In one sense, pandemic responses are easy to figure out: Don’t come in contact with infected people. In another sense, it can be very difficult. Critical information is hard to come by: How bad is it? What kinds of contacts… Continue Reading
Preppers naturally want to have access to medicines that really work, whether the pharmacy is open or not. Capsaicin topical preparations (such as creams) are available from pharmacies now for pain relief. A prepper can produce a capsaicin preparation with… Continue Reading
Something bad’s gone down. Your community is getting by, because Hey, you were prepared and knew how to do some things. But now people are getting sick. There’s no word from the outside on what it might be; so you’ll… Continue Reading
There is So Much Stuff one could put in a medical kit. This is especially true for preppers, who are thinking about longer time frames and less access to services than your average household. However, money and space and weight… Continue Reading
I recently wrote some on diabetes mellitus. One of our readers, Strych9, posted an extremely information-rich comment in response. Strych9 (who I’ll refer to as ‘he’ for lack of further information and need for a pronoun) is a Type I… Continue Reading
No doubt about it: bad hygiene is the biggest killer of humans in the history of ever. Soap and water will get you a long way. So will careful water and waste treatment. There’s one more important chapter in this… Continue Reading
Spring has sprung! And so, inevitably, has the sniffling/sneezing/snorking of the allergy sufferers. Not being able to breathe freely is pretty miserable. The best answers modern medicine has to these respiratory allergies are ‘allergy shots’. Wouldn’t it be neato if… Continue Reading
Seizures can happen for a lot of reasons (which you can read more about here). When they recur, it’s called epilepsy. About 1 in 26 Americans have epilepsy, so it’s not that uncommon. Some have it from birth; others develop… Continue Reading
You’re taking care of a child with a high fever. Or you and your family have been walking for hours in the heat, bugging out of a bad situation. Maybe you’re trapped at home by a major ice storm and… Continue Reading
Diabetes affects nearly 10% of Americans. Normal day to day management of the disease is tricky enough. Add in the disturbances of an emergency and Bad Things can happen. What kinds of problems does a diabetic or a friend of… Continue Reading
I know. The majority of our readers are male, and males especially don’t love reading about such things. But hygiene is important. I also know: A good number of our readers are women and need the information. Also many of… Continue Reading
Talk about being caught between a rock and a hard place. It’s an emergency situation, so medical care is limited. There’s only one drug on hand and you desperately need medication. But you’ve had an unpleasant response – an adverse… Continue Reading
Many preppers keep antibiotics in case they’re needed when professional medical care isn’t available. However, stocks will be limited; and there are good reasons not to overuse antibiotics in any case. How do you know when it’s a bacterial infection… Continue Reading
Cholera. Maybe it conjures up images of 1854 London with its poor neighborhoods wracked with death and disease. Only the beer-producers seemed immune. Or perhaps you remember just a few years back, how a cholera epidemic swept through Haiti on… Continue Reading
Getting necessary vaccinations saves lives. That point is not much disputed — and it shouldn’t be, given the evidence. Which vaccinations are necessary? That point is much more up for debate. I’m not going to tell you what to do.… Continue Reading