1.   A physicians group is releasing new guidelines for asthma treatment.

2.   Brazil this week released guidelines for the investment banks bidding for the lucrative advisory contracts for the sale of Telebras.

3.   In March, the American Academy of Neurology released guidelines on the treatment of various grades of concussions and when it is safe to return to the ice.

4.   In May, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission released guidelines it says were designed to help employers fulfill the goal of the legislation.

5.   Japan expects to release new guidelines on the U.S.-Japan defense treaty this autumn.

6.   On Sunday, the International AIDS Society is expected to release guidelines for doctors that will urge much more aggressive treatment.

7.   Robert Doyle, a reviewer at the agency, said officials there were responding to critics and hoped to release new guidelines in about a month.

8.   Separately, the administration today released new guidelines for the marketing and advertisement of health plans to senior citizens.

9.   Separately from the statement on the old cases, the archdiocese released detailed guidelines on how it would handle abuse reports.

10.   Shortly before Matsushita announced the meetings, an advisory panel to Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto released guidelines to make the central bank more independent from the government.