November/December 2010 ISSN-1059-6518 Volume 23 Number 6 By Frank Hubbell, DO Illustrations by T.B.R. Walsh Urinary Tract Infections: A urinary tract infection (UTI) is also known as cystitis or a bladder infection. It is the second most common bacterial infection managed by primary care medicine, and it is also a very common travel problem. […]
November/December 2010 ISSN-1059-6518 Volume 23 Number 6 By Frank Hubbell, DO Water Purification–Boiling In the past five issues of the WMNL, we have reviewed various methods to make water potable. In this issue we will complete the task by reviewing the use of boiling water for purification.
November/December 2010 ISSN-1059-6518 Volume 23 Number 6 GEO MEDIC ™ Extended Care Emergency Medicine and Remote Medicine for Missionary, Disaster, and Relief Medical Personnel February 2 – 11, 2011 The world of emergency medicine is designed around the Golden Hour. This is the one hour that it takes for response, extrication, treatment, and transport […]
The problem is simple: ticks are little cesspools, and they can spread a wide variety of potentially serious illnesses. Ticks are the leading cause of insect vector-borne disease in the USA and second only to mosquitoes worldwide. In fact, 95% of all insect vector-borne diseases in North America are spread by ticks. ISSN-1059-6518
