Bright ideas.In "Mood Brighteners: Light therapy gets nod as depression buster" (SN: 4/2,3/05, p. 261), the use of light therapy was shown to fight depression. I would suggest consideration of the possibility that the light therapy also increased the levels of vitamin D vitamin D Any of a group of fat-soluble alcohols important in calcium metabolism in animals to form strong bones and teeth and prevent rickets and osteoporosis. It is formed by ultraviolet radiation (sunlight) of sterols (see steroid) present in the skin. in these patients. PATRICK ALBRIGHT Al·bright , Horace Marden 1890-1987. American conservationist and cofounder of the National Park Service. , CRESSON, PA. A review published last year by the Cochrane Library The Cochrane Library is a collection of databases in medicine and other healthcare specialties provided by the Cochrane Collaboration. At its core is a database of systematic reviews and meta-analyses which summarise and interpret the results of high-quality medical research. also found evidence that bright-light treatment is effective against depression. The review indicated that light treatment might be useful even for patients with serious nonseasonal depression. DANIEL F. KRIPKE, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO UCSD is consistently ranked among the top ten public universities for undergraduate education in the United States by U.S. News & World Report.[3] It is a Public Ivy. [1] For graduate studies, most of UCSD's Ph.D. |
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