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  • Bartering And Medical Supplies

    26 Dec 2021 | Joseph Alton MD
    Bartering And Medical Supplies

    Every so often, people ask me about the importance of precious metals for barter purposes [...]

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    Survival Medicine Podcast: Cold Water Safety, Wound Infections, Gloves, Nursing Care, Pt.2

    8 Dec 2021 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Podcast: Cold Water Safety, Wound Infections, Gloves, Nursing Care, Pt.2

    Well, we survived our first cold wave of the year down here in South Florida, where the [...]

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    Video Podcast: Expiration Dates, Drug Storage

    2 Mar 2021 | Joseph Alton MD
    Video Podcast: Expiration Dates, Drug Storage

    Since 1979, drug companies have been mandated to place expiration dates on their products, but [...]

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    Survival Medicine Podcast: Expiration Dates, Drug Storage

    25 Feb 2021 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Podcast: Expiration Dates, Drug Storage

    In a disaster, especially a long-term one, the family medic has to be able to handle a lot of [...]

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    Video Podcast: Cellulitis/Abscesses

    11 Feb 2021 | Joseph Alton MD
    Video Podcast: Cellulitis/Abscesses

    In this VIDEO version of Dr. Joe and Nurse Amy Alton's podcast, soft tissue infections off the [...]

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    Ear Issues: Otitis

    10 Feb 2021 | Joseph Alton MD
    Ear Issues: Otitis

    It’s a rare parent who hasn’t had to deal with ear problems at one point or another. In [...]

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    Survival Medicine Podcast: Cellulitis, Abscesses, More

    9 Feb 2021 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Podcast: Cellulitis, Abscesses, More

    All injuries carry a risk of infection. Various kinds of microbes can invade the body and cause[...]

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    Video Podcast #2

    27 Jan 2021 | Joseph Alton MD
    Video Podcast #2

    In this second experimental video podcast, medical preparedness advocate Joe Alton MD, aka "Dr.[...]

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    Survival Medicine Podcast: New Antibiotics

    24 Jan 2021 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Podcast: New Antibiotics

    In this audio episode of the Survival Medicine Podcast, Dr. Joe Alton and Nurse Practitioner [...]

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    The Case For Fish Antibiotics

    15 Dec 2020 | Joseph Alton MD
    The Case For Fish Antibiotics

    More than a decade ago, I was the first physician to advocate for the storing of antibiotics [...]

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    How Many Antibiotics?

    11 Dec 2020 | Joseph Alton MD
    How Many Antibiotics?

    It stands to reason that infection will be a big issue confronting the survival medic. Bad [...]

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    Soft Tissue Infections

    26 Oct 2020 | Joseph Alton MD

    All injuries carry a risk of infection. When the skin is breached, various microbes can invade and [...]

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    Tonsillitis In Austere Settings

    7 Oct 2020 | Joseph Alton MD

    Your tonsils are glands on each side of the back of the throat. Their job is to help trap bacteria[...]

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    Cyclospora Infection

    23 Sep 2020 | Joseph Alton MD
    Cyclospora Infection

    Food contamination is a constant concern in the United States, especially from imported [...]

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    Survival Medicine Podcast: Pneumonia in Austere Settings

    9 Jan 2020 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Podcast: Pneumonia in Austere Settings

    Health authorities in China are reporting 60-70 cases of a previously unknown viral pneumonia that [...]

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    A New Pneumonia

    7 Jan 2020 | Joseph Alton MD

    Health authorities in China are reporting 60 cases or more of a previously unknown viral pneumonia [...]

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    Survival Medicine Podcast: Infectious Disease

    11 Dec 2019 | Joseph Alton MD

    THE SURVIVAL MEDICINE PODCAST #376 Hey, I’ll bet you’ve wondered from time to time if [...]

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    Antibiotics: Both Sides Of The Coin

    10 Dec 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    Antibiotics: Both Sides Of The Coin

    ANTIBIOTICS: BOTH SIDES OF THE COIN A number of infectious diseases, mostly respiratory and [...]

