Box Jellyfish Sting Marks Summer is the season when coastal dwellers head to the deep blue sea [...]
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The risk of infection exists whenever a violent encounter occurs between animal and human. Diseases[...]
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Last video we talked about dog and cat bites. In today's short video we’ll talk just a little [...]
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Warm weather wakes humans up from their hibernation, but it also wakes inhabitants of the Great [...]
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HYPOTHERMIA IN DOGS (Note: I get a lot of questions about dog medical issues, but I'm not a [...]
DEADLY VIRUS, PART 2 Infectious disease is of major concern in good times or bad, and the [...]
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VIDEO: Getting Rid of Rodents in Good Times or Bad Every year, a percentage of our food supply is [...]
When you read about the Plague, it’s usually in history books. You probably know that this deadly [...]
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rattlesnake (image by wiki) Off the grid, you will find yourself outdoors a lot, with activities [...]
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in survival settings, it's been said that rats will do a better job of surviving than humans. Rats, [...]
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In this episode of the Survival Medicine Hour with Joe Alton, MD and Amy Alton, ARNP (aka Dr. Bones [...]
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While reading of the tragic attack by a Florida alligator on a two year old boy recently, it struck [...]
In this companion video to the article on the same subject, Joe Alton, MD discusses what he believes[...]
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What's for dinner? Well, it could be Frankenfish, as the FDA gives final approval for genetically [...]
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First Aid and Treating Snake Bites In a collapse situation, you will find yourself out in [...]