SimplyStated, the new health Web initiative from Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, has earned the Good Housekeeping Web Site Certification. As attested by the Good Housekeeping Institute's
certification, SimplyStated provides consumers with easy-to-read, accurate and trustworthy information on sites that encompass 14 key diseases, with more to come. There is also SimplyStated.com, which
provides information on all 14 diseases in one comprehensive site. SimplyStated information is reviewed by an independent panel of physicians and patients on each disease to ensure that what consumers
see is timely, accurate, and easy-to-understand.