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    Clindamycin

    13 Nov 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    Clindamycin

    CLINDAMYCIN AS A MEDICAL STORAGE ITEM In any situation where modern medicine is not available, [...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour #370: Amebiasis, Nail Bed Injuries, Altitude Sickness

    19 Oct 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour #370: Amebiasis, Nail Bed Injuries, Altitude Sickness

    A fractured femur or a gunshot wound to the chest are major injuries that affect your chances of [...]

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    #369 Survival Medicine Hour: Blisters, Bacteria, Baking Soda, More

    12 Oct 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    #369 Survival Medicine Hour: Blisters, Bacteria, Baking Soda, More

    #369 SURVIVAL MEDICINE PODCAST The world is on the brink of destruction and you have all your [...]

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    Bacteria: A Short (3 Billion Year) History

    10 Oct 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    Bacteria: A Short (3 Billion Year) History

    BACTERIA: A SHORT 3 BILLION YEAR HISTORY When it comes to current events, it’s useful to know [...]

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    Dental Kits Off The Grid

    23 Aug 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    Dental Kits Off The Grid

    DENTAL KITS Some folks that consider themselves well-prepared express surprise that we write [...]

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    Antibiotics and Probiotics

    14 Aug 2019 | Joseph Alton MD

    A while ago, I received a question from a listener about the use of antibiotics in [...]

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    #354 Survival Medicine Hour: Eye Issues Off The Grid

    29 Jun 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    #354 Survival Medicine Hour: Eye Issues Off The Grid

    #354  Survival Medicine Hour podcast Ask anyone on the street which of the five senses [...]

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    #351 Survival Medicine Hour: Cholera, Drug Storage, Shooters, More

    8 Jun 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    #351 Survival Medicine Hour: Cholera, Drug Storage, Shooters, More

    #351 SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST Dehydration from Cholera can be life-threatening You might [...]

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    #350 Survival Medicine Hour: Suture Materials, Water Off The Grid, More

    1 Jun 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    #350 Survival Medicine Hour: Suture Materials, Water Off The Grid, More

    #350 Survival Medicine Hour Last week, the Altons discussed less invasive methods of wound [...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: Wound Closure, Natural vs Conventional Therapy, More

    18 May 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Wound Closure, Natural vs Conventional Therapy, More

    SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST with JOE ALTON MD and AMY ALTON ARNP Improvised "butterfly" [...]

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    VIDEO: Kissing Bugs and Chagas Disease

    9 May 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    VIDEO: Kissing Bugs and Chagas Disease

    VIDEO: KISSING BUGS AND CHAGAS DISEASE In this video companion to a previous article, Joe Alton MD [...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: Kissing Bugs, Chagas Disease, Broken Bones, More

    4 May 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Kissing Bugs, Chagas Disease, Broken Bones, More

    SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST It’s a rare individual who passes an entire lifetime without [...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: Medications with Dr. Bones and Todd Sepulveda of Prepper Website

    3 May 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Medications with Dr. Bones and Todd Sepulveda of Prepper Website

    SURVIVAL MEDICINE PODCAST  The Altons are in Gatlinburg, fresh off the Mother Earth News Fair [...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: Probiotics and Antibiotics, Structural Fires, More

    20 Apr 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Probiotics and Antibiotics, Structural Fires, More

    SURVIVAl MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST For years, Dr. Bones has been writing about antibiotics and how [...]

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    Video: Probiotics After Antibiotic Therapy

    20 Apr 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    Video: Probiotics After Antibiotic Therapy

    VIDEO: PROBIOTICS AFTER ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY I often mention that antibiotics don’t kill viruses, [...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: Mass Casualty Incidents, Salmonella Outbreaks, More

    14 Apr 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Mass Casualty Incidents, Salmonella Outbreaks, More

    SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST In off-grid settings, you can expect there to be concerns about food[...]

