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Since 1979, drug companies have been mandated to place expiration dates on their products, but [...]
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The old saying goes: "There's more than one way to skin a cat". Well, there's also more than [...]
Vitamin D deficiency is seen in 42% of Americans, and the worse it is, the more likely that bad [...]
In this companion video to a recent article, Dr. Joe Alton explains pandemic waves in the [...]
In this companion video to a previous article, Dr. Joe Alton recounts the history of the Spanish [...]
In this video companion to a recent article, Dr. Joe Alton gives his thoughts on upcoming and, in [...]
As Free Speech advocates, we support the people’s right to protest and make their opinions [...]
The race to find an effective treatment against COVID-19 is in full swing, and the latest drug [...]
Dr. Semmelwies In this companion video to a previous article, Dr. Joe Alton discusses a time [...]
In this companion video to a previous article, Joe Alton MD gives some thoughts on what permanent [...]
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TACTICAL TAMPONS? Total blood volume absorbed by a light tampon. Super-absorbent: maybe three [...]
Whether you're bitten by a mouse or a mountain lion, you need to know how to treat the wound and [...]
Last video we talked about dog and cat bites. In today's short video we’ll talk just a little [...]
it's a cruel, cruel summer It's the middle of Summer, and man, it's hot! If you're not careful, [...]
heat indices in the latest wave of hot weather In this companion video to a recent article, Joe [...]
off the grid You can know first aid and you can have some medical supplies, but are you [...]
VIDEO: All About CBD Oil In this companion video to a previous article, Joe Alton MD tells you [...]
VIDEO: KISSING BUGS AND CHAGAS DISEASE In this video companion to a previous article, Joe Alton MD [...]
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ASTHMA IN SURVIVAL, PART 3: NATURAL REMEDIES Last video, we talked about asthma, which is a [...]
The medic for a survival group needs to be able to stop a wound from bleeding and splint an ankle [...]
VIDEO: A SHORT HISTORY OF GERMS In this video, Joe Alton MD discusses a short history of something [...]
ALL ABOUT TICK BITES Backcountry hikes are a great way to commune with nature, but not by [...]
Video: Mudslide Survival Snowmelt and Spring rains can saturate the ground and destabilize the [...]
VIDEO: Fire/Cooking Disaster Supplies Eco-zoom's Stove Amy Alton ARNP asks: What should you [...]
If you're putting together a solid first aid kit, you have to decide if that kit is going to have [...]
VIDEO: WATER FILTERS AND STORAGE OPTIONS (with Nurse Amy!) You're mostly made of this Humans are [...]
Influenza On and Off The Grid Video In this video, Joe Alton MD discuss everything you need to know[...]
Learning how to make water safe to drink is important in any backcountry or disaster scenario. One [...]
Given the history of violence in our schools and churches lately, it's become clear that something [...]
Video: 10 Critical Principles of Tourniquet Use In this video, Nurse Amy steps in front of the [...]
Video: Making Dakin's Solution, Pt. 2 In this video (part 2 of 2), Amy Alton ARNP, aka Nurse Amy, [...]
Video: Making Dakin's Solution for Wound Care, pt. 1 In this video, Joe Alton MD and Amy Alton ARNP[...]
In this companion video to a recent article, Joe Alton, MD, aka Dr. Bones, discusses the importance [...]
Video: Natural Mosquito Control Summer is upon us, and mosquitoes are part and parcel of warm [...]
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AZITHROMYCIN AS SURVIVAL ANTIBIOTIC Azithromycin as Antibiotic in Survival Settings One of the most[...]
Sanitation is an important factor in staying healthy in rural homesteads and survival scenarios, and[...]
Add medicines to your medical kit Without antibiotics in your medical kit, there will be deaths in [...]
In this video, Joe Alton, MD, aka Dr. Bones, discusses the issue of allergies, their history, and [...]
In this companion video to a recent article, Joe Alton, MD goes into his own backyard while [...]
In this companion video to a previous article, Joe Alton, MD, aka Dr. Bones, discusses a fighter [...]
In this companion video to a recent article, Joe Alton, MD discusses the different causes of floods [...]
In Joe Alton, MD's latest video, he discusses recent updates by the CDC on the Zika virus, now with [...]
