Experiences with
Leigh's Disease46,625 public posts
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Tuesday's Tip
I've read in Dr. Jones' book that often the use of light therapy has been shown to help patient's itching. It has been used for years in newborns to help break down neonatal jaundice. It's thought to break down the jaundice pigment in the skin.
The trick is the decide how much sunlight or light therapy
Comparison of capillary finger stick+venous blood sampling for 34 routine chemistry analytes: potential for hospital+remote blood sampling
The validity of tests using fingerprick blood samples has long been questioned. Some claiming they are unusably awful. Others claiming tests are as good as those done on venous blood.
It is good to see a paper which has researched the questions.
Unfortunately, while they did include TSH, they did not