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CHICAGO, IL (MARKET WIRE) As both the election buzz and economic worries grow, parents and schools still concentrate on their number one priority: the healthy, positive development of their children.

The pharma reported better-than-expected third quarter earnings.

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AP - Eli Lilly and Co. will take a big bite out of its third-quarter earnings with a $1.4 billion charge related to a government investigation over marketing practices for the anti-psychotic Zyprexa.

Q3 earnings beat estimates, but competition and costs grow.

AP - Pharmaceutical giant Novartis AG said Tuesday it will buy the pulmonary drug unit of California-based Nektar Therapeutics for $115 million.

Reuters - * Pfizer, Schering, Forest, Actelion, Biogen beat forecasts

Reuters - Eli Lilly and Co will record a $1.4 billion charge because of probes into past marketing of its top-selling Zyprexa schizophrenia drug and is in advanced talks to resolve the investigations, the company said on Tuesday.

Carolinas HealthCare System has joined the Premier Inc. health-care alliance.

Medhost, a software provider serving the health care industry, has expanded its product offering with the Emergency Department Patient Access Self Service (Ed Pass) product, which is designed to make the check-in process more efficient.