LightAware is compiling a selection of articles on issues of light and health from newspapers, magazines and specialist publications in the UK.
| May 13, 2014 | The medical experts who refuse to use low-energy lightbulbs in their homes | Mail Online Professor of Opthalmology at the University College London Institute of Opthalmolog believes low-energy bulbs could lead to blindness. Read More > |
| April 8, 2014 | Which bright spark did that? | Mail Online Multi-million pound project to replace street lights with dazzling LED lamps leaves residents feeling like they are 'living on a football pitch' Read More > |
| January 28, 2014 | Lightbulb ban was about money not the environment | Express Banning incandescent lights was a hurried measure that has done nothing to save the environment but has done a lot to line the pockets of manufacturers. Read More > |
| May 14, 2013 | Do ‘environmentally friendly’ LED lights cause BLINDNESS? | Mail Online A researcher from Complutense University in Madrid discovered that exposure to LED lights can cause irreparable damage to the retinas of the human eye. Read More > |
| April 15, 2013 | Low energy light bulbs are everywhere now | Newcastle Chronicle This means I can barely shop, fill up my car's petrol tank, travel on public transport, eat out or visit a museum, art gallery, or gym. Read More > |
| April 15, 2013 | New EU light bulbs are a real turn-off | Newcastle Chronicle Some people are being made ill by modern lighting and have seen a major impact on their quality of life. Read More > |
| March 29, 2013 | Electrosensitivity: is technology killing us? | The Guardian Is modern life making us ill? Yes, say those who suffer from electrosensitivity. Are they cranks, or should we all be throwing away our mobile phones? Read More > |
| July 20, 2012 | Energy-saving light bulbs can fry your skin, study claims | Mail Online Researchers at Stony Brook University in New York State discovered healthy skin exposed to light from CFL bulbs experienced the same kind of damage that is found with ultraviolet radiation. Read More > |
| November 16, 2011 | Blinding light: energy-efficient fluorescent lighting may cause eye disease | The Conversation We must be mindful of potential adverse health implications of future changes to technology. Read More > |
| April 24, 2011 | Blue Alert | New Scientist Our body clocks can be messed with in ways we are only now waking up to Read More > |