Survival Medicine

Will this year's El Nino weather phenomenon save California from the worst drought in years? Is there any home remedy that can handle a bad case of heartburn? How do you treat a black widow or brown recluse spider bite? This and a common sense response to those in the survival community that would withhold a needed medication from a sick person because it expired. Plus much more on this week's Survival Medicine Hour with Joe Alton, MD and Amy Alton, ARNP.

Prepper author Ron Foster joins us for an entertaining hour talking about his books and survival in general with the inimitable Nurse Amy! Also, capsaicin from chili peppers may help prolong your life, plus an update on the outbreak of Legionnaire's disease in New York City.

Leprosy cases in Florida spark investigation of their source, plus Joe Alton, MD, aka Dr. Bones, tell you all you'll ever need to know about the disease. Shark attacks in South Carolina lead Dr. Bones to tackle the furry kind of bites, those from cats, dogs, and other mammals. Also: Flesh-eating bacteria in Virginia; the dandelion-like herb Feverfew is discussed by Nurse Amy, plus a little history about herbal medicine.  Finally, Nurse Amy talks about the different forms that herbs can be formulated in for human use.

In this episode of the Doom and Bloom(tm) Survival Medicine Hour: Joe Alton, MD and Amy Alton, ARNP discuss how to control bleeding from gunshot wounds, consider medical supplies as a barter item, and respond to those who criticize the storage of fish and bird antibiotics for survival settings.

In this episode of the Survival Medicine Hour, Nurse Amy welcomes back Glen Tate, who has finally finished his ten-book epic saga "299 Days". Glen makes some provocative statements about America today that will get you thinking, plus talks a little about what manhood really means in modern times, as well as giving us the scoop on his final installment of his long-running series of novels. To Listen in, click below:  

In this episode of the Survival Medicine Hour, Joe and Amy Alton discuss fireworks safety tips for celebrants of the 4th of July, plus, how to deal with burns that may occur in good or bad times. Nurse Amy discusses the various uses of Chamomile, and Dr. Alton discusses the fate of some little-known signers of the Declaration of Independence. You won't find them on stamps, coins, or paper currency, but their sacrifice needs to be known.

In this episode of the Survival Medicine Hour with Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy (Joe Alton, MD and Amy Alton, ARNP), our hosts welcome AJ Powers, authors of the apocalyptic fiction novel "As The Ash Fell".  Also, Dr. Bones discusses the recent tragic case of Plague killing a 16 year old athlete in Colorado and what you need to know about the disease. Also, some little-known facts about mosquitos and the diseases they carry (not the Plague though, that's carried by fleas).

In this episode of the Survival Medicine Hour, Joe and Amy Alton, aka Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy, discuss the recent tropical storm and how to protect your family in a hurricane, how to prevent summer drowning accidents, drug resistant Tuberculosis, and much more. Tara Dodrill of Power Grid Down: Prepare, Survive, and Thrive when the Lights go out returns for part 2 of her interview.

In this episode of the Doom and Bloom(tm) Survival Medicine Hour, Joe and Amy Alton, aka Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy, welcome Tara Dodrill, preparedness journalist and author of Power Grid Down: Prepare, Survive, and Thrive After The Lights Go Out, discuss the latest news about Middle East Respiratory Virus, and how this year's flu vaccine was only 19% protective against the illness (normally it's 60-70%). Also, a disease you don't know much about: Vibrio Vulnificus, a relative of Cholera that has killed two people in Florida this year, and a mention of National Pollinator Week, a week of awareness about our animal pollinators.  A third of human nutrition requires these bees, beetles, birds, and other wildlife to produce our food. Also, on the lighter side, a segment of the Alton's collaboration with Charley and Courtney Hogwood, the "Barely Prepared" news parody Youtube series.  

In this episode of the Doom and Bloom Survival Medicine Hour, Joe and Amy Alton, aka Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy, welcome their good friends Dave and Lenie Duffy of Backwoods Home Magazines, a great homesteading resource! Also, Dr. Bones discusses nailbed injuries, the MERS epidemic brewing in South Korea, and the government's inadvertent shipment of live Anthrax spores to 51 labs in 17 states and 3 countries.    

In this episode of the Survival Medicine Hour, Joe and Amy Alton (aka Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy) discuss the recent inadvertent shipment of live Anthrax to labs in nine states, the recent floods in Texas and Oklahoma and strategies on how to stay safe in one, and the antibiotic Azithromycin (Z-pack) and its application for survival settings. Nurse Amy discusses medical benefits of certain mushrooms, herbal therapy for depression, and genetically modified food issues.    

In this episode of the Doom and Bloom(tm) Survival Medicine Hour, Joe and Amy Alton, aka Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy, discuss recent evidence of human-to-human transmission of Middle East Respiratory Virus (MERS), how teeth decay, considerations when dealing with open wounds, and the possible genetic nature of risk taking, and its relevance to survival settings.  

In this episode of the Survival Medicine Hour podcast, Joe Alton, MD, and Amy Alton, ARNP, discuss Lyme disease in detail, Doxycycline as n antibiotic for survival settings, research on date syrup that suggests it has more antibacterial activity than Manuka honey, and the unusual case of Dr. Ian Crozier, Ebola CDC patient that developed active virus on the inside of his eye months after he survived the disease. Finally, a sneak peak at a project that the Altons are involved in that's a departure from survival medicine...  

In this episode of the Survival Medicine Hour Podcast, Joe and Amy Alton, aka Dr.Bones and Nurse Amy, discuss principles of herbal healing, how penicillin was invented (by accident), the antibiotic Metronidazole (Flagyl, Fish-Zole), and the perils of antibiotic overuse.

  In this episode of the Survival Medicine Hour, Joe Alton, MD, and Amy Alton, ARNP, discuss the recent news about bird flu, all about lice infestations, and the antibiotic Cipro and its application in survival settings.

In this episode of the Survival Medicine Hour Podcast, Joe and Amy Alton, aka Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy, discuss a hazard you'll encounter if you don't sterilize water in the wilderness: Giardiasis! Also, a discussion of how to survive at sea, whether on a capsized boat, a life raft, or in the water. Plus, a bump on the road hits our dynamic duo when black mold is encountered in spare rooms at their residence...

In this episode of the Survival Medicine Hour podcast, the Altons, aka Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy, discuss two epidemic diseases that sound  and look similar but aren't: Typhoid and Typhus. Also, Nurse Amy discusses the various uses of valerian root in home remedies, and we begin a discussion of the use of tourniquets in austere environments.  

In this episode of the Doom and Bloom(tm) Survival Medicine Hour, Joe and Amy Alton, aka Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy discuss the recent 3-building blaze in NYC, the nature of fires, and how to survive one. Also, Dr. Bones tells you how to make normal saline solution for irrigation of wounds, and Nurse Amy tells you went to close a wound and when to leave it open. Finally, Dr. Bones goes out on a limb with his recommendation to replace the standard handshake with fist bumps?! Hear him out, there's hard data supporting it!  

In this episode of the Survival Medicine Hour, Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy discuss expirations dates and what they really mean, how to deal with open wounds, and health benefits of tomatoes.

In this episode of the Doom and Bloom(tm) Survival Medicine Hour, Joe and Amy Alton, aka  Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy, discuss concerns about recent cases of whooping cough, also known as Pertussis, that have hit their hometown, plus a how-to on dealing with stab wounds, as well as some thoughts on European prepping as their trip abroad comes to a close.  Also, Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy will be at the Self-Reliance Expo in Arlington Texas, the weekend of March 21.