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    Video: Expiration Dates and the Off-Grid Medic

    30 Mar 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    Video: Expiration Dates and the Off-Grid Medic

    VIDEO: EXPIRATION DATES  UPDATE In survival scenarios, the medic will eventually be caring for the[...]

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    VIDEO: Creating An Epidemic Sick Room

    20 Mar 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    VIDEO: Creating An Epidemic Sick Room

    VIDEO: CREATING AN EPIDEMIC SICK ROOM Sick ward in 1918-9 Spanish Flu epidemic 100 years, ago,[...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: Mumps, Expiration Dates, OTC Drugs, More

    16 Mar 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Mumps, Expiration Dates, OTC Drugs, More

    SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST Sometimes, diseases that are rare today pop up unexpectedly, such as[...]

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    Video: Which Antibiotics?

    13 Mar 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    Video: Which Antibiotics?

    VIDEO: WHICH ANTIBIOTICS TO HAVE IN SURVIVAL SETTINGS If a disaster throws you off the grid, [...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: Which Antibiotics, "The Unraveling", more

    9 Mar 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Which Antibiotics, &quote;The Unraveling&quote;, more

    SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST Survival Group Medicine Handbook guru Charley Hogwood comes to[...]

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    Which Antibiotics To Have For Survival Settings?

    9 Mar 2019 | Joseph Alton MD

    WHICH ANTIBIOTICS TO HAVE? (NOTE: The information below is only meant for circumstances where [...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: Pediatric First Aid, Keflex, More

    3 Mar 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Pediatric First Aid, Keflex, More

    SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST In this episode of the Survival Medicine Hour, Joe Alton MD and Amy [...]

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    Video: Dr. Alton Interviewed By Canadian Prepper

    2 Mar 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    Video: Dr. Alton Interviewed By Canadian Prepper

    VIDEO: CANADIAN PREPPER INTERVIEWS DR. BONES Our good friend The Canadian Prepper has a large[...]

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    Video: Antibiotics In Survival: How Much Is Enough?

    1 Mar 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    Video: Antibiotics In Survival: How Much Is Enough?

    VIDEO: HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH WHEN IT COMES TO ANTIBIOTIC STORAGE? There are many reasons that modern[...]

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    Video: Xofluza: A New Anti-Flu Drug

    18 Feb 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    Video: Xofluza: A New Anti-Flu Drug

    Video: XOFLUZA Last year, 80,000 Americans died from the influenza virus. Early treatment with [...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: How Many Antibiotics, Shooter Events, Hangnails, More

    16 Feb 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: How Many Antibiotics, Shooter Events, Hangnails, More

    SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST A gunman opened fire inside an Aurora manufacturing plant on [...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: Radiation, Pt.2, Measles, Crystal Meth

    9 Feb 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Radiation, Pt.2, Measles, Crystal Meth

    SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST We don’t often get to report good news these days, but here’s [...]

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    Accumulating Antibiotic Stockpiles: How Much Is Enough?

    6 Feb 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    Accumulating Antibiotic Stockpiles: How Much Is Enough?

    HOW MANY ANTIBIOTICS DO YOU NEED? Some years ago I began writing about medical [...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: Pneumonia, Medic Duties, Virus vs. Bacteria

    18 Jan 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Pneumonia, Medic Duties, Virus vs. Bacteria

    Today, we have advanced laboratory studies that allow identification of many pathogens. Despite [...]

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    Xofluza: A New Anti-Viral For Influenza

    15 Jan 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    Xofluza: A New Anti-Viral For Influenza

    XOFLUZA (BALOXAVIR): A NEW ANTI-VIRAL The human body spends a lot of energy fighting for its health[...]

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    Deadly Viruses, Part 3: Influenza

    9 Jan 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    Deadly Viruses, Part 3: Influenza

    DEADLY VIRUSES, PART 3: INFLUENZA Infectious disease is of major concern in good times or bad, [...]

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    Video: Asthma in Survival Settings, Part 2

    9 Jan 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    Video: Asthma in Survival Settings, Part 2

    VIDEO: ASTHMA, PART 2 We usually write about Asthma in the Spring, when pollen counts are high [...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: Influenza, Epi-pens, Falls Through the Ice, More

    4 Jan 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Influenza, Epi-pens, Falls Through the Ice, More

    SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST Infectious disease is of major concern in good times or bad, and the[...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: Asthma, Pandemics, Food Myths, More

    15 Dec 2018 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Asthma, Pandemics, Food Myths, More

    SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST Ask people about the last pandemic and most will say it was the [...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: Survival at Sea, Sharks, Antibiotics, More

    7 Dec 2018 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Survival at Sea, Sharks, Antibiotics, More

    SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR Lt. George H. W. Bush Upon the passing of President George H. W. Bush, we[...]

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    Home Remedies For Burns

    6 Dec 2018 | Joseph Alton MD
    Home Remedies For Burns

    HOME REMEDIES FOR BURNS Certainly, burns are injuries that can have long-standing consequences in [...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: Food Safety On/Off The Grid, Pandemics, More

    30 Nov 2018 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Food Safety On/Off The Grid, Pandemics, More

    SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST An outbreak of food poisoning with Escherischia coli (E. coli) has [...]

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    Video: Alton's Antibiotics and Infectious Disease

    28 Nov 2018 | Joseph Alton MD

    Video: Our New Book Alton’s Antibiotics and Infectious Disease: The Layman's Guide to Available [...]

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    Multistate Food Poisoning Outbreaks

    26 Nov 2018 | Joseph Alton MD
    Multistate Food Poisoning Outbreaks

    MULTISTATE FOOD POISONING OUTBREAKS An outbreak of food poisoning with Escherischia coli (E. coli) [...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: Burns, Nail Issues, New Book, More!

    23 Nov 2018 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Burns, Nail Issues, New Book, More!

    SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST Joe Alton MD and Amy Alton ARNP are pleased to announce their [...]

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    New Book: Alton's Antibiotics and Infectious Disease

    18 Nov 2018 | Joseph Alton MD
    New Book: Alton's Antibiotics and Infectious Disease

    Alton’s Antibiotics and Infectious Disease: The Layman's Guide to Available Antibacterials in [...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: Bacterial Infections, Stones, Antibiotics, More

    16 Nov 2018 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Bacterial Infections, Stones, Antibiotics, More

    SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST: KIDNEY STONES, GALL STONES, BACTERIAL INFECTIONS, ANTIBIOTICS, MORE[...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: Animal Bites, Active Shooters, More

    9 Nov 2018 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Animal Bites, Active Shooters, More

    SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST A gunman opened fire on a crowd at a bar in Thousand Oaks, [...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: Pregnancy Issues, Ortho Injuries, Wasp Stings

    2 Nov 2018 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Pregnancy Issues, Ortho Injuries, Wasp Stings

    SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST It’s around Halloween, so I figured I’d tell you a horror [...]

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    Childbirth in Olden Times

    30 Oct 2018 | Joseph Alton MD
    Childbirth in Olden Times

    CHILDBIRTH IN OLDEN TIMES It’s around Halloween, so I figured I’d tell you a horror story. A [...]

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    Typhus Outbreak in L.A.

    17 Oct 2018 | Joseph Alton MD
    Typhus Outbreak in L.A.

    TYPHUS IN L.A. In our upcoming book “Alton’s Antibiotics and Infectious Disease: A Guide to the[...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: Antibiotics, Resistance, Mastitis, More

    12 Oct 2018 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Antibiotics, Resistance, Mastitis, More

    SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST When modern medical care isn’t available, many deaths would be [...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: Off-Grid Waste Issues, Face Masks, More

    28 Sep 2018 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Off-Grid Waste Issues, Face Masks, More

    SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST We’ve mentioned that we’re finishing up a book on [...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: Immunity, Disease Outbreaks, STDs

    21 Sep 2018 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Immunity, Disease Outbreaks, STDs

    SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST Our body is a fortress that is constantly under siege by [...]

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    Antibiotic Resistance

    16 Sep 2018 | Joseph Alton MD
    Antibiotic Resistance

    ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE (The following is an excerpt from our upcoming book on antibiotic and [...]

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    Fluconazole in Survival Settings

    5 Sep 2018 | Joseph Alton MD
    Fluconazole in Survival Settings

    FLUCONAZOLE: A USEFUL ANTI-FUNGAL FOR FISH? I’ve written quite a bit about antibiotics in the [...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: Expiration Dates, Pandemics, Flagyl, More

    31 Aug 2018 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Expiration Dates, Pandemics, Flagyl, More

    Happy National Preparedness Month! expiration dates, Flagyl as a survival antibiotic Joe and [...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: Wildfire Survival, Keflex and other Antibiotics, More

    10 Aug 2018 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Wildfire Survival, Keflex and other Antibiotics, More

    SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST Joe and Amy Alton return home to South Florida after almost two [...]

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    About Antibiotics in Survival Settings

    6 Aug 2018 | Joseph Alton MD
    About Antibiotics in Survival Settings

    ABOUT ANTIBIOTICS IN SURVIVAL SETTINGS About antibiotics in survival or other austere settings [...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: Antibiotics, Bears Pt.2, Nutrition with Amy

    13 Jul 2018 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Antibiotics, Bears Pt.2, Nutrition with Amy

    SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST The human body is a marvel of biologic engineering. Its immune [...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: Backcountry Safety, Doxycycline, Lyme Disease

    8 Jun 2018 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Backcountry Safety, Doxycycline, Lyme Disease

    SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST School's out and a great way to teach your family survival basics is[...]

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    Sulfonamides (Sulfa Drugs) in Survival

    6 Jun 2018 | Joseph Alton MD
    Sulfonamides (Sulfa Drugs) in Survival

    SULFONAMIDES IN SURVIVAL SETTINGS  The availability of antibiotics to the family medic in survival[...]

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    Video: Lyme Disease

    31 May 2018 | Joseph Alton MD
    Video: Lyme Disease

    VIDEO: LYME DISEASE Summer is upon us, and with school out, families will be out and about in our [...]

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    E. Coli Contamination

    10 May 2018 | Joseph Alton MD
    E. Coli Contamination

    E. COLI CONTAMINATION The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that food poisoning [...]

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    Malaria: Important Things To Know

    1 May 2018 | gpldev
    Malaria: Important Things To Know

    MALARIA The world is full of dangerous critters, and we're lucky not to run into the grand majority[...]

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    Appendicitis Off The Grid

    17 Apr 2018 | gpldev
    Appendicitis Off The Grid

    Appendicitis Off The Grid After a disaster or at a remote homestead, the medic may not have ready [...]

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    Video: Adding Natural Remedies to First Aid Kits

    9 Feb 2018 | Joseph Alton MD
    Video: Adding Natural Remedies to First Aid Kits

    If you're putting together a solid first aid kit, you have to decide if that kit is going to have [...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: The Flu Hits The Hosts, Antibiotic Use, More

    3 Feb 2018 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: The Flu Hits The Hosts, Antibiotic Use, More

    Antibiotics not helpful against the flu Joe and Amy Alton, aka Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy, come [...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: Sleep Deprivation, Flagyl in Survival, Eye Injuries, Face Masks, More

    20 Jan 2018 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Sleep Deprivation, Flagyl in Survival, Eye Injuries, Face Masks, More

    Survival Medicine Hour #372 sleep deprivation Sleep deprivation is part and parcel of any [...]

