21.  Another cholesterol drug, Crestor from Astra-Zeneca, is expected to gain federal approval next year.

22.  Ascent hopes to gain approval for the drug, which will be used for infants with middle ear infections and young children with urinary tract infections.

23.  Attempts to come up with a new financing plan, including the raising of the cigarette tax, have failed to gain legislative approval.

24.  Because AMP was planning to fill part of the order from one of its stateside factories, it had to ship the equipment to the U.S. after gaining approval.

25.  Boeing made last-minute concessions and gained the approval of EU leaders.

26.  Biogen recently gained Avonex approval in Israel and Switzerland and expects to be selling into those two markets by the end of March.

27.  Both companies gained FDA approvals for their most advanced stent products Friday.

28.  Boeing made last-minute concessions and gained EU approval.

29.  -- Make it harder for generic drugmakers to gain regulatory approval for their products.

30.  A compromise parental notification bill for teens seeking abortions appears headed to the full Texas House after gaining approval Friday from a key committee.