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Dr. Constantine Frantzides, a Skokie, IL physician who is Board Certified in Surgery, has been selected by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. for inclusion in its prestigious guide of the nation's top 1% of medical specialists, America's Top Doctors. SKOKIE, Ill., May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. America's trusted source for identifying Top Doctors has published its newest edition of America's Top Doctors and has selected Constantine Frantzides, MD for...
A Bronxville, NY Board Certified physician specializing in Medical Oncology, Dr. Anthony Provenzano, is a Castle Connolly Top Doctor for 2013. BRONXVILLE, N.Y., May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., America's trusted source for identifying Top Doctors, has selected Bronxville's Medical Oncology specialist Dr. Anthony Provenzano for inclusion in its highly selective list of Regional Top Doctors this year. (Photo:...
A New York, NY Board Certified physician specializing in Orthopaedic Surgery, Dr. S Robert Rozbruch, is a Castle Connolly Top Doctor for 2013. NEW YORK, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., America's trusted source for identifying Top Doctors, has selected New York's Orthopaedic Surgery specialist Dr. S Robert Rozbruch for inclusion in its highly selective list of Regional Top Doctors this year. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130516/DC15832)...
A New York, NY Board Certified physician specializing in Pediatric Allergy & Immunology, Dr. Paul Ehrlich, is a Castle Connolly Top Doctor for 2013. NEW YORK, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., America's trusted source for identifying Top Doctors, has selected New York's Pediatric Allergy & Immunology specialist Dr. Paul Ehrlich for inclusion in its highly selective list of Regional Top Doctors this year. (Photo:...
A New York, NY Board Certified physician specializing in Psychiatry, Dr. Stan Arkow, is a Castle Connolly Top Doctor for 2013. NEW YORK, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., America's trusted source for identifying Top Doctors, has selected New York's Psychiatry specialist Dr. Stan Arkow for inclusion in its highly selective list of Regional Top Doctors this year. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130516/DC15759) Castle Connolly Medical...
A Syosset, NY Board Certified physician specializing in Pulmonary Disease, Dr. Ian Newmark, is a Castle Connolly Top Doctor for 2013. SYOSSET, N.Y., May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., America's trusted source for identifying Top Doctors, has selected Syosset's Pulmonary Disease specialist Dr. Ian Newmark for inclusion in its highly selective list of Regional Top Doctors this year. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130516/DC15757)...
A Nashville, TN Board Certified physician specializing in Nephrology, Dr. J Harold Helderman, is a Castle Connolly Top Doctor for 2013. NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., America's trusted source for identifying Top Doctors, has selected Nashville's Nephrology specialist Dr. J Harold Helderman for inclusion in its highly selective list of Regional Top Doctors this year. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130516/DC15687)...
A New York, NY Board Certified physician specializing in Psychiatry, Dr. Michael Stone, is a Castle Connolly Top Doctor for 2013. NEW YORK, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., America's trusted source for identifying Top Doctors, has selected New York's Psychiatry specialist Dr. Michael Stone for inclusion in its highly selective list of Regional Top Doctors this year. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130516/DC15755 ) Castle Connolly...
A Chicago, IL Board Certified physician specializing in Internal Medicine, Dr. George Bakris, is a Castle Connolly Top Doctor for 2013. CHICAGO, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., America's trusted source for identifying Top Doctors, has selected Chicago's Internal Medicine specialist Dr. George Bakris for inclusion in its highly selective list of Regional Top Doctors this year. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130516/DC15684 ) Castle...
A New York, NY Board Certified physician specializing in Ophthalmology, Dr. Jack Dodick, is a Castle Connolly Top Doctor for 2013. NEW YORK, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., America's trusted source for identifying Top Doctors, has selected New York's Ophthalmology specialist Dr. Jack Dodick for inclusion in its highly selective list of Regional Top Doctors this year. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130516/DC15760) Castle Connolly...
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Ronald Ellwin Evans, Jr. was an astronaut that worked with NASA on the Apollo missions and served as a Captain in the United States Navy. Evans is one of the twenty-four astronauts to fly to the moon. . Evans was born on November 10, 1933 in St. Francis, Kansas. He graduated from Highland Park High School in Topeka, Kansas. Boy Scouts of America played a huge role in Evans youth as he attained the highest level of Life Scout. Evans then went on to study at the University of Kansas...
The Plain Chachalaca (Ortalis vetula) is a large species of bird in the Cracidae family. It is found in tropical and subtropical environments from mezquital thickets in the Rio Grande Valley in southeastern Texas to northernmost Costa Rica. In Central America, this species occurs in the Pacific lowlands from Chiapas, Mexico to northern Nicaragua. It occurs solely as a separate population in Costa Rica. Its habitat is dry and moist forests, especially where interspersed with scrub and savanna....
The Dusky Grouse (Dendragapus obscurus) is a species of grouse native to the Rocky Mountains in North America. It is a forest-dwelling bird, with a breeding habitat along the edges of conifer and mixed forests in western North America, from southeastern Alaska and Yukon south to New Mexico. Its range is closely associated with that of various conifers. It is a permanent resident within its range, but will often move short distances by foot or by wing to denser forest habitat in the colder...
Barrow’s Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica) is a medium-sized species of sea duck. Its breeding habitat is wooded lakes and ponds in northwestern North America, but also in scattered locations in eastern Canada and Iceland. In Iceland it is commonly known as husond (house-duck). It is a migratory bird and will winter in protected coastal waters or open inland waters. It rarely migrates as far away as Europe and southern North America. Barrow’s Goldeneye is named after Sir John Barrow. The...
Staphylococcus aureus is a facultative anaerobic gram-positive coccus, and is the most common cause of staph infections. It is commonly part of the skin flora found in the nose and on skin. Around 20% of the human population is long-term carriers. It gets its golden color due to its carotenoid pigment staphyloxanthin. The pigment acts as a virulence factor with an antioxidant action that allows the microbe to evade death by reactive oxygen species used by the host immune system. Staphylococci...
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