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Can light for seasonal depression be used for jaundice?
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No: Phototherapy for jaundice is ultraviolet light and is used only in newborn jaundice. Full spectrum phototherapy lights for seasonal mood disorder are not appropriate for treatment of jaundice in adults or children.
Answered 10/16/2013
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