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Doubling global vitamin D levels could significantly reduce mortality.

Pubmed Data : Eur J Clin Nutr. 2011 Jul 6. Epub 2011 Jul 6. PMID: 21731036
Article Published Date : Jul 06, 2011
Study Type : Meta Analysis
Additional Links
Substances : Vitamin D : CK(1682) : AC(238)
Diseases : African-American Specific Deficiencies/Diseases : CK(200) : AC(19), Cardiac Mortality : CK(703) : AC(67), Cardiovascular Diseases : CK(5138) : AC(641), Mortality: All-Cause : CK(644) : AC(55), Respiratory Diseases : CK(174) : AC(29), Tuberculosis : CK(255) : AC(44), Vitamin D Deficiency : CK(495) : AC(45)
Therapeutic Actions : Sunlight exposure : CK(432) : AC(39)

Low maternal exposure to ultraviolet radiation in pregnancy is associated with increased risk of multiple sclerosis in offspring.

Pubmed Data : BMJ. 2010;340:c1640. Epub 2010 Apr 29. PMID: 21030361
Article Published Date : Jan 01, 2010
Study Type : Meta Analysis
Additional Links
Diseases : Multiple Sclerosis : CK(716) : AC(133), Prenatal Nutrition : CK(180) : AC(25), Prenatal Nutrition: Health of the Offspring : CK(224) : AC(31), Prenatal Nutrition: Prevention of Problems : CK(357) : AC(41)
Therapeutic Actions : Sunlight exposure : CK(432) : AC(39)

Review: there is a consistently strong inverse correlations with solar UVB for 15 types of cancers.

Pubmed Data : Anticancer Res. 2012 Jan ;32(1):223-36. PMID: 22213311
Article Published Date : Jan 01, 2012
Study Type : Meta Analysis
Additional Links
Substances : Vitamin D : CK(1682) : AC(238)
Diseases : Bladder Cancer : CK(186) : AC(60), Breast Cancer : CK(2354) : AC(621), Cervical Cancer : CK(363) : AC(69), Colon Cancer : CK(895) : AC(233), Colorectal Cancer : CK(877) : AC(321), Endometrial Cancer : CK(269) : AC(45), Esophageal Cancer : CK(328) : AC(55), Hodgkin Lymphoma : CK(53) : AC(7), Lung Cancer : CK(496) : AC(198), Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma : CK(525) : AC(67), Ovarian Cancer : CK(154) : AC(58), Pancreatic Cancer : CK(530) : AC(168), Renal Cancer : CK(25) : AC(4), Vulvar Cancer : CK(52) : AC(4)
Therapeutic Actions : Sunlight exposure : CK(432) : AC(39)
Pharmacological Actions : Chemopreventive : CK(1528) : AC(382)

The low prevalance of psoriasis among children and adolescents in southern California may be due to their higher levels of sunlight exposure.

Pubmed Data : J Am Acad Dermatol. 2011 Feb 7. Epub 2011 Feb 7. PMID: 21306784
Article Published Date : Feb 07, 2011
Study Type : Meta Analysis
Additional Links
Diseases : Psoriasis : CK(270) : AC(42)
Therapeutic Actions : Sunlight exposure : CK(432) : AC(39)

There is a relationship between childhood cancer incidence and sunlight exposure.

Pubmed Data : Psychosom Med. 2004 Jul-Aug;66(4):607-13. PMID: 21102587
Article Published Date : Jul 01, 2004
Study Type : Meta Analysis
Additional Links
Diseases : Cancer: Childhood : CK(30) : AC(2), Cancers: All : CK(9062) : AC(2869), Childhood Deficiencies : CK(41) : AC(4)
Therapeutic Actions : Sunlight exposure : CK(432) : AC(39)

There is a strong association between UV radiation (sunlight exposure) and multiple sclerosis.

Pubmed Data : Mult Scler. 2009 Aug;15(8):891-8. PMID: 19667017
Article Published Date : Aug 01, 2009
Study Type : Meta Analysis
Additional Links
Diseases : Multiple Sclerosis : CK(716) : AC(133), Vitamin D Deficiency : CK(495) : AC(45)
Therapeutic Actions : Sunlight exposure : CK(432) : AC(39)

Ultraviolet radiation exposure reduces the risk of malignant lymphomas.

