http://kirkpatrickfamilycare.com/newsletter Internal Medicine Longview, WA Fri, 07 May 2010 23:56:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The aorta is the body’s largest artery and carries blood from the heart to all vital organs and the legs and feet. An aneurysm is an abnormal area of localized widening of a blood vessel. When an aneurysm forms in the aorta extending through the abdomen, it is ... http://kirkpatrickfamilycare.com/newsletter/?p=165 As a burly and intense Mark Morris basketball and football player, Alex Spencer was a brute in competition. After graduation in 2002, however, Alex showed a different side. He attended Concordia University and finished his degree in Molecular Biology. Alex continued his education in business school resulting ... http://kirkpatrickfamilycare.com/newsletter/?p=154 Very frequently, snippets of humor contain some deep thinking. See below: 1. A day without sunshine is like night. 2. On the other hand, you have different fingers. 3. 42.7 percent of all statistics are made up on the spot. 4. 99 percent of lawyers ... http://kirkpatrickfamilycare.com/newsletter/?p=156 Just in time, the Kirkpatrick family shipped 30 cornets, 8 music stands and various music books to Brian House, leader of HOPE FOR HAITI (www.hopeforhaiti.com). The instruments, all cleaned, oiled and polished by Jessie Rawson, Christie Kirkpatrick and Scotty Kirkpatrick, were evaluated and repaired (when necessary) by retired Longview music educator ... http://kirkpatrickfamilycare.com/newsletter/?p=146 Following is the article from the Longview School District Newsletter re: Dr. Kirkpatrick and his boyhood friend Steve Bailey of Los Angeles, combining their efforts to get two nearly new cellos to the orchestra program at Monticello Middle School. The Daily News Link: http://tdn.com/business/local/article_ec50f87e-ba7b-5b48-9dd4-ef4c6ca03b7d.html http://kirkpatrickfamilycare.com/newsletter/?p=142 Over the past year, the Clinic has sponsored many Basketball Clinics with former NBA and Division 1 basketball coach Dave Harshman, of Tacoma. Topics covered include: Shooting fundamentals Scoring without the ball Free throw shooting 12 types of layins and when to use them Beating the halfcourt and fullcourt presses Individual defensive positioning Inside-outside game, getting the ... http://kirkpatrickfamilycare.com/newsletter/?p=135 http://kirkpatrickfamilycare.com/newsletter/?p=205 Obesity also causes a number of medical disorders that affect the patient as well as the patient’s family and friends in an indirect way. Click on the image to download a flier about "Understanding the Disease known as Obesity." http://kirkpatrickfamilycare.com/newsletter/?p=199 By Richard A. Kirkpatrick, MD Reference: http://cme.medscape.com/viewarticle/702303?src=cmemp Last month, pancreatic cancer took yet another former Longview resident, Dr. Karen Johnson Freeze. Karen was a very caring woman who created mission efforts in Czechoslovakia, wrote case studies for Harvard Business School, and was a professor in the Henry Jackson School of ... http://kirkpatrickfamilycare.com/newsletter/?p=118 By Dr. Richard A. Kirkpatrick Some authorities believe that 50 million Americans have chronic pain that is poorly controlled. Obviously, it's no big deal if you have a little stiffness in your hands, but on the other hand if you have chronic neck or spine pain, residual symptoms from a ... http://kirkpatrickfamilycare.com/newsletter/?p=110