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A strong dollar spells a more difficult future for the medical devices maker.

Reuters - France's Sanofi-Aventis has agreed to settle patent infringement suits in the United States with Barr Pharmaceuticals and Teva Pharmaceuticals over their generic copies of its allergy drugs Allegra and Nasacort.

BURBANK, CA (MARKET WIRE) Imaging3(TM), Inc. (OTCBB: IMGG), developer of a breakthrough medical imaging device that produces 3D medical diagnostic images of virtually any part of the human body in real-time, today provided insight into the Company's plans to introduce the first production-level 3D imaging software for the Dominion Vi Scanner(TM) (DViS) at the RSNA, Radiological Society of North America, trade show which is held annually in Chicago, IL. The RSNA trade show occurs this year from november 30, 2008 through December 4, 2008 and is the largest medical imaging trade show in the world, boasting over 70,000

AP - The health insurance industry said Wednesday it will support a national health care overhaul that requires them to accept all customers, regardless of pre-existing medical conditions ? but in return it wants lawmakers to mandate that everyone buy coverage.

The British pharma is getting slammed on all sides by competitors.

LOS ANGELES, CA (MARKET WIRE) Westview Services, Inc. has expanded its adult center in Temecula, CA, doubling the amount of clients served at this facility and increasing the amount of job training services and community transition programs available to individuals with disabilities.

An FDA panel today moved a once-a-day injectable antibiotic from South San Francisco’s Theravance Inc. — aimed at so-called “superbugs” — closer to approval. (THRX)

CHICAGO, IL (MARKET WIRE) In honor of their 25th Anniversary, Sierra Tucson, a premier treatment center dedicated to the prevention, education, and treatment of addictions and behavioral disorders, will be hosting a "Gratitude for Giving" Breakfast on Friday, november 21, 2008, from 8:30 - 10:00 a.m. at The Drake Hotel, "The Drake Room," 140 E. Walton Place, Chicago, Illinois. Over 130 attendees are expected to join this celebration to pay tribute to their peers. Media are invited to attend free of charge.

The company wins the right to distribute a generic version of AstraZeneca's asthma pill.

AP - AstraZeneca PLC said Wednesday it is launching a generic version of its own child asthma medication Pulmicort Respules after U.S. regulators paved the way for its rival Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. to do the same.