Pubmed Data : J Natl Cancer Inst. 2005 Feb 2;97(3):199-209. PMID: 15687363
Article Published Date : Feb 02, 2005
Study Type : Meta Analysis
Additional Links
Diseases : Lymphoma : CK(209) : AC(69), Lymphoma: Non-Hodgkin : CK(256) : AC(67)
Therapeutic Actions : Sunlight exposure : CK(432) : AC(39)

Vitamin D exposure from both sun and diet are correlated with breast cancer risk.

Pubmed Data : Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2011 Jan;20(1):187-98. Epub 2010 Dec 2. PMID: 21127286
Article Published Date : Jan 01, 2011
Study Type : Meta Analysis
Additional Links
Substances : Vitamin D : CK(1682) : AC(238)
Diseases : Breast Cancer: Prevention : CK(525) : AC(73)
Therapeutic Actions : Sunlight exposure : CK(432) : AC(39)

Increased sun exposure of children may also be associated with a decreased risk of developing both childhood non Hodgkin and Hodgkin lymphoma.

Pubmed Data : Cancer Causes Control. 2007 Nov;18(9):1031-7. Epub 2007 Jul 26. PMID: 17653828
Article Published Date : Nov 01, 2007
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Diseases : Cancer: Childhood : CK(30) : AC(2), Hodgkin Lymphoma : CK(53) : AC(7), Lymphoma : CK(209) : AC(69), Lymphoma: Non-Hodgkin : CK(256) : AC(67)
Therapeutic Actions : Sunlight exposure : CK(432) : AC(39)

The exposure postoperatively of patients who have undergone spinal surgery to increased amounts of natural sunlight during their hospital recovery period may result in decreased stress, pain, analgesic medication use, and pain medication costs.

Pubmed Data : Psychosom Med. 2005 Jan-Feb;67(1):156-63. PMID: 15673638
Article Published Date : Jan 01, 2005
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Diseases : Surgery: All : CK(317) : AC(38)
Therapeutic Actions : Sunlight exposure : CK(432) : AC(39)
Pharmacological Actions : Analgesics : CK(372) : AC(78)
Additional Keywords : Drug Sparing : CK(451) : AC(49)

"Effects of prior light exposure on early evening performance, subjective sleepiness, and hormonal secretion."

Pubmed Data : Behav Neurosci. 2012 Feb ;126(1):196-203. Epub 2011 Dec 26. PMID: 22201280
Article Published Date : Feb 01, 2012
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Diseases : Cognitive Decline/Dysfunction : CK(522) : AC(87)
Therapeutic Actions : Sunlight exposure : CK(432) : AC(39), Sunlight Exposure: UVB Light : CK(10) : AC(1)
Additional Keywords : natural versus artifical lighting
Anti Therapeutic Actions : Artifical Lighting : CK(10) : AC(1)

Balneotherapy, sunlight exposure and mud therapy at the Dead Sea have therapeutic effects in patients with psoriatic arthritis.

Pubmed Data : Rheumatol Int. 2000;19(3):77-82. PMID: 10776684
Article Published Date : Jan 01, 2000
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Substances : Sea Salt: Dead Sea : CK(41) : AC(5)
Diseases : Psoriatic Arthritis : CK(60) : AC(6)
Therapeutic Actions : Balneotherapy : CK(81) : AC(9), Mud therapy : CK(169) : AC(22), Sunlight exposure : CK(432) : AC(39)

Decreased sunlight exposure is associated with an increased probability of cognitive impairment among depressed individuals.

Pubmed Data : Cell Mol Life Sci. 2009 Aug;66(16):2759-71. Epub 2009 Jul 5. PMID: 19638195
Article Published Date : Aug 01, 2009
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Diseases : Cognitive Decline/Dysfunction : CK(522) : AC(87), Depression : CK(674) : AC(88)
Therapeutic Actions : Sunlight exposure : CK(432) : AC(39)

Heliotherapy is effective in relieving skin and joint symptoms in patients with psoriasis for a duration of six months post-treatment.

Pubmed Data : Br J Dermatol. 1993 Feb;128(2):172-7. PMID: 8457451
Article Published Date : Feb 01, 1993
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Diseases : Psoriasis : CK(270) : AC(42), Psoriasis: Guttate : CK(20) : AC(2)
Therapeutic Actions : Sunlight exposure : CK(432) : AC(39)

Increased exposure to sunlight may reduce prostate cancer risk.

Pubmed Data : Int J Cancer. 2009 Sep 15;125(6):1414-23. PMID: 19444909
Article Published Date : Sep 15, 2009
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Diseases : Prostate Cancer: Prevention : CK(155) : AC(16)
Therapeutic Actions : Sunlight exposure : CK(432) : AC(39)

Increased UVA exposures (indoor light) and decreased cutaneous Vitamin D(3) levels may be responsible for the increasing incidence of melanoma.

