“VGH wins prize for light therapy infection control” Given my interest in light therapy, Google served this article up to me as relevant. It explains how Vancouver General Hospital received an international innovation award for infection control research using “light therapy”. I was thrilled to see the title of the article but then instantly confused because […]
Light Therapy Lung Cancer Treatment Used by Hospital
In August, 2010, phytodynamic therapy (PDT), an advanced cancer treatment used in a hospital in Taipei, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, was reported to be effective in helping to extend the life of lung cancer patients who had been diagnosed as having a terminal form of the condition. This hospital has been using the […]
Blue Light Therapy and Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) Are Not the Same Thing
Last week I got a call from a young woman who said she’d received “blue light therapy” from her dermatologist. As she described the treatment, it became clear that the treatment she actually had was PDT, or Photodynamic Therapy, with Omnilux blue as the light source. Even though a blue light may be used in […]
