'benign advice' is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It typically means advice which is intended to be helpful and kind. For example, you could say, "My grandmother always gives me benign advice whenever I need it."
Stick to the safe questions to start with, anything work-related or benign, such as their advice on where to eat at lunchtime.
Not surprisingly, Mickey is also a benign dispenser of life-changing advice to fledgling playwrights and performers.
Advice and reassurance regarding the expected adverse effects of the exercises, such as temporary pain and stiffness, including advice about the benign nature of these side-effects and the use of ice, heat and simple analgesia to manage them.
Constipation is widely viewed as a prevalent and benign condition not requiring medical advice given that short-term treatment (natural remedies or over-the-counter laxatives) is relatively straightforward.
25 Women with symptoms in-between screening rounds could be classified into three groups: women who receive an interval cancer diagnosis, women whose symptoms are diagnosed as benign, and women who delayed seeking medical advice until their next screening round.
Of these, 15 patients were excluded from analysis: 12 patients had recurrent PE, 1 had a benign tumor, and 2 were discharged against medical advice.
Patients receive reassurance about the benign nature of their pain, and simple messages of advice around issues such as pain relief, appropriate activity levels and the role of further investigations.
The spread of lifestyle advice and supplements being offered ranges from relatively benign interventions such as gluten-free diets or raw camel milk, to potentially dangerous ideas like MMS.
Few could remember receiving information or advice, and they perceived knee pain was considered a benign condition that did not have a high priority, which confirmed their own beliefs and attitudes.
Several patients indicated that the adoption of benign explanations led them to dismiss symptoms, and consequently to delay seeking medical advice (Table 1, quotes 12 and 13).
