Monthly Archives: September 2014
The Chikungunya Pandemic
With all the news focusing on the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, we forget that[Read More]
Survival Medicine Hour: Allergies, Acid Reflux, Respiratory Viruses
In the latest episode of the Doom and Bloom(tm) Survival Medicine Hour, Joe Alton, M.D.[Read More]
Sep
How Pandemics Spread
In modern times, we have become highly dependent on the high technology that has, in[Read More]
Video: Immunity
For you visual learners out there, here’s our video on immunity, meant to serve as[Read More]
Immunity
I’ve been writing a lot about epidemics lately, including Ebola, EnterovirusD68, and others. I talk[Read More]
Sep
Survival Medicine Hour: Alzheimer’s, Wildfires, Ebola Response
In the latest episode of Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy’s Survival Medicine Hour, Joe and[Read More]
Sep
Wildfire Safety
Summer has ended but wildfires are still raging across California. Hundred of thousands of acres[Read More]
Sep
Ebola: Does It Matter?
(Update: My mention of the minimal response of the U.S. to the Ebola crisis seems[Read More]
13 Foods That Can Help Diabetics
One of the most-frequently asked questions I get regarding medical preparedness is about diabetes. Insulin,[Read More]
Sep
Medical Supplies, Part 4: Open/Bleeding Wounds
The injury that most non-professionals are most fearful of is the open, often bleeding, wound.[Read More]
Survival Medicine Hour: Lyme Disease, Depression
In this episode of the Doom and Bloom(tm) Survival Medicine Hour, Joe and Amy Alton,[Read More]
Sep
Video: Earthquakes with Dr. Bones
In his latest video, Joe Alton, M.D., aka Dr. Bones, discusses how to keep your[Read More]
Sep
Enterovirus 68
(Update: 10 states are investigating outbreaks of respiratory disease in children, including one that has[Read More]
