The Chikungunya Pandemic

With all the news focusing on the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, we forget that there is a pandemic running rampant on this… 5

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. and Amy Alton, A.R.N.P. discuss: The rising rate… 1

How Pandemics Spread

In modern times, we have become highly dependent on the high technology that has, in many cases, eliminated the scourge of infectious disease…. 0

Video: Immunity

For you visual learners out there, here’s  our video on immunity, meant to serve as a companion to our recent article on the… 0

Immunity

I’ve been writing a lot about epidemics lately, including Ebola, EnterovirusD68, and others. I talk about immunity issues a lot in my articles,… 0

Survival Medicine Hour: Alzheimer’s, Wildfires, Ebola Response

In the latest episode of Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy’s Survival Medicine Hour, Joe and Amy Alton discuss the President’s response to the… 0

Wildfire Safety

  Summer has ended but wildfires are still raging across California. Hundred of thousands of acres have been lost each of the last… 7

Ebola: Does It Matter?

(Update: My mention of the minimal response of the U.S. to the Ebola crisis seems to have gotten some traction with the administration. … 6

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13 Foods That Can Help Diabetics

One of the most-frequently asked questions I get regarding medical preparedness is about diabetes. Insulin, as it come in liquid for, doesn’t maintain… 2