Category Archives: Medical archives

Trench Mouth and TEOTWAWKI

Our friendly tooth doctor was inspired to write this after the Buckeyes beat Michigan.  * * *  As I have been thinking about what a dentist can add to a discussion of health care after a serious disruption of civilization, … Continue reading

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What if no dentist is available? Lessons from prisoners of war

    Another guest blog post from our friendly prepper tooth doctor.    Makes me want to visit my own dentist ASAP.  * * *  Let’s imagine that our worst imaginations of the future economic/political/societal collapse come true.  We are in our “undisclosed … Continue reading

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Survival Basics: The Chemical and Physical Properties of Water

The following technical article is kindly contributed by Pete Farmer, as a background for further practical considerations regarding water in extreme environments and medical preparedness.  * * * “When the well is dry, we know the worth of water.” Benjamin Franklin, Poor … Continue reading

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What would you do if . . . you develop chest pain?

You’re 45 years old.  You’ve been healthy – at least you think so. But suddenly, you awaken in the middle of the night with chest pain. You can’t call your doctor – nor any other.  You climb out of bed, … Continue reading

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Medication stockpiling – what the government is doing

   There’s little sense in my duplicating information that is already out there.   So I’ve been looking around, seeing what the government is doing to stockpile medication.  I had assumed we have national stockpiles, but had never really checked into … Continue reading

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What would you do if . . .

What would you do if . . . . . . a child approaches with a terrible-looking rash? . . . your wife is in labor and no help is available? . . . you develop chest pain and cannot breathe? … Continue reading

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Premiere Author Interview with Dr. Koelker

David English interviews Dr. Koelker regarding her book, 101 Ways to Save Money on Health Care at: Premier Author Interviews Tons of practical tips for everyday living How to get more from your time with your doctor How to save … Continue reading

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Egypt 911 . . . and other thoughts

Musings from a contributing dentist, Wade Hampton, tooth doctor. * * * Dentistry the way that I practice is an interesting experience. I really only schedule one patient at a time and if they do not show, I am free … Continue reading

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Rheumatoid arthritis – cost and treatment considerations

Dr. Koelker discusses treatment options for rheumatoid arthritis. How to be your own doctor in 2012 and TEOTWAWKI / Armageddon. Continue reading

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Is it safe to stockpile influenza medication?

 Here’s one good thing that came from the H1N1 epidemic . . .   Image via Wikipedia With the 2009 H1N1 influenza scare, the FDA issued  an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for two antiviral treatments, Tamiflu and Relenza.  Although as of 6/23/2010 … Continue reading

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