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Prostate cancer vaccine improves survival

Apr. 29, 2009
Previously rejected by the FDA, Provenge extended life an average of four months, nearly twice as long as the best available chemotherapy, researchers say. A controversial prostate cancer vaccine that previously has been rejected by the Food and Drug Administration improves survival of patients...
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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