heliotherapy
phototherapy
light therapy

Heliotherapy: Treatment that exploits the biological effects of the sun's radiation.

Heliotherapy Sunscreens contain a broad-spectrum sunblock and vitamins A, C and E, which promise to guard against sun damage.

Antioxidants first appeared 10 years ago in moisturizers with names like Skin Defender but are increasingly found in products like Heliotherapy Sunscreens by California Tan.

In 1995, Indiana created a 'Heliotherapy Love' series of 300 silk screen prints signed and numbered by the artist, which surrounds the iconic love image in a bright yellow border.

Light therapy or phototherapy (classically referred to as heliotherapy) consists of exposure to daylight or to specific wavelengths of light using lasers, light-emitting diodes, fluorescent lamps, dichroic lamps or very bright, full-spectrum light, usually controlled with various devices.

If they aren't enough, you might move on to phototherapy.

These babies may need treatment with special lights, called phototherapy.

Light treatment (phototherapy) is needed on a regular basis throughout life.

I will continue with the phototherapy work, as I believe she would want me to.

One group contained 133 samples and would receive phototherapy with blue light.

Phototherapy in the form of sunlight has long been used effectively for treatment.

Treatments are often used in combination with phototherapy and chemotherapy.

One of the newest tools used in phototherapy are lasers.

Phototherapy, or ultraviolet light treatment to the whole body.

Transfusion and phototherapy may be necessary if blood accumulation is significant.

In the 1950s, phototherapy was discovered, and became the standard treatment.

For plaque psoriasis, it works best in combination with phototherapy.

Ultraviolet light (phototherapy) can also be focused only onto affected areas of skin.

Last month, the institute began offering phototherapy - two light fixtures that patients can take home.

Phototherapy becomes less successful after age 4, because thickened skin blocks the light.

Some therapies require a lot of commitment - phototherapy sessions might be five times a week for up to a year.

Phototherapy can significantly prevent the potentially serious complications of this disorder.

With relatively few side effects, phototherapy is an effective yet underused treatment, experts say.

What works best Patients generally require about 20 phototherapy sessions before they see an improvement in their skin.

Phototherapy can be used alone or with medicines.

Experts recommend using mild creams and phototherapy on affected areas at first.

He tried phototherapy, but his skin couldn't tolerate it.

Sunlight often helps, and phototherapy, or artificial light, is quite effective for many people with more persistent symptoms.

Another option is phototherapy, in which the skin is exposed to ultraviolet light.

It is often treated with phototherapy, which is regular exposure to special lights.

They can be used alone or along with light therapy.

It's not clear how well light therapy works at other times of the day.

This could be combined with light therapy at the right times.

There may be more to light therapy than meets the eye.

Home light therapy should only be done under your doctor's supervision.

Light therapy will need to be continued for the entire time you are depressed.

It is useful alone or in combination with light therapy.

However, after 10 weeks of light therapy, they saw a significantly beneficial effect.

Light therapy may be used in conjunction with other treatments.

Sleep quality also improved among the bright light therapy group.

Light therapy generally is safe, and you may use it together with other treatments.

But as they reach their teens, the light therapy becomes less effective.

People who have sensitive eyes or skin should not use light therapy without first consulting a doctor.

Light therapy may relieve depression symptoms in the winter time.

Light therapy can be used to treat depression, and it does not have severe side effects.

In 1984, he coined the term and began studying the use of light therapy as a treatment.

Effective doses of light therapy vary depending on the individual.

Since then, light therapy has been gradually refined and simplified.

Some light therapy may be safe for pregnant women.

It may take as little as 3 to 5 days or up to 2 weeks before you respond to light therapy.

Combining this with bright light therapy make the beneficial effects last longer than one day.

Having an older brother or sister who received light therapy for jaundice.

Evidence for light therapy and lasers as of 2012 is not sufficient to recommend them.

Patients using light therapy can experience improvement during the first week, but increased results are evident when continued throughout several weeks.

However, he added, "During the summer, and when they are treated with light therapy in winter, these responses become normal."