Iritis: Subactue iritis with or without iridocyclitis.

Out of 50 patients all UBI patients recovered without complications. In the control group receiving corticosteroids 20% became blind in the effected eye, there were several complications and they recovered more slowly.

 G.P. Miley – Ultraviolet Blood Irradiation:  A history and Guide to Clinical Applications (1933-1997) Silver Springs, Maryland:  Foundation for Blood Irradiation, 1997, p.33

Typhoid Fever

More effective when used as a monotherapy as opposed to that in combination with sulfa drugs. 

Rebbeck, E. W., Lewis, H. T. (1949). "The Use of Ultraviolet Blood Irradiation in Typhoid Fever," Review of Gastroenterology 16:640-9

Streptococcal infections

Strep Infections have been successfully treated. Strep throat, rheumatic fever, scarlet fever, acute tonsillitis, acute otitis media and erisypelas all are very responsive to UBI treatment.

Miley, G.P., Olney, R.C., Lewis, H.T. (1997). Ultraviolet Blood Irradiation: A History and Guide to Clinical Application 1933-1997). Silver Spring, Maryland: Foundation for Blood Irradiation.

Staphylococcus albus and Staphylococcus aureus

For those using just UBI as a treatment 8 out of 9 ended in complete recovery. The one case also had bladder carcinoma. Conclusion that UBI as a monotherapy was highly effective against staphylococcemia.

Miley, G.P. (1944). "Efficacy of Ultraviolet Blood Irradiation Therapy in the Control of Staphylococcemias," American Journal of Surgery 64:3:313-22

Chronic Osteomyelitis

LBI restored balance among immune cells and used as a pre-operative prophylaxis.

Gostishchev, V.K. et al.  Effects of Intravascular LBI on the Immune System of Patients with Chronic Osteomyelitis [Russian],”  Khirurgiia (1991), No 9, pp 98-101

Severe Pneumonia in Infants and children

40 patients using UBI treatment showed that they improved more rapidly than 25 in historical medical applications as a control.

V.N. Kalinlin et al.  “Autotransfusion of Blood treated by Ultraviolet Irradiation in Destructive Pneumonias in Very Young Children [Russian],” Khirurgia (191) No 8, pp 14-20

Another study of 56 children under 1 with acute pneumonia as compared to 45 in a control with standard drugs showed temperature snad rapid heartbeats dropped faster, pheripheral blood and phagocytosis showed more improvements and hospital stays were reduced by 24% compared to controls.

Shamsiev, F.S.et al., “The efficacy of UBI in Combination Therapy of Acute Pneumonias in Young Children [Russian],” Pediatriia 91990), No 11, p 112

Pneumonia in conjunction with severe skull and brain injuries

With 6-8 session of UBI plus endolymphatic antibiotics significantly raised both the number of T cells and levels of IgA and IgM over those 25 in a control using standard antibiotics.

Kibirev, A.B. et al., “UBI and Endolymphatic Antibiotic Therapy in the Treatement of Pneumonia in Patients with Skull-Brain trauma [Russina],” Zhurnal VoprosyNeiokhirurgii Imeni N.N. Burdenko (1990), No 3, pp 11-14        

E Coli 

7 cases of Escherichia coli septicemia.  A very dangerous condition in the 1940’s. 5 cured. The sixth dies of myocardial degeneration  but had a sterile bloodstream.  The 7^th died and had a different Staph infection.

Rebbeck, E. W. (1943). "Ultraviolet Blood Irradiation in the Treatment of Escherichia Coli Septicemia," Archives of Physical Therapy 24:158-67 and 176

Other infections

Clinical trials of UBI successful against pneumococcus, staphylococcus, streptococcus and a mixture of other microbes. IN a 182 patient study with 90 as a control. The treatment group recovered more rapidly (by 5-7 days) had fewer complications and experienced a reduction in fibrogen to normal activation of anticoagulatory and fibinolytic elements. Initial Anemia – those treated saw a 30.7% increase in erythrocytes.

Novgorodtsev, A.D. and Ivanov , E.M. , UBI as a Method of Nonspecific Therapy of Acute Pneumonia [Russian],”  Voenno-Meditsinski Zhurnal (1992) no 12 pp 38-39

Microcirculatory disorders

18 Children with meningococcal infections received LBI treatments.  Researchers observed improvement in microcirculation, infective-toxic shock disappeared, hemodynamic status improved 2-3 days earlier than with standard therapy.

Brill’, G.E. (1994). The Experimental and Clinical Use of Low-Intensity Lasers and Irradiation in the Millimeter Range [Russian]

Post operative Bleeding in the central organs

28 patients operated on for trauma in parenchymal organs, shock and at least 1 liter of blood loss through internal bleeding.  32 patients with similar injuries served as a control group.  NO LBI treatments 71.9 % had complications of the Blood Irradiation group only 32.1% had complications

Brill’, G.E. (1994). The Experimental and Clinical Use of Low-Intensity Lasers and Irradiation in the Millimeter Range [Russian]. Saratov

Tuberculosis:

 A study of 222 hospitalized patients with destructive tuberculosis of the lungs were divided in two groups.  The first group included UBI therapy, the second did not.  Within 3 months the 1^st group was 100% disease free while only 58.8% of the group with antibiotics only was disease free. After 3 months 89.5% of the first group saw the destructive results of the disease disappear and only 3.2% of the second group.

Zhandov, V.Z., et al., “Efficacy pf Chemotherapy in Combination with Electrophoresis and UBI in New-Onset Cases of Destructive Pulmonary Tuberculosis [Russian],” Problemy Tuberkuleza (1995) No. 3, pp 20-22

119 Patients were treated with LBI in combination with standard drugs.  Those with LBI treatments were observed to have stabilization of temperature, cessation or diminution of coughing, reduction in mucus produced, improvement of functional indicators of pulmonary ventilation and a stabilization of T & B lymphocytes.

Dobkin, V.T. and Bondarev, G.B., New Applications of Laser Medicine [Russian] St Petersburg, 1993, pp. 70-71, Cited in E.V. Kul’chaveniia, “The Use of Low Intensity Lasers in Phithisiatry”. [Russian] Problemy Tuberkuleza (1995) No 4 pp 19-22

88 tuberculosis patients receiving low doses of UBI were compared to a control group.  31.9% noted significant improvement, 47.8% partial improvement and 20.3 no improvement.  Those with no improvement tended to have fibrous-cavernous tuberculosis, were repeat cases had undergone lung operations or were chronic alcoholics.

Mingalimova, R.G. et al, “UBI in the Complex Therapy of Patients with Tuberculosis of the lungs [Russian], “ Problemy Tuberkuleza 91995) No 3, pp.27-28