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Heliotherapy

The treatment of disease by exposing the body to SUNLIGHT, a therapeutic use of SUNBATHING.
National Institutes of Health

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2019
2019
Light Therapy in Mood Disorders: A Brief History with Physiological Insights
The relationship between mood and light changes has been described since Antiquity, and has shown growing interest since the… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Effect of climate therapy at Gran Canaria on vitamin D production, blood glucose and lipids in patients with psoriasis
Background  Climate therapy (heliotherapy) of psoriasis is an effective and natural treatment. Ultraviolet radiation (UVB) from… 
2008
2008
Heliotherapy improves vitamin D balance and atopic dermatitis
Background  Vitamin D insufficiency during winter is common in the Nordic countries. Heliotherapy (HT) may heal atopic dermatitis… 
2003
2003
Is sunlight an effective treatment for infants with jaundice?
The formulated search question followed a standard patients/interventions/comparisons/outcomes (PICO) format. Patients were term… 
2002
2002
Short‐term methotrexate therapy in psoriasis: a study of 197 patients
Methotrexate (MTX) is one of the most effective antipsoriatic drugs available. Although it is undeniably hepatotoxic, it can be… 
1993
1993
Effect of heliotherapy on skin and joint symptoms in psoriasis: a 6‐month follow‐up study
The effect of heliotherapy on psoriasis skin lesions and arthritis was studied in a trial comprising 4 weeks of therapy in the… 
1993
1993
Supervised four-week heliotherapy alleviates the long-term course of psoriasis.
The long-term effects of psoriasis heliotherapy were studied in a randomized cross-over trial with a 2-year follow-up. We… 
1992
1992
Effect of psoriasis heliotherapy on epidermal urocanic acid isomer concentrations.
A noninvasive Finn Chamber sampling method and HPLC analysis were used to determine epidermal urocanic acid (UCA) concentrations… 
1992
1992
Comparison of the antipsoriatic efficacy of heliotherapy and ultraviolet B: a cross-over study.
Ten psoriasis patients who underwent a 4-week heliotherapy period in the Canary Islands were treated with ultraviolet B (UVB… 
1956
1956
The effects of sunlight on the skin.
For centuries, men have recognized the therapeutic action of sunlight and have taken for granted that sunbathing increases man's… 
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