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GlaxoSmithKline says HPV vaccine worked in study

Jul. 7, 2009
Drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline PLC said Tuesday a study shows its human papillomavirus vaccine Cervarix was effective against the types of HPV that are most likely to cause cervical cancer, but also fought other strains of the disease. Results from a study...
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler