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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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    What You Might Not Know About Hand Washing

    28 Sep 2020 | Joseph Alton MD
    What You Might Not Know About Hand Washing

    One of the simplest ways to maintain good health is washing your hands. You may feel that hand [...]

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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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    Six New Symptoms of COVID-19

    26 Apr 2020 | Joseph Alton MD
    Six New Symptoms of COVID-19

    Coronavirus The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have added six new symptoms to the [...]

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    Survival Medicine Podcast: Norovirus, Xofluza

    20 Jan 2020 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Podcast: Norovirus, Xofluza

    Survival Medicine Podcast Reports from Yosemite National Park in California reveal that at [...]

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    Norovirus

    17 Jan 2020 | Joseph Alton MD

    Norovirus: What you should know Reports from Yosemite National Park in California reveal that at[...]

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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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    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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    Antibiotics and Probiotics

    14 Aug 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    Antibiotics and Probiotics

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

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    #356 Survival Medicine Hour: Snakebites, Doxycycline, More

    13 Jul 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    #356 Survival Medicine Hour: Snakebites, Doxycycline, More

    #356 SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST Warm weather wakes humans up from their hibernation, but[...]

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    #352 Survival Medicine Hour: Lancing Boils, GI home remedies, Camping Safety

    15 Jun 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    #352 Survival Medicine Hour: Lancing Boils, GI home remedies, Camping Safety

    #352 SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST The school year has ended, and families are planning this [...]

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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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    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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    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 2

    26 Dec 2018 | Joseph Alton MD
    Deadly Viruses, Part 2

    DEADLY VIRUS, PART 2 Infectious disease is of major concern in good times or bad, and the [...]

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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: Floods, Drowning, Water Contamination

    2 Aug 2018 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Floods, Drowning, Water Contamination

    SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST Beware of flood waters We've talked a lot about natural[...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: Injuries Incurred in Disasters, Casts, More

    20 Jul 2018 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Injuries Incurred in Disasters, Casts, More

    SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST A friend recently asked us to write about injuries that might be [...]

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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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    Survival Medicine Hour: Stroke, Ebola 2018, Med Storage, More

    25 May 2018 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Stroke, Ebola 2018, Med Storage, More

    SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST In 2014, Joe Alton MD began reporting on an outbreak of a [...]

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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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    Survival Medicine Hour: Causes of Abdominal Pain Off The Grid

    4 May 2018 | gpldev
    Survival Medicine Hour: Causes of Abdominal Pain Off The Grid

    SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST After a disaster or at a remote homestead, we all know that the [...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: E. Coli Outbreak, Mudslides, Water Disinfection, More

    13 Apr 2018 | gpldev
    Survival Medicine Hour: E. Coli Outbreak, Mudslides, Water Disinfection, More

    SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR #386 Spring has sprung, and snowmelt plus heavy rains may increase the risk [...]

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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: 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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    8 Health Benefits of Cloves

    11 Oct 2017 | Joseph Alton MD

    Health Benefits of Clove Our readers often ask us to comment on various natural remedies. Face it, [...]

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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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    Survival Medicine Hour: Sulfa Drugs, Uva Ursi, Quicklime, More

    8 Apr 2017 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Sulfa Drugs, Uva Ursi, Quicklime, More

    In this episode of the Survival Medicine Hour, Joe Alton, MD (Dr. Bones) and Amy Alton, ARNP (Nurse [...]

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    Sulfa as a Survival Antibiotic

    5 Apr 2017 | Joseph Alton MD
    Sulfa as a Survival Antibiotic

    In survival settings, it’s reasonable to assume that you’ll be performing activities that [...]

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    Video: All About Dysentery

    27 Mar 2017 | Joseph Alton MD

    In this video, Joe Alton, MD, aka Dr. Bones of DoomandBloom.net, discusses the issue of infectious [...]

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    Dysentery in Survival Settings

    8 Mar 2017 | Joseph Alton MD

      In survival scenarios, many believe that trauma from gunfights at the OK corral will cause the [...]

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    Video: Norovirus, the Stomach Flu

    13 Jan 2017 | Joseph Alton MD

    In this video, Joe Alton, MD discusses a recent experience with the stomach flu on a trip to New [...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: Giardia, Bear Safety and more

    4 Nov 2016 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Giardia, Bear Safety and more

    In this episode of The Survival Medicine Hour, Joe Alton, MD and Amy Alton, ARNP discuss the hazards[...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: Tom Martin of APN, Shooter Issues, Summer Germs, Natural Remedies

    8 Jul 2016 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Tom Martin of APN, Shooter Issues, Summer Germs, Natural Remedies

    Summer Germs In this episode of the Survival Medicine Hour with Joe and Amy Alton, aka Dr. Bones [...]

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    9 Places That Could Make You Sick This Summer

    7 Jul 2016 | Joseph Alton MD
    9 Places That Could Make You Sick This Summer

    Man, it’s hot out and you have more to worry about than mosquitoes and Zika virus this summer. [...]

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    Food Contamination

    4 May 2016 | Joseph Alton MD

    We’ve talked a lot about sterilizing water to make it safe for drinking, but a few things in the [...]

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    Antibiotic-Resistant Superbugs

    17 Nov 2015 | Joseph Alton MD

    The wise medic will store antibiotics to deal with infections in survival scenarios, but what [...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: E. Coli Outbreak, Bear Attacks, Making Saline, more

    7 Nov 2015 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: E. Coli Outbreak, Bear Attacks, Making Saline, more

    Type of Bear Unlikely To Attack You Bears are about on the Alton property in Tennessee, filling up [...]

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    Metronidazole as a Survival Antibiotic

    22 Oct 2015 | Joseph Alton MD
    Metronidazole as a Survival Antibiotic

    Antibiotics are an important part of any medical arsenal in tough times. Many infections easily [...]

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    Food and Water Contamination

    12 Sep 2015 | Joseph Alton MD
    Food and Water Contamination

    In normal times, we sometimes see problems with contaminated food and water that result in recalls [...]

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    Survival Antibiotics: Clindamycin

    3 Aug 2015 | Joseph Alton MD

    In remote settings where modern medical help is not an option, there will be a number of deaths that[...]

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    Doxycycline in Survival Settings

    19 May 2015 | Joseph Alton MD
    Doxycycline in Survival Settings

    (Note: This is a companion article for our YouTube video on the antbiotic Doxycycline.) Antibiotics[...]

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    Video: Cholera

    17 Feb 2015 | Joseph Alton MD
    Video: Cholera

    In this video by Joe Alton, MD, medical preparedness writer and co-author of "The Survival Medicine [...]

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    Cholera

    3 Feb 2015 | Joseph Alton MD

    Cholera is an infection of the small intestine caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. Cholera has [...]

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    Rectal Rehydration In Survival Settings

    8 Jan 2015 | Joseph Alton MD
    Rectal Rehydration In Survival Settings

    In a disaster, it’s possible that you might encounter a person in shock who is desperately in need[...]

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    Treating Diarrhea

    5 Jan 2015 | Joseph Alton MD

      With worsening sanitation and hygiene, there will likely be an increase in infectious disease, [...]

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