According to a new study by Columbia University, a growing number of children and teens are being prescribed antipsychotic medications, many of whom are using the medications for off-label purposes. Dr. Mark Olfson, research psychiatrist at Columbia University and lead … Continue reading
Between ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria), Ebola and the southern border crisis, it seems to me like the world doesn’t need any more problems. But we’ve got a surfeit of them going on. In fact, there is so … Continue reading
It’s like a bad scene out of a disaster movie mixed with your worst nightmare. Some event forces you and your family to leave your home with only your bug out bags on the backs of you and your family. … Continue reading
According to the CDC the prevalence of food and skin allergies has increased at an alarming rate in children under the age of 18 from the year 1997 to 2011. Additionally, they say that Allergic conditions are the most common … Continue reading
An often overlooked area of prepping is post-SHTF disease control and field sanitation. A huge priority after the SHTF, above practically everything else, should be maintaining an optimum level of general health including hygiene. Extreme attention to staying healthy must not … Continue reading
We constantly stress the need for all survivalists to consider pandemic survival medicine skills a critical element of any survival plan and news is constantly surfacing about why. For example, more than 100 patients at a California hospital may have been … Continue reading
Do you believe in any health conspiracy theories? Do you believe that there are “natural cures” for diseases that the medical establishment is not telling you about? Do you believe that vaccines, cell phones or the fluoride in the water … Continue reading
Some things are annoying or painful but don’t necessarily warrant a trip to the doctor’s office. It could also be that, because of some disaster caused by man or nature, you CAN’T get to a doctor. In either case, home … Continue reading
Organic gardening completely avoids the use of toxins, such as pesticides and fertilizers. Organic gardening strategies are often fairly inexpensive, and it’s fairly simple to do! If you decide to garden organically, you can invite your children to participate and … Continue reading
(NaturalNews) If it isn’t completely obvious at this point that the Disneyland measles outbreak is the mainstream media’s latest propaganda false-flag attack, then you’re not paying attention. Like a calculated military mission, this coordinated attack against personal vaccine choice is … Continue reading
Although cold weather isn’t quite behind us, Spring has definitely arrived. The flowers are just beginning to wake from their long slumber and emerge reborn from their earthy graves. Pretty soon we’ll be surrounded by gorgeous shades of pink, white, … Continue reading
In part 1 of this series we discussed medical emergencies. Now we are going to progress to dealing with trauma. In the emergency service field, trauma is an umbrella for any injury that is received from kinetic means. The mechanism … Continue reading
One subject that is seldom discussed when talking about preparing for a calamity is what to expect and how to handle emergency medical situations during a time when dialing 911 is not an option. As we saw with Hurricane Katrina’s aftermath, … Continue reading