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- At least five new faculty positions will be created at the University of California, Berkeley's Haas School of Business with a $25 million gift...

Columbia Business School Recognized by Aspen Institute for Excellence in Social and Environmental Issues.
October 10, 2007... Byline: Columbia Business School NEW YORK, Oct. 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- Columbia Business School has demonstrated significant leadership in integrating social and environmental issues into its MBA program, according to the Aspen...

Casey Wasserman Joins LA84 Foundation Board of Directors; Foundation Awards $405,000 in Grants That Will Reach 20,000 Youth in Southern California.
October 10, 2007... Byline: LA84 Foundation LOS ANGELES, Oct. 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- LA84 Foundation announced today that sports entrepreneur Casey Wasserman has been elected to its board of directors. Wasserman is chairman and CEO of Wasserman Media Group,...

Babson College Hosts 6th Annual Student-Run Forum on Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Oct. 12.
October 11, 2007... Byline: Babson College WELLESLEY, Mass., Oct. 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- Babson College will host the 6th annual Babson Forum on Entrepreneurship and Innovation (BFEI) on Oct. 12, 2007, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Keynote speakers are: . John...

Retail Holiday Shopping Outlook Looks Good Despite Economic Setbacks.
October 11, 2007... Byline: University of Florida GAINESVILLE, Fla., Oct. 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- The approaching holidays may be merrier than expected for retailers. Despite a troubled housing market and higher gas prices, Florida consumers say they intend...

Private Security Expert Says Market Forces Could Help Improve Effectiveness, Accountability of Contracting Firms; Author, Researcher Suggests Rewarding Firms for Lasting Security.
October 11, 2007... Byline: Middlebury College MIDDLEBURY, Vt., Oct. 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- Kateri Carmola, assistant professor of political science at Middlebury College and author of the forthcoming book "Private Security Contractors in the Age of New...

Three Bay Area Medical Groups to Merge Into Single Physician Group; Physicians Vote to Form Consolidated Medical Group, Work Toward Offering Patients Seamless Care Across All Palo Alto Medical Foundation Locations.
October 11, 2007... Byline: Palo Alto Medical Foundation MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Oct. 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- The physicians of Camino Medical Group (CMG), Palo Alto Medical Clinic (PAMC) and Santa Cruz Medical Clinic (SCMC) have approved a plan to merge into...

Environmental Working Group Applauds Senate Passage of Landmark Legislation Banning Asbestos; Author of Bill Used EWG's Asbestos Research to Make the Case.
October 12, 2007... Byline: Environmental Working Group WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- Environmental Working Group (EWG) Executive Director Richard Wiles issued the following statement thanking United States Senators Patty Murray (D-WA) and Barbara...

Aspen Institute Names Bentley McCallum Graduate School One of the Top 100 Graduate Business Schools Internationally; In 'Beyond Grey Pinstripes' Rankings Bentley Ranks Second in Northeast in Faculty Research.
October 15, 2007... Byline: Bentley College WALTHAM, Mass., Oct. 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- Beyond Grey Pinstripes, a biennial survey and alternative ranking of business schools by the Aspen Institute, has named the Bentley McCallum Graduate School to its...

Hourly Wage-Earners Less Likely to Volunteer, Says Study From University of Toronto's Rotman School of.
October 16, 2007... Byline: Rotman School of Management Management TORONTO, Oct. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- If time is money, then people directly paid for their time are less willing to give it up for free, a new study shows. Workers paid by the hour...

Consumer Reports' 2007 Annual Car Reliability Survey Shows Toyota Slips as Ford Improves; 93 Percent of Ford, Lincoln, Mercury Models in Survey Score Average or Better.
October 16, 2007... Byline: Consumers Union YONKERS, N.Y., Oct. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- After years of sterling reliability, Toyota is showing cracks in its armor, according to data from Consumer Reports' 2007 Annual Car Reliability Survey. By contrast,...

Hidden Costs of Climate Change: Major, Nationwide, Uncounted Says University of Maryland Research.
October 16, 2007... Byline: University of Maryland, College Park COLLEGE PARK, Md., Oct. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- The total economic cost of climate change in the United States will be major and nationwide in scope, but remains uncounted, unplanned for and...

