Monthly Archives: August 2016

How a Fighter Pilot’s Strategy Could Save Your Life: The OODA Loop

It’s pretty clear in these uncertain times that there’s a New Normal out there. There[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Earthquakes, Epi-Pens, More

In this episode of the Survival Medicine Hour, Joe Alton, MD and Amy Alton, ARNP[Read More]

Could You Survive An Earthquake?

A 6.2 magnitude earthquake has struck central Italy, killing at least 250 and injuring hundreds[Read More]

Video: Flood Safety Tips

In this companion video to a recent article, Joe Alton, MD discusses the different causes[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Natural Pain Relief, Super Lice, Floods

In this episode of the Survival Medicine Hour, Joe and Amy Alton, aka Dr. Bones[Read More]

Could You Protect Your Home/Family in a Wildfire?

It’s been a very busy year for firefighters, with heat waves, drought, and human carelessness[Read More]

13 Safety Tips For Floods

The recent Louisiana floods  (and now Hurricane Harvey floods in Texas 2017) which claimed 11[Read More]

New Bad Outcomes For Zika Newborns?

As we continue to learn more about the effects of Zika on the newborn, a[Read More]

The Formula For Penicillin

As you might know, I write mostly about how to deal with medical issues in[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Pain Relief, Risks in Rio

In this episode of The Survival Medicine Hour with Joe Alton, MD and Amy Alton,[Read More]

Video: Latest Zika News

In Joe Alton, MD‘s latest video, he discusses recent updates by the CDC on the[Read More]

Super Lice Now in 48 States

It’s August, time to get the kids ready to go back to school. A bunch[Read More]

Save the Whales, I Mean, Bees

You may or may not be an environmentalist, but a part of nature that everyone[Read More]

Going to the Olympics? 5 Risks To Plan for

Every day, more news about Rio’s woes regarding the upcoming Olympics is published online. It’s[Read More]