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Armageddon Medicine Instruction Manual
Armageddon Medicine- What you will find hereThis web site is devoted to empowering you, the reader, to care for your loved ones and yourself when there’s no other choice. Thank you for visiting and may God bless you richly in 2016 and beyond. – Doc Cindy … Continue reading →
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Category Archives: Perennial Favorites
Medicine for a Desert Isle . . . or the End of the World
Going on vacation soon? Or expecting the end of the world, perhaps? If I moved to a desert island, what medicine would I, a family physician, take with me? It’s something I’ve pondered over the years. It’s easy to say … Continue reading
Posted in Medical archives, Medications, Over-the-counter meds, Perennial Favorites, Site Map
Tagged Advil, Benadryl, Famotidine, Ibuprofen, Imodium, Loperamide, Motrin, Ranitidine
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Best Antibiotic Doses to Stockpile
After reading Seven Antibiotics to Stockpile and Why, readers have asked what dose of antibiotics to stockpile. As a general rule, I suggest that you not request multiple strengths of a single medicine, as few if any doctors would agree … Continue reading
Expired Medications – Are They Safe? Are They Effective? – Part 2
The following post, originally published at SurvivalBlog.com, includes a few minor corrections and additions regarding bioavailability of generic medications. * * * Expired medications – are they safe? Are they effective? In Part I of this series, I explained the definition of … Continue reading
Posted in Antibiotics, Expired medications, Expired meds, Medical archives, Medications, Perennial Favorites, Preparation, Prescription Medications, Shelf life, Stockpiling medical supplies, Stockpiling medications
Tagged Antibiotic, Chronic (medicine), Clarithromycin, Emergency Use Authorization, Erythromycin, Health, Infection, Oseltamivir, Pharmaceutical drug, Shelf Life Extension Program, Tetracycline, The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
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Fish antibiotics – Updated 3-22-11
Fish antibiotics . . . . . . are they safe? . . . are they effective? . . . are they the same ones used to treat humans? 3-22-11 UPDATE: This question is harder to answer than you may … Continue reading
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
Posted in Chlorhexidine oral rinse, Contributors, Dental, Diseases, Hydrogen peroxide, Medical archives, Perennial Favorites, Sore mouth or gums, Toothache, Trench mouth, W Hampton - Tooth Doctor
Tagged Acute Necrotizing Ulcerative Gingivitis, AIDS, Chlorhexidine, Halitosis, Health, Tooth, World War I
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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
Posted in Contributors, Dental, Medical archives, Perennial Favorites, Toothache, W Hampton - Tooth Doctor
Tagged Abscess, crown, dental pain, Dental surgery, Dentistry, extraction, filling, Tooth, toothache
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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
Posted in 101 Ways to Save Money on Health Care, Chronic diseases, Immunization, Injuries, Medical archives, Medications, Perennial Favorites, Stockpiling medical supplies, Vaccination
Tagged 2012, A-H1N1, Armageddon, Chronic (medicine), Conditions and Diseases, Government, Health, Infectious disease, Medicine, Public health, Stockpiling, Strategic National Stockpile, TEOTWAWKI
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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
Post-Apocalyptic World Medical Book List by WolfBrother
The following suggestions are contributed by a reader under the name WolfBrother. Thanks, WB. Readers with additional ideas are encouraged to contribute. – Doc Cindy * * * The PAW (Post-Apocalyptic World) medical book list I give to folks is: … Continue reading
Posted in Bookshelf, Medical archives, Perennial Favorites, Preparation
Tagged book, Paperback
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Ten Essential OTC Medications to Stockpile
Are over-the-counter (OTC) drugs really worth stockpiling? As a family physician my answer is a resounding yes. Most of the following were actually prescription medications when first released. (In higher dosages, several still are.) Although other OTC drugs are worth … Continue reading
Posted in Acetaminophen - Tylenol, Antibacterial topical, Anxiety, acute, Arthritis, Bacitracin, Bonine - meclizine, Common cold, Constipation, Diarrhea, Dramamine - meclizine, GERD / Acid reflux, Ibuprofen, Kidney stone, Meclizine, Medical archives, Nausea, OTC Nausea/vomiting meds, OTC NSAIDs, OTC Pain meds, Over-the-counter meds, Pain, Perennial Favorites, Rash, Skin, Stomach flu, Toothache, Vomiting
Tagged Conditions and Diseases, Diaper rash, Food and Drug Administration, Health, Ibuprofen, Over-the-counter drug, Pharmacy, Prescription drug
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