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    Diseases Caused By Food And Water Contamination

    16 Jan 2018 | Joseph Alton MD
    Diseases Caused By Food And Water Contamination

    Even healthy-looking fruit can contain contaminants The primary necessity for survival is the [...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: Mudslides, Antibiotics, EMPs

    13 Jan 2018 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Mudslides, Antibiotics, EMPs

    SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR #372 In this episode of the Survival Medicine Hour, Joe and Amy Alton [...]

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    Essential Oils As Medical Tools

    11 Dec 2017 | Joseph Alton MD
    Essential Oils As Medical Tools

    ESSENTIAL OILS Recently, I wrote an article about the use of herbal teas for their medicinal [...]

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    PLAGUE!

    28 Oct 2017 | Joseph Alton MD

    When you read about the Plague, it’s usually in history books. You probably know that this deadly [...]

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    7 Serious Infections from Contaminated Food and Water

    18 Sep 2017 | Joseph Alton MD

    7 Serious Infections from Contaminated Food and Water Recently, I watched a few episodes of "Naked [...]

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    How to Handle Dental Emergencies In Survival Situations

    13 Sep 2017 | Joseph Alton MD

    How to Handle Dental Emergencies In Survival Situations (This article by Joe Alton MD was first [...]

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    7 Antiseptics For Your Medical Kit

    3 Aug 2017 | Joseph Alton MD
    7 Antiseptics For Your Medical Kit

    I’ve often said that, in a major disaster, we may be thrown back to a bygone era where modern [...]

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    Video: Making Dakin's Solution, Part 2

    25 Jul 2017 | Joseph Alton MD

    Video: Making Dakin's Solution, Pt. 2 In this video (part 2 of 2), Amy Alton ARNP, aka Nurse Amy, [...]

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    All About Urinary Tract Infections

    19 Jul 2017 | Joseph Alton MD
    All About Urinary Tract Infections

    Urinary Tract Infections Urinary Anatomy Medics in survival scenarios have to deal with major [...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: Wound Debridement, Shock Treatment, More

    9 Jul 2017 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Wound Debridement, Shock Treatment, More

    THE SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR #345 In this episode of The Survival Medicine Hour, Joe and Amy[...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: Dakin's Sol'n, Shock, HPV, Garlic

    2 Jul 2017 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Dakin's Sol'n, Shock, HPV, Garlic

    Survival Medicine Hour #344 Bleeding wounds need long-term care. Are you ready? In this [...]

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    Video: Dental Abscesses

    30 Jun 2017 | Joseph Alton MD
    Video: Dental Abscesses

    In this companion video to a recent article, Joe Alton, MD, aka Dr. Bones, discusses the importance [...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: Dental Abscess, Local Anesthetic, Pathogens

    24 Jun 2017 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Dental Abscess, Local Anesthetic, Pathogens

    Survival Medicine Hour #243 In this episode of the Survival Medicine Hour, Joe and Amy Alton[...]

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    Tooth Abscesses in Austere Settings

    22 Jun 2017 | Joseph Alton MD
    Tooth Abscesses in Austere Settings

    Tooth Abscess in Austere Settings dental extractor Many readers of our Survival Medicine Handbook [...]

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    Video: Azithromycin as Survival Antibiotic

    18 May 2017 | Joseph Alton MD
    Video: Azithromycin as Survival Antibiotic

    AZITHROMYCIN AS SURVIVAL ANTIBIOTIC Azithromycin as Antibiotic in Survival Settings One of the most[...]

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    An "UpTick" in Lyme Disease

    3 May 2017 | Joseph Alton MD

    Deer Tick Bites and Lyme Disease Whether you’re a hiker, camper, or survivalist, you’ll be [...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: Black Scout, Pt. 2, Azithromycin, Sick Room Set-Ups

    23 Apr 2017 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Black Scout, Pt. 2, Azithromycin, Sick Room Set-Ups

    Setting up a sick room In this episode of The Survival Medicine Hour with Joe Alton, MD and Amy [...]

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