An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
PHOTOTHERAPY
phototherapy
(noun) the use of strong light to treat acne or hyperbilirubinemia of the newborn
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
phototherapy (countable and uncountable, plural phototherapies)
The use of light to treat disorders of the skin, and certain mood disorders.
Synonyms
• light therapy
Source: Wiktionary
Pho`to*ther"a*py, n. (Med.)
Definition: The application of light for therapeutic purposes, esp. for treating diseases of the skin. -- Pho`to*the*rap"ic (#), Pho`to*ther`a*peu"tic (#), a.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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