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Frasconi, Antonio
(Encyclopedia) Frasconi, AntonioFrasconi, Antonioäntōˈnyō fräskōˈnē [key], 1919–2013, American graphic artist, b. Buenos Aires. His family moved to Uruguay weeks after his birth. Frasconi immigrated…Andreotti, Giulio
(Encyclopedia) Andreotti, GiulioAndreotti, Giuliojē&oomacr;ˈlēō änˌdrāätē [key], 1919–2013, Italian political leader. A leading member of the Christian Democratic party, Andreotti held a variety…Calamity Jane
(Encyclopedia) Calamity JaneCalamity Janekəlămˈĭtē jānˈ [key], c.1852–1903, American frontier character, b. Princeton, Mo. Her real name was Martha Jane Canary, and the origin of her nickname is…Catlett, Elizabeth
(Encyclopedia) Catlett, Elizabeth, 1915–2012, American-Mexican sculptor, painter, and printmaker, considered one of the foremost African-American artists of her era, b. Washington, D.C., grad. Howard…Cancer: Estimated New Cases (2007) and Survival Rates in the U.S.
SiteEstimated new cases, 2007Five-year relative survival rates1 (percent), 1995–2003TotalMaleFemaleWhiteBlackAll sites21,444,920766,860678,060 Prostate218,890218,890n.a.99%95%Breast3180,5102…Cancer: Estimated New Cases (2006) and Survival Rates in the U.S.
SiteEstimated new cases, 2006Five-year relative survival rates1 (percent), 1995–2001TotalMaleFemaleWhiteBlackAll sites21,399,790720,280679,510 Prostate234,460234,460n.a.100%97%Breast3214,…Kobilka, Brian Kent
(Encyclopedia) Kobilka, Brian Kent, 1955–, American physician, b. Little Falls, Minn., M.D. Yale, 1981. He was a researcher at Duke Univ. from 1981 to 1989, where he worked with Robert Lefkowitz; in…Lleras Restrepo, Carlos
(Encyclopedia) Lleras Restrepo, CarlosLleras Restrepo, Carloskärˈlōs lyāˈräs rāstrāˈpō [key], 1908–94, president of Colombia (1966–70). The son of a well-known bacteriologist, he was a lawyer and…delirium tremens
(Encyclopedia) delirium tremensdelirium tremenstrēˈmənz, trĕmˈənz [key], hallucinatory episodes that may occur during withdrawal from chronic alcoholism, popularly known as the DTs. An episode of…quinidine
(Encyclopedia) quinidinequinidinekwĭnˈĭdēnˌ [key], heart muscle relaxant used to maintain regular heart rhythm patterns. It is an alkaloid chemically similar to quinine and, like quinine, occurs…Trending
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