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  • Environmentally friendly light bulbs 'can damage your skin', doctors warn

    01/04/2008 7:41:31 AM PST · by fanfan · 71 replies · 675+ views
    The Daily Mail (UK) ^ | 4th January 2008 | Staff
    Using environmentally friendly light bulbs can be seriously bad for your skin, doctors warn. New energy-saving bulbs produce a more intense light which can cause eruptions of existing skin problems, like eczema, and even lead to skin cancer, they claim. The revelation comes after health experts warned the fluorescent bulbs, which are to become compulsory in homes within four years, could trigger migraines and cause dizziness and discomfort to people with epilepsy. The lives of thousands of people may be threatened if the government's plan to phase out the normal variety of incandescent lighting goes ahead without exemptions. Sufferers could...