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I was reared in Seattle, Washington, attended and graduated from Whitman College, Walla Walla, Washington, AB biology (honors), then entered the US Marines and completed Officer Candidate School in 1963. I completed Naval Flight School in 1965 and flew RF-4B

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Health & Fitness > Mental Illness Mental illness in the modern world: 2 of 24

Disease of the brain which manifests itself by behavioral, thinking, mood abnormalities is so common one might think that all people, at least sometime in their lives has a certain amount of mental illness. Naturally, the challenges of human development in a complex world creates great stresses and the human mind has limited...
Health & Fitness > Asthma Causes of asthma: 2 of 8

Asthma: An Autoimmune Disease Asthma is similar to COPD in the fact that both are lung diseases, both are exacerbated by chemicals of different types (in COPD the irritant is usually tobacco smoke), both are aided by the same drugs: broncho- dialators and anti-inflammatories such as steroids, and both are common. Infections ...
Sciences > Anatomy Non cardiac causes of chest pain: 2 of 4

Costocondritis is one of the most common causes of chest pain of non-cardiac origin. The location is not usually the rib/sternum interface, but at the junction of the osseous rib and the costal cartilage which is somewhat lateral and more or less corresponds with the nipple line. Pain from costochondritis is more sharp than ...
Sciences > Disease & Illness Rheumatic fever in Washington State: 1 of 1

Rheumatic fever was a disease which was common in America, Europe and in most countries of the world in the past, but in countries which have gone through modernization due to the institution of scientific advancements (which lead to the industrial revolution, for instance)the frequency of the disease has become so low, and ...
Sciences > Disease & Illness Epidemiology of breast cancer: 1 of 1

Breast cancer and cancer in other tissues and organs is caused by the same mechanism, but there are certain anatomical, microanatomical, physiological, and environmental factors that exacerbate the underlying cause of cancer so certain tissues such as bone marrow, lymph nodes, and epithelium (skin,cervix and vaginal surface,...
Health & Fitness > Brain & Nerve Conditions Causes of multiple sclerosis: 4 of 7

Multiple Sclerosis is a common disease. Many people have it mildly and do not seek medical care. Many people are diagnosed to have other neuropathies such as carpal tunnel syndrome or sciatica, but evolve a systemic condition, happen to have a MRI of he brain and if hey have plaques they are labeled to have multiple sclerosi...
Health & Fitness > Cold & Flu Causes of the 1918 flu epidemic: 14 of 23

First of all, epidemics and pandemics have existed since humans have recorded written history. Sometime in the past, a certain nasty disease that affected individuals over a great area was termed a "plague", which means something akin to, "struck down". Then later, somehow, large epidemics and pandemics were termed influenza...
Sciences > Geology & Geophysics How planet Earth was formed: 12 of 16

The planet earth was formed long, long ago as our solar system condensed from an interstellar gas cloud. The condensing gas molecules, as they became closer together, developed a gravitational force and the inward motion, towards the center of the mass along with "force" from radiation from other interstellar bodies (light h...
Politics, News & Issues > Political Issues Are there relevant parallels between the tyranny of King George III during the American Revolution and George W. Bush's presidency?: 9 of 12

Tyrannical actions by King George III and President George W. Bush: Similarities. First of all, England was the largest, most powerful country in the world during period when they had many colonies for they extracted wealth in the form of raw materials and inexpensive labor from them and reaped the benefits. Being powerful, ...
Sciences > Disease & Illness Cancer: Understanding why scientists have yet to discover a cure: 6 of 8

Cancer is a disease which affects many organs and thus many tissue types, but usually the same organs and tissue types are affected in the human being and some are more common than others. Obviously, women experience breast cancer more frequently than men and cervical cancer is as common in woman as prostate cancer is common...