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  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease

    17 Feb 2022 | Joseph Alton MD
    Inflammatory Bowel Disease

    Crohn's Disease vs Ulcerative Colitis Two major inflammatory conditions that affect the bowels [...]

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    Patient Advocacy In Good Times Or Bad

    25 Jan 2022 | Joseph Alton MD
    Patient Advocacy In Good Times Or Bad

    I’ve written a lot about medical issues that result from natural and man-made disasters. When[...]

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    Acid Reflux Off The Grid

    19 May 2021 | Joseph Alton MD
    Acid Reflux Off The Grid

    Any pain due to acid inflammation is hard to ignore and will decrease work efficiency. [...]

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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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    Pandemic Waves

    29 Jun 2020 | Joseph Alton MD

    Many people are concerned about what appears to be a second wave of COVID-19, the pandemic disease [...]

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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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    Survival Medicine Hour: Pandemic Diseases with Prepping 2.0

    23 Nov 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Pandemic Diseases with Prepping 2.0

    Pandemic diseases In the midst of a break from their podcast, Joe Alton MD and Amy Alton ARNP [...]

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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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    #363 Survival Medicine Hour: Hepatitis, Jeff Motes of "Once Upon an Apocalypse", More

    1 Sep 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    #363 Survival Medicine Hour: Hepatitis, Jeff Motes of &quote;Once Upon an Apocalypse&quote;, More

    #363 SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST Outbreaks of hepatitis A are springing up in various [...]

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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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    Hepatitis A Outbreaks

    9 Aug 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    Hepatitis A Outbreaks

    The nation is experiencing multiple outbreaks of the highly contagious Hepatitis A virus (HAV), [...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: Dengue Fever, Tubal Pregnancy, Comfrey, More

    3 Aug 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Dengue Fever, Tubal Pregnancy, Comfrey, More

    #359 SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST The mosquito-borne disease Dengue Fever is a virus that is [...]

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    Summer Crypto Infections

    2 Jul 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    Summer Crypto Infections

    Summertime is when you cool off with a dip in the pool, but this year you might be sorry you did. [...]

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    Video: Considerations when Boiling Water For Disinfection

    25 Jun 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    Video: Considerations when Boiling Water For Disinfection

    Video: When You're Boiling Water As A Disinfectant In this companion video to a previous [...]

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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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    Boiling Water: How Long To Disinfect?

    7 Jun 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    Boiling Water: How Long To Disinfect?

    BOILING WATER FOR DISINFECTION You and I know that we need water to live, but the quality of that [...]

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    Which Antibiotics To Have For Survival Settings?

    9 Mar 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    Which Antibiotics To Have For Survival Settings?

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

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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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    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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    Food Safety Standards: Clean, Separate, Cook, Chill

    3 Dec 2018 | Joseph Alton MD
    Food Safety Standards: Clean, Separate, Cook, Chill

    FOOD SAFETY: CLEAN, SEPARATE, COOK, CHILL The person that’s responsible for the health of their[...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: Tetanus, Hemostatic Agents, Crypto, More

    17 Aug 2018 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Tetanus, Hemostatic Agents, Crypto, More

    SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST Most of us have dutifully gone to get a Tetanus shot when we stepped[...]

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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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    Infectious Diseases in Recreational Waters

    1 Aug 2018 | Joseph Alton MD
    Infectious Diseases in Recreational Waters

    INFECTIOUS RECREATIONAL WATER ILLNESS In summer weather, it’s tempting to cool off at the lake, [...]

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    Video: Parasitic Worms, Part 2

    22 Jun 2018 | Joseph Alton MD
    Video: Parasitic Worms, Part 2

    VIDEO: PARASITIC WORMS, PART 2 In this video, Joe Alton MD, aka Dr. Bones, discusses the different [...]

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    Video: Parasitic Worms, Pt. 1

    12 Jun 2018 | Joseph Alton MD
    Video: Parasitic Worms, Pt. 1

    VIDEO: PARASITIC WORMS, PART 1 It’s important to realize that infections not commonly seen [...]

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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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    What Are Pathogens?

    2 Jun 2018 | Joseph Alton MD
    What Are Pathogens?

    PATHOGENS (DISEASE-CAUSING ORGANISMS) An infection is defined as the invasion of the body by [...]

