Survival Medicine

September is National Preparedness Month, and Joe Alton, MD, and Amy Alton, ARNP, are fully supportive of our nation's efforts to be ready for disasters. Dr. Bones discusses what preparedness should mean to you. Plus, new research on whether exposure to microbial debris in early life leads to an allergy-free child, how to approach medical issues relating to the eyes in survival settings, and an account of the effect of the migration of Syrian refugees out of the Middle East to Eastern Europe.