Pubmed Data : Med Hypotheses. 2009 Apr;72(4):434-43. Epub 2009 Jan 19. PMID: 19155143
Article Published Date : Apr 01, 2009
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Diseases : Melanoma : CK(171) : AC(87), Outdoor Sunlight Deficiency : CK(10) : AC(1)
Therapeutic Actions : Sunlight exposure : CK(432) : AC(39)

Low sunlight exposure is associated with higher rates of rickets in Indian toddlers.

Pubmed Data : Indian J Pediatr. 2010 Jan;77(1):61-5. PMID: 19936652
Article Published Date : Jan 01, 2010
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Substances : Vitamin D : CK(1682) : AC(238)
Diseases : Rickets : CK(20) : AC(2)
Therapeutic Actions : Sunlight exposure : CK(432) : AC(39)

Subjects with atopic eczema, acne vulgaris, seborrheic dermatitis and rosacea improve following sunlight exposure.

Pubmed Data : Photodermatol. 1989 Apr;6(2):80-4. PMID: 2748434
Article Published Date : Apr 01, 1989
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Diseases : Acne : CK(198) : AC(32), Eczema: Atopic : CK(50) : AC(4), Rosacea : CK(175) : AC(21), Seborrheic Dermatitis : CK(33) : AC(8)
Therapeutic Actions : Sunlight exposure : CK(432) : AC(39)

Sun exposure may protect against non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Pubmed Data : Int J Cancer. 2004 Dec 10;112(5):865-71. PMID: 15386383
Article Published Date : Dec 10, 2004
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Substances : Vitamin D : CK(1682) : AC(238)
Diseases : Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma : CK(525) : AC(67)
Therapeutic Actions : Sunlight exposure : CK(432) : AC(39)

Sunlight exposure ameliorates osteoporosis and hypovitaminosis in Parkinson's disease.

Pubmed Data : Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2011 Jan;17(1):22-6. Epub 2010 Nov 2. PMID: 21050796
Article Published Date : Jan 01, 2011
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Substances : Vitamin D : CK(1682) : AC(238)
Diseases : Osteoporosis : CK(1171) : AC(205), Vitamin D Deficiency : CK(495) : AC(45)
Therapeutic Actions : Sunlight exposure : CK(432) : AC(39)

Sunlight exposure ameliorates osteoporosis and vitamin D deficiency in hospitalized, elderly women with Alzheimer's disease.

Pubmed Data : J Bone Miner Res. 2005 Aug;20(8):1327-33. Epub 2005 Apr 4. PMID: 16007329
Article Published Date : Aug 01, 2005
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Diseases : Alzheimer's Disease : CK(826) : AC(160), Elderly: Age Specific Diseases : CK(442) : AC(37), Osteoporosis : CK(1171) : AC(205)
Therapeutic Actions : Sunlight exposure : CK(432) : AC(39)

Sunlight exposure increases the bone mineral density of stroke patients who have vitamin-D deficient bones.

Pubmed Data : 1: Neurology. 2003 Aug 12;61(3):338-42. PMID:12913194
Article Published Date : Aug 12, 2003
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Diseases : Osteoporosis : CK(1171) : AC(205)
Therapeutic Actions : Sunlight exposure : CK(432) : AC(39)

Sunlight exposure influences the risk of multiple sclerosis.

Pubmed Data : Neurology. 2011 Feb 1;76(5):425-31. PMID: 21282589
Article Published Date : Feb 01, 2011
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Diseases : Multiple Sclerosis : CK(716) : AC(133)
Therapeutic Actions : Sunlight exposure : CK(432) : AC(39)

Sunlight exposure may act as a circadian pacemaker.

Pubmed Data : J Biol Rhythms. 2010 Apr;25(2):113-22. PMID: 20348462
Article Published Date : Apr 01, 2010
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Diseases : Circadian Dysregulation : CK(518) : AC(8)
Therapeutic Actions : Sunlight exposure : CK(432) : AC(39)

Sunlight exposure may increase striatal dopamine receptor availability.

Pubmed Data : Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry. 2010 Sep 25. Epub 2010 Sep 25. PMID: 20875835
Article Published Date : Sep 25, 2010
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Diseases : Dopamine Deficiency : CK(38) : AC(8)
Therapeutic Actions : Sunlight exposure : CK(432) : AC(39)

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