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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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Protected: What Have You Done to Prepare?

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Horse and Buggy Dentistry

  This blog post is contributed by a dentist colleague, who has offered to submit a series of posts about dental options when no dentist is around.  Thats, wh2thdr, for a look into the past . . . and possibly … 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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Protected: Dental Anesthesia for Suturing Lip & Facial Wounds

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Why Armageddon Medicine?

What if the unthinkable happens? World War III? Total economic collapse? Worldwide plague? A 2012 asteroid collision? Biblical Armageddon? 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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