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home:lifestyle:light:physics_of_light [04.06.2019] – [Physics of light] sallieqhome:lifestyle:light:physics_of_light [04.06.2019] – [the spectrum] sallieq
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 Any radiation, even heat or diathermy (a medical procedure that involves generating local heat in body tissues by high-frequency electromagnetic currents), will upset the way the immune system deals with pathogens. Any radiation, even heat or diathermy (a medical procedure that involves generating local heat in body tissues by high-frequency electromagnetic currents), will upset the way the immune system deals with pathogens.
  
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   * Laser hair removal, because it targets hair follicles and heats them with infrared energy   * Laser hair removal, because it targets hair follicles and heats them with infrared energy
  
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 Ordinary window glass can block the UV wave lengths of invisible light, but it cannot block either the visible wave lengths of light nor can it block the IR wave lengths of invisible light. This effect is most noticeable when one feels the warmth of the sun's rays on the skin through the windows of a car, even if the windows are tinted, because some of the wave lengths can still penetrate the car windows. Window films, even those that claim to shield from UV and IR, that allow visible light to penetrate are not enough protection. Bright surfaces, like snow, concrete and sand, reflect UV light and can nearly double the amount that gets to the skin and eyes. Ordinary window glass can block the UV wave lengths of invisible light, but it cannot block either the visible wave lengths of light nor can it block the IR wave lengths of invisible light. This effect is most noticeable when one feels the warmth of the sun's rays on the skin through the windows of a car, even if the windows are tinted, because some of the wave lengths can still penetrate the car windows. Window films, even those that claim to shield from UV and IR, that allow visible light to penetrate are not enough protection. Bright surfaces, like snow, concrete and sand, reflect UV light and can nearly double the amount that gets to the skin and eyes.
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 Eye protection is essential for most MP patients. [[home:lifestyle:light:noirs|NoIR]] and other equivalent eyewear block IR and UV radiation in addition to most visible light. Eye protection is essential for most MP patients. [[home:lifestyle:light:noirs|NoIR]] and other equivalent eyewear block IR and UV radiation in addition to most visible light.
  
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