Day: November 19, 2009

Letter Re: Oral Rehydration Solutions

Sir: My recent trip to the library and skimming through a few books on diseases led me to the conclusion that some of the secondary or follow-on effects are often bigger killers that the diseases themselves. I’m talking about pneumonia and diarrhea. Respiratory bugs often develop co-infections like pneumonia. And stomach bugs often cause diarrhea, which can cause such severe dehydration, that the patient dies. Obviously, [some forms of] pneumonia can be avoided by getting a pneumovax innoculation. So how do we deal with diarrhea? It can be controlled with over the counter (OTC) medicines. According to FamiliyDoctor.org, some of …


Seven Letters Re: Getting a Christian Wife Involved With Preparedness

Dear Mr. Rawles, I just came across a post that might give some more ideas to the gentleman who wrote in about getting his wife “on board” with preparedness efforts. It’s titled “All Aboard” and was posted over on Kathy Harrison’s The Just In Case Book Blog. (As may be obvious, Kathy is also the author of the [nonfiction preparedness] book entitled Just in Case.) As a side note, my husband and I “came together” on our preps about two years ago while watching the television show Jericho. We had seen some episodes in passing earlier in our marriage, but …


Influenza Pandemic Update:

Radio Nederland reports: Ukraine paralysed by “superflu” Receptor Binding Domain Change D225G Confirmed in Ukraine H1N1 Receptor Binding Jumps in China, Australia Raise Concerns In rough translation: Forensic Physician Told UNIAN, From What People Are Dying Ukraine Dead Increase to 315, Still No Sequences. Poland now reporting fatalities, Belarus also reporting severe cases Record Number of H1N1 Pediatric Deaths in US Swine Flu: Previous Infection Could Offer Some Immunity


Economics and Investing:

Tom B suggested this from WorldNetDaily: $120 Trillion in Derivatives. “They are privatizing the profits and socializing the losses.” Evi recommended this: Glenn Beck comments on a dollar collapse and global government. Items from The Economatrix: Stock Market Falls as Home Construction Slows Where Are Stocks, Economy Headed? Even Pros Disagree Goldman Says “Sorry” and the World Moves On Gold is Getting Frothy US Wants China to Buy Into Its Small Banks Gold at $5,000 an Ounce? Don’t Discount it Speculators Accused of Forcing Up Fuel Prices Core US Deflation Continues to Gather Pace AIG $85 Billion Bailout was Botched, …


Odds ‘n Sods:

Reader Chris B. wrote to mention that a software update glitch caused him to lose all of the address book data on his Blackberry. He wanted to remind folks to periodically write down (or upload and print out) all of the phone numbers, addresses, and e-mail addresses that you keep stored on hand-held devices. Chris wrote: “I felt pretty sheepish, using my laptop to e-mail everyone for their cell phone numbers because I don’t know them and didn’t have the foresight to write them down.” Nothing beats a hard copy backup!    o o o Gun Sales Shoot Up Amid …