'Foundations': A Q&A With Susan Bell, Vice President and Philanthropy Program Director, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.
October 17, 2007... Byline: The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation MENLO PARK, Calif., Oct. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- "Foundations" is an occasional series of informal question-and-answer sessions with employees of The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation to...

Buy Early, Be Flexible for Best Holiday Airfare Prices, Expert Says.
October 19, 2007... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Oct. 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- Many people will be taking to the skies during the holidays, and though the festive season is weeks away, buying tickets soon is a traveler's best chance to get...

Creating Value: Social Enterprise Club of Columbia Business School to Hold 2007 Social Enterprise Conference Oct. 26.
October 22, 2007... Byline: Columbia Business School NEW YORK, Oct. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- Columbia Business School today released the following advisory. - - - - WHAT: The Social Enterprise Club of Columbia Business School presents its 2007 Social...

Association for Computing Machinery SIGAda Conference to Examine Latest Developments in Reliable Software and IT Systems.
October 22, 2007... Byline: Association for Computing Machinery WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) today released the following media advisory. - - - - WHAT: 2007 SIGAda International Conference ...

World Wildlife Fund CEO Carter Roberts to Urge Business to See Conservation as a Corporate 'Survival Imperative'; Conservation Leader to Engage Next Generation of Business Leaders -- MBA Students at Stanford.
October 23, 2007... Byline: Stanford Graduate School of Business STANFORD, Calif., Oct. 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- Stanford Business School today released the following advisory. - - - - WHAT: Carter Roberts, CEO of the world's largest conservation...

Greenest Companies Disclose the Most, Says New Study From University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management.
October 23, 2007... Byline: Rotman School of Management TORONTO, Oct. 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- Trying to figure out which companies will have the biggest environmental liabilities down the road? Check out what they're saying about their environmental...

Purdue Celebrates Success of Fundraising for Addition to Aviation Technology Building.
October 24, 2007... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Oct. 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- Purdue University will celebrate today the success of fundraising on a $6.6 million project to construct a 18,200-square-foot building addition that will provide...

Americans Say: It's Still the Economy, Stupid.
October 25, 2007... Byline: Saint Joseph's University PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- The bursting of the proverbial real estate bubble coupled with a mortgage and credit crisis has many Americans murmuring "recession." With 64 percent of...

UNC Kenan-Flagler Hosts Investment Competition for MBAs.
October 26, 2007... Byline: UNC-Chapel Hill's Kenan-Flagler Business School CHAPEL HILL, N.C., Oct. 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- MBA teams from 12 top business schools will apply hedge fund trading strategies to compete at the 3rd annual Evergreen Investments...

National Humanities Center Names New Board of Trustees Chairman.
October 26, 2007... Byline: National Humanities Center RESEARCH TRIANGLE, N.C., Oct. 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- The National Humanities Center Board of Trustees has elected Carl H. Pforzheimer III as its new chairman. He succeeds Francis Oakley, President...

Expert Available on Cage-Free Eggs.
October 26, 2007... Byline: Straus Communications SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- Straus Communications today released the following expert advisory. - - - - SUMMARY: Late last week, United Egg Producers announced the adoption of...

Inside Innovation Conference Showcases Faculty Research on Innovation From University of California, Berkeley's Haas School of Business.(Conference news)
October 29, 2007... Byline: Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley BERKELEY, Calif., Oct. 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- The University of California, Berkeley's Haas School of Business today released the following media advisory. - - - - WHAT: The Haas...

Low-Income Households Boost Florida's Consumer Confidence.
October 30, 2007... Byline: University of Florida GAINESVILLE, Fla., Oct. 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- Florida's consumer confidence rose three points to 80 in October largely due to optimism among low-income residents, a new University of Florida study finds....

Women and Absenteeism Research Says Expectations About Absence From Work Differ Along Gender Lines.
October 30, 2007... Byline: Saint Joseph's University PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- It's Monday morning and you just woke up to a coughing, sneezing child burning with fever from the flu. In families with two working parents an important...

'Getting Hooked: How Brands Are Making It Personal': Conference Nov. 2.(Conference news)
October 31, 2007... Byline: Columbia Business School NEW YORK, Oct. 31 (AScribe Newswire) -- Columbia Business School today released the following advisory. - - - - WHAT: The Marketing Association of Columbia Business School presents its 2007...