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Novartis says FDA approves interferon drug for MS

Aug. 17, 2009
Novartis AG said Monday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved its drug Extavia, a form of interferon intended to treat multiple sclerosis. The FDA approved Extavia for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis, which is the most common form of the...
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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