By Dr. Anthony Policastro Medications are useful when taken in the proper dose. However, when the dose gets too high, it can be damaging. A good example of that can be found during the current measles epidemic in [...]

By Dr. Anthony Policastro We all acknowledge that bullying is bad. History tends to repeat itself. In the past there were many drivers who felt that they were fine to drink and drive. That resulted in thousands of [...]

By Dr. Anthony Policastro We all acknowledge that bullying is bad. We have seen the effects of bullying in multiple scenarios. Social media has become a pathway to bullying. We have seen adolescents commit suicide over online bullying. [...]

By Dr. Anthony Policastro This week, I would like to explain an Air Force medical (and non-medical) tradition. Grog was a drink that sailors used as a morale booster for long and arduous journeys.  In case you ever [...]

By Dr. Anthony Policastro Artificial Intelligence (AI) is moving I spent almost 50 years focused on treating ADHD, Autism and learning disorders. I find it interesting how everyone has an opinion on our school system. In many cases [...]

By Dr. Anthony Policastro There is a science story that many of us have heard. If you put a frog into a pot of hot water, it will jump out. If, however, you put the frog into water [...]

By Dr. Anthony Policastro Artificial Intelligence (AI) is moving at breakneck speed. AI is already used in some areas of medicine. For example, AI can review a patient’s entire record quickly. It may pick up an obscure fact [...]

By Dr. Anthony Policastro I watch training videos on my treadmill. Recently one of the trainers was in Australia. He was passing by tea trees . He stopped to talk about tea tree oil. The Aborigines use it [...]

By Dr. Anthony Policastro Cancer screening takes many forms. Mammograms look for breast cancer. Pap smears are done for cervical cancer. Colonoscopy is done for colorectal cancers. I recently received an email from a reader in Georgetown. Her [...]

By Dr. Anthony Policastro People are well aware that table salt is a mixture of sodium and chloride. They are also well aware that table salt is associated with things like blood pressure. Blood pressure, in turn, is [...]