Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Heliotherapy


Duties and responsibilities: what this is the therapeutic use of sunlight. This is a treatment only for the people that have depression, to boost the effects of antidepressant medication, as a substitute for antidepressants during pregnancy or while breastfeeding, and to enable patients with depression to take lower doses of antidepressants. Another type of light therapy uses ultraviolet wavelengths for treatment of the skin disorder psoriasis and some other skin conditions, as well as for a type of cancer called cutaneous T- cells lymphoma.

Salary: $45,000

Education: Certified doctor to prescribe light therapy 



Reflection: Certain drugs can increase sensitivity to sunlight and may cause skin reactions as a result of light therapy. Some other side effects of light therapy are minimal. Some patients report headaches, eyestrain or eye irritation or nausea when they begin treatment.  

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