Medical News Today: Beating the winter blues with cognitive behavioral therapy
Research has shown that CBT may be more effective in the long term than light therapy in alleviating seasonal affective disorder, a condition that affects 6% of Americans. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 5, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychology / Psychiatry Source Type: news

Can Light Therapy Help Me?
Read about an alternative treatment for bipolar disorder called light therapy, including the science behind it, as well as its potential side effects and advantages. (Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder)
Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder - November 4, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: bipolar.guide at about.com Tags: health Source Type: news

Rosacea treatment: Can light therapy reduce symptoms?
(Source: MayoClinic.com - Ask a Specialist)
Source: MayoClinic.com - Ask a Specialist - October 29, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Depression and Complementary Health Approaches
Many individuals with depression turn to complementary health approaches as an adjunct to or in place of conventional treatment. Although these approaches are commonly used and readily available in the marketplace, many of these treatments have not been rigorously studied for depression. For this reason, it’s important that you understand the benefits and risks of these complementary approaches to advise your patients. A Task Force on Complementary and Alternative Medicine of the American Psychiatric Association conducted a review in 2010 of complementary approaches in psychiatry and found that, based on the quality of ...
Source: NCCAM Featured Content - October 20, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: NCCAM Source Type: news

Suffering with SAD? End seasonal depression with light therapy
THE clocks are set to go back this weekend which means, for most, getting up in the dark and coming home from work in the dark. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - October 20, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Light Therapy Seems to Boost Fertility in Mouse Model (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Altering daily light-dark cycles may improve age-related fertility declines (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - August 31, 2015 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news

FDA warns LaserCap maker Transdermal Cap
The FDA warned Transdermal Cap earlier this month over a handful of operational issues, including documenting and handling complaints, design validation and verification and product quality control. Transdermal Cap produces the LaserCap, which uses light therapy to improve cellular respiration and stimulate hair follicle cells, the company claims. The device masquerades as a hat and can be worn underneath other hats, according to the company’s site. During a facility inspection June 10, an FDA investigator issued a Form 483 detailing the company’s failure to conform to the agency’s requirements in a number ...
Source: Mass Device - August 19, 2015 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Cosmetic/Aesthetic Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Transdermal Cap Source Type: news

Mind Healing: Is sunny weather the key to happiness?
We always feel that life would be better if we had a sunnier climate, but as people in the more northern part of the country score higher on the happiness index, is our mental wellbeing affected by the weather (Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice)
Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice - August 17, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: aggression Mind Healing humidity light box SAD happiest countries Linda Blair Seasonal affective disorder light therapy hypothalamus Source Type: news

Bright-Light Therapy in DementiaBright-Light Therapy in Dementia
Does light therapy improve sleep and daily functioning in patients with cognitive impairment? Could it even have a preventive role? Medscape Family Medicine (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - July 21, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Clinical Case Source Type: news

What Health Problems are Caused by Inadequate Sleep?
Discussion In humans, sleep is regulated by two systems. The first is the homeostatic sleep drive which assumes that the longer the person is awake the more pressure there is to fall asleep. The second process is the circadian system which controls periods of activity and inactivity throughout the day. The circadian rhythm is slightly longer than 24 hours in humans and is controlled by the hypothalmic suprachiasmatic nucleus. When the circadian system and the external environment are misaligned, such that sleep occurs outside of normal times, a circadian rhythm sleep disorder can occur. During adolescence, there is a norma...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - July 20, 2015 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news

Anti-Jet Lag Headset Earns CE-Mark
The Finnish light therapy headset maker Valkee today reported the publication of a clinical field study on reducing jet lag symptoms after long haul flights with HumanCharger, the CE-marked medical device for reducing jet lag symptoms. (Source: Medical Design Online News)
Source: Medical Design Online News - June 16, 2015 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: news

CBT Equal to Light Therapy for SADCBT Equal to Light Therapy for SAD
Cognitive-behavioral therapy is as effective as light therapy in the treatment of seasonal affective disorder. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines - May 11, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news

Your NEJM Group Today: C. diff Review, CBT vs. Light Therapy for SAD, Florida FM Opportunities (FREE)
By the Editors NEJM Group offers so many valuable resources for practicing clinicians. Here's what we chose for you today:NEJM Clinical Practice Center: … (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - April 21, 2015 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Can light therapy help the brain?
An innovative therapy that applies red and near-infrared light to the brain is now being tested for Gulf War Illness, traumatic brain injury, and PTSD. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - April 2, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news

Can light therapy help the brain?
(Veterans Affairs Research Communications) An innovative therapy that applies red and near-infrared light to the brain is now being tested at the Boston VA for Gulf War Illness, traumatic brain injury, and PTSD. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - April 2, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news