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By Daily Mail Reporter
PUBLISHED: 08:02 EST, 20 July 2012
UPDATED: 08:02 EST, 20 July 2012
Energy-saving: Compact fluorescent bulbs, like that pictured, might be good for the environment but they can fry your skin, a new study claims
Energy-saving light bulbs might be good for the environment but they can fry your skin, a new study claims.
Researchers at Stony Brook University in New York State examined the impact of the efficient compact fluorescent bulbs - or CFL bulbs - on human skin cells prompted by a similar study undertaken in Europe.