Man, it's hot! In this video on Joe Alton, MD and Amy Alton, ARNP's YouTube channel, Dr. Bones [...]
The first birth in the continental U.S. with Zika-related birth abnormalities occurred in a [...]
Our live videocast is done in collaboration with the nice folks at Around The Cabin, [...]
Would you be able to stop severe hemorrhage in the aftermath of a terror attack? In Amy Alton, [...]
Jackie Clay and Amy Alton at the Self-Reliance Expo In part 2 of a series on hemorrhagic wounds [...]
In her latest video, Nurse Amy shows off her recently designed Bleeding Control Kit for active [...]
Joe Alton, MD's YouTube series on mass casualty triage ends with a review of the victims he posted [...]
In this part of Joe Alton, MD's series on Mass Casualty triage, Dr. Bones discusses the RPMs of [...]
You know us from our writings on medical preparedness, but we are dedicated survival gardeners [...]
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Zika Virus (ZIKV) is the latest virus to cross the Atlantic and infect large populations in [...]
Part of our commitment to put out information that could save lives in disasters includes a [...]
What would you do if you were unarmed and at the scene of an ongoing active shooter/terrorist [...]
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There are lots of ways to skin a cat, but how many ways can you close a cat's skin? Well, just about[...]
Scott Hunt aka Engineer 775 In this short video, we say hello to our friend Scott Hunt, aka [...]
Sure, you should have antibiotics to be successful as a medic in times of trouble, but which [...]
Joe Alton, MD's latest video discusses ways to prevent tragic drowning accidents this summer, [...]
Joe Alton, MD's latest video in his long-running series on antibiotics and their applications in [...]
In this video, Joe Alton, MD, co-author of the Survival Medicine Handbook, discusses [...]
In this video, part of a series on antibiotics and their application in survival settings, Joe [...]
Medicines can cause allergies or side effects, but they aren't necessarily the same thing. Joe[...]
Millions of livestock poultry are being euthanized to combat the United States' worst outbreak of [...]
In this video, another in a series of antibiotics and their applications in grid-down settings, Joe [...]
In his latest video, physician and author Joe Alton, MD, discusses the antibiotic [...]
In this video, Joe Alton, MD, aka Dr. Bones, discusses the importance of having antibiotics in your [...]
In their latest videocast, Joe Alton, MD, and Amy Alton, ARNP, aka Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy, [...]
In this video by Joe Alton, MD, medical preparedness writer and co-author of "The Survival Medicine [...]
The importance of community to prepper survival is discussed in this latest video with Joseph [...]
In this video, Joe Alton, M.D., aka Dr. Bones, discusses how to approach a mass casualty incident, [...]
In this video, Joe Alton, M.D., aka Dr. Bones, discusses how to identify, prevent, and treat [...]
In his latest video on YouTube, Joe Alton, MD, aka Dr. Bones, discusses prevention and treatment of [...]
In extreme circumstances (or at a very bad day at the range), you might be called upon to deal [...]
The uniquely American battle between individual rights and the public welfare is an eternal one. Joe[...]
New Video: Joe Alton, M.D., aka Dr. Bones, talks about dealing with human waste when the [...]
In his latest video, Joe Alton, M.D., aka Dr. Bones, discusses how to keep your family safe during [...]
We put together a video about the Ebola virus to accompany our "Ebola Update" articles and other [...]
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You've put together a great plan A, plan B, and plan C, as well as all the supplies you'll need if[...]
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The weather's warm and people are heading out for the great outdoors. At one point or another, [...]
In a survival scenario, most wounds will be dirty. Infection of the soft tissues (called [...]
Okay, you stopped the bleeding, now what? Joe Alton M.D., aka Dr. Bones, discusses treatment and [...]
PROBABLY NOT A PREPPER The media, through programs such as Doomsday Preppers, has the world asking [...]
Anxiety in Survival Settings In this video, Joe Alton, M.D., aka Dr. Bones, talks about how the [...]
In this video, Joe Alton, M.D., aka Dr. Bones, discusses sprains and strains, general treatment, and[...]
It's an uphill climb to get out of depression I don't have to tell you that the loss of modern [...]
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As survival medic, you will come across circumstances where you'll have to evaluate a head [...]