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Dee asks you for a reef-safe sunscreen as she needs to wear it while sailing and is aware some ingredients can be toxic to marine and freshwater environments. Because she is out in the sun all day, it needs to be effective, and she asks if you can guarantee this.
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In this article, Sue Frankland looks at the global problem of wastage of medications, including causes such as overprescribing and non-adherence. She also presents information from her master’s dissertation on how people understand, and respond to, medication expiration dates
Why recognising the signs of dehydration is important...
