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Take care when using creams to treat dry skin conditions as they can easily dry onto clothing, bedding and bandages making them more flammable.
Guidance for people with symptoms of a respiratory infection including COVID-19, or a positive test result for COVID-19.
Product recall for Stay Young Skin Lightening Cream with Cocoa Butter and Vitamin E presenting a serious risk to health due to the presence of the prohibited substances.
Product Safety Report for Stay Young Face & Body Cream sold via eBay presenting a serious chemical risk.
Product Safety Report for Skin Light with Shea Butter and Vitamin E Skin Lightening Body Lotion sold via eBay presenting a serious chemical risk.
Documents of the NRPB volume 8 number 3 includes information on assessing doses of radiation to the skin.
Public Health England issues a heat-health warning as the Met Office forecasts high temperatures.
The UK Health Security Agency, led by our West Midlands team, urges visitors taking part to be mindful of the latest health and hot weather advice.
With high temperatures forecast for much of the country this week, UKHSA has issued a heat-health alert.
People who use emollient creams to treat dry and itchy skin conditions are being warned that residue can build up on fabrics, such as clothing or bedding, and cause them to catch fire more easily.
Public Health England has today issued a heat-health alert as the Met Office forecasts high temperatures for the coming days.
Advise patients taking hydrochlorothiazide-containing products of the cumulative, dose-dependent risk of non-melanoma skin cancer, particularly in long-term use, and the need to regularly check for (and report) any suspicious skin lesions or moles. Counsel patients to limit exposure to sunlight...
A new synthetic ‘skin’ has been developed that could be used to test new decontamination procedures
Hot weather forecasts for parts of England have prompted warnings to take care from Public Health England (PHE).
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