Category Archives: Acute diseases

Acute diseases

Bioterrorism and Pandemic Influenza: Lessons from 2009

Weekly Online Radio Show Approximately 1:30 to 1:45 p.m. EST at www.wgcv.net – Click “Listen Live” to hear Doc Cindy with Gary Pozsik. This week’s interview:  Thursday, March 3, 2011 It’s a scary thing to hear the former key advisor … Continue reading

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Water in Adverse Environments (Part 3 of series)

Are you dying for a glass of water?  You may be if you don’t think ahead and prepare.  The following is third in a series by Peter Farmer, who holds advanced degrees in research biology and history, and is also … Continue reading

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Seven Antibiotics to Stockpile and Why – SurvivalBlog post

 The following article was written for SurvivalBlog, Friday, February 18, 2011.  The full article may be found at: http://www.survivalblog.com/2011/02/seven_antibiotics_to_stockpile.html   Dr. Koelker now serves as SurvivalBlog’s Medical Editor   * * * Assuming your personal physician will help you stockpile … Continue reading

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The Physiology of Water and Fluid Balance (Part 2 of series)

  The following is second in a series contributed by Pete Farmer,  who holds advanced degrees in research biology and history, and is also an RN and EMT.  * * * Having examined the physical and chemical properties of water … Continue reading

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How an apple a day keeps the doctor away

Constipation may not top your list of worries if modern society collapses.  But it will become a problem if food shortages occur, curbing one’s intake of fruits and vegetables. The elderly, especially, are susceptible, and many are hospitalized to alleviate this potentially painful condition. The … Continue reading

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Grief – Finding Your Way to Hope

Grief – likely to be the primary emotion if the world around us collapses.  The following article was written for ezinearticles.com and is re-printed here by permission of the author.  * * * Unless you’ve experienced it first-hand, true grief is … Continue reading

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Use of silver preparations to treat infection – Part I

Image via Wikipedia    BW asks:  Have you tried or do you have any experience with Colloidal Silver for treating infections?  I’ve used it a few times and it seems to work, particularly topically, and I’ve talked to many who … Continue reading

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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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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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