Sunbathing, the practice of sitting or lying in the sun to enjoy its warmth and light, has evolved significantly over the ...

Mitman tells us that heliotherapy was ineffective for tuberculosis but, without blinking, and quoting only an obscure history book, adds that it “seemed especially promising for bronchial asthma.” ...

Heliotherapy or exposure to the rays of the sun was part of the treatment given to tuberculosis patients at the hospital in the early 1900s A new exhibition reflects on 125 years of an historic ...

In cases in which the drainage tended to persist, heliotherapy was used, which was regarded as a definite aid in the healing process. The projecting exteriorized end of the vas gradually melted ...

Since vitamin D is synthesized in the skin upon exposure to sunlight, sun therapy, or heliotherapy, has been explored as a ...

Holick is a professor of medicine, physiology and biophysics; director of the general clinical research unit; director of the Bone Health Care Clinic; and director of the Heliotherapy, Light ...