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Doc Cindy on SurvivalBlog

Dr. Koelker is honored to serve as Medical Editor for SurvivalBlog To read her articles, click on any title below Essential Medical Skills to Acquire – Part 1: Introduction, by Cynthia J. Koelker, MD   Essential Medical Skills to Acquire: Suturing, … Continue reading

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Table of Contents – Armageddon Medicine

 Table of Contents                Foreword           Introduction           Preface – the Four Phases of Medical Armageddon         SECTION ONE – THE BASICS   … Continue reading

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Will your dog eat your pig thyroid jerky?

Will your dog eat your pig thyroid jerky? I couldn’t sleep last night thinking about this.  My mind jumped from one question to the other. Recently I’ve been working on an update for the Hypothyroidism Self-Study Course.  As part of … Continue reading

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The peak flow meter: an invaluable tool for every prepper

If you don’t have a peak flow meter, get one. Perhaps neither you nor your family suffer from asthma or COPD, but no doubt someone you know does.  If you are going to be a medical provider for anyone beyond … Continue reading

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Affordable prepping for asthma and COPD

A reader’s question got me thinking today. With albuterol inhalers costing about $50 a pop, not to mention maintenance inhalers at $100-$200 per month, and with Primatene Mist now off the market, is there any way an asthmatic can prep … Continue reading

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Special Holiday Offer – 50% off Downloadable Thyroid Self-Study Course – Expires Midnight, December 31, 2011

HYPOTHYROIDISM – ANSWERS FOR A POST-APOCALYPTIC WORLD Written for preppers worried about how to treat their thyroid condition at the end of the world as we know it, this 35-page downloadable self-study course by Cynthia J. Koelker, MD, offers more … Continue reading

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Protected: Recipe for insulin

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Insulin, thyroxine, and biotech: feasible or fantasy?

Tomorrow’s headline: Hospitals Flooded with Patients Suffering Racing Hearts  – Source Traced to Bioengineered Bacteria. Can Experts Reverse the Epidemic Before More Succumb? * * * Today both KF and JW ask about an online article do-it-yourself biotech. Is it actually feasible to duplicate big … Continue reading

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Photo Quiz Answer – Q.004

Photo Quiz Answer– Q.004 – August 12, 2011   This was an easy one. Don’t let the patient history throw you off. Though he may have been stung by a bee while camping, this problem is unrelated.  The image depicts the … Continue reading

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Thyroid disease – Hypothyroidism (low thyroid) – Part 5 of 5 – Rational treatment or cannibalism?

Image via Wikipedia At the end of the world as we know it, there is one other treatment option for hypothyroidism that I refrained from mentioning. I am not aware that this treatment is practiced anywhere in the world, though it is … Continue reading

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