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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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    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: Disaster Food Supplies

    1 Mar 2018 | Joseph Alton MD
    Video: Disaster Food Supplies

    VIDEO: Disaster Food Supply Advice In this video, Amy Alton, ARNP, aka Nurse Amy, steps in front of[...]

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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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    Video: Waters Filters and Storage

    14 Jan 2018 | Joseph Alton MD
    Video: Waters Filters and Storage

    VIDEO: WATER FILTERS AND STORAGE OPTIONS (with Nurse Amy!) You're mostly made of this Humans are [...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: Acid Reflux, Colds vs Flus, Medical Barter Items, More

    30 Nov 2017 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Acid Reflux, Colds vs Flus, Medical Barter Items, More

    Survival Medicine Hour #366 Colds vs. Flus Joe Alton MD and Amy Alton ARNP, aka Dr. Bones and [...]

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    G.E.R.D. (Severe Acid Reflux) Off The Grid

    24 Nov 2017 | Joseph Alton MD

    Acid Reflux Off The Grid In this high-stress world, you probably know someone who suffers from [...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: Plague, Hepatitis, Pain Issues

    27 Oct 2017 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Plague, Hepatitis, Pain Issues

    SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR #361 An outbreak of plague in Madagascar has killed 124 people and infected [...]

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    Hepatitis in Survival Settings

    25 Oct 2017 | Joseph Alton MD

    There are various infectious diseases that may confront the caregiver in off-grid settings. These [...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: Mudslides, OTC Drugs, More

    23 Oct 2017 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Mudslides, OTC Drugs, More

    SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST #360 Your medic kit should contain various OTC meds Your [...]

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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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    Video: Gallbladder Issues in Austere Settings

    1 Jun 2017 | Joseph Alton MD

    Video: Gallbladder Disease gallstones In this video, Joe Alton MD, aka Dr. Bones, discusses all you[...]

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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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    Survival Medicine Hour: Expired EpiPens, Hepatitis C, Rodent Control 2

    14 May 2017 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Expired EpiPens, Hepatitis C, Rodent Control 2

    This week's Survival Medicine Hour with Joe Alton MD and Amy Alton ARNP, aka Dr. Bones and [...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: Jack of Black Scout Surv., Gallstones, Fish Hooks, More

    16 Apr 2017 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Jack of Black Scout Surv., Gallstones, Fish Hooks, More

    Jack of Black Scout Survival In this episode of the Survival Medicine Hour podcast, Joe Alton, MD [...]

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    Gallstones: Diagnosis and Treatment

    10 Apr 2017 | Joseph Alton MD

    gallstones The gall bladder is a hollow sac-like organ that is attached to the liver; it stores a [...]

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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: Norovirus, Cold Myths, Man Flu?

    17 Dec 2016 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Norovirus, Cold Myths, Man Flu?

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

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    The "Stomach Flu" Virus

    16 Dec 2016 | Joseph Alton MD

    We often write about disaster situations that we personally experience. We’ve been through [...]

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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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    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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    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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    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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    The Latest "Superbug"

    25 Feb 2015 | Joseph Alton MD

    In previous articles, I’ve discussed the risk of overuse of antibiotics leading to antibiotic [...]

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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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    Survival Medicine Hour: Nosebleed, Rectal Rehydration, Honey/MRSA, more

    10 Jan 2015 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Nosebleed, Rectal Rehydration, Honey/MRSA, more

    In this episode of the Doom and Bloom(tm) Survival Medicine Hour, Joe Alton, M.D. and Amy Alton, [...]

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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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    Ulcers/Acid Reflux

    29 Jul 2013 | Joseph Alton MD

    How Acid Reflux Works Chronic stress, as will be seen in a collapse scenario, can manifest [...]

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    Fecal Impaction

    5 Dec 2012 | Joseph Alton MD

    In a long-term survival situation or in a remote setting, it may be difficult to control what [...]

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    Appendicitis in Survival Situations

    20 Sep 2012 | Joseph Alton MD

    Hey Self-Reliant Nation, There are various infections that can cause abdominal pain, some of [...]

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    Acid Reflux and Ulcers

    18 Nov 2011 | Joseph Alton MD

    Chronic stress, as will be seen in a collapse scenario, can manifest itself in ways that are [...]

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