Word: sulfa
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...reputable manufacturer, like the SunBox Co. of Gaithersburg, Md. www.sunboxco.com) or Enviro-Med of Vancouver, Wash. www.teleport.com/~biolight/) Whatever product you use should emit only visible light, because ultraviolet light damages the eyes. If you are photosensitive, you may develop a rash if you're taking certain medications, including sulfa drugs. Otherwise, the main drawback is having to sit in front of the light for 30 minutes to 60 minutes first thing in the morning. That's an inconvenience many winter depressives can live with...
Folkman likens the recent clinical success in combatting cancer to the nearly hopeless battle against pneumonia in the early years of this century, when the sometimes successful sulfa drug and later penicillin were introduced. Scientists then had little theoretical knowledge of pneumonia, but were nonetheless happy to have some kind of treatment, however flawed...