Nickel in Cell Phones Causes Rash, Study Finds
October 22, 2008 by Rico Mossesgeld
Filed under Cellphones
After all the hoopla over potentially brain-cancer inducing cell phone radiation, another medical condition may place the telecom industry on the defensive.
The British Association of Dermatologists (humorously abbreviated as BAD) has found that mobiles may be a potential cause of an “unexplained” rash that presents itself on the victim’s ears and cheeks. These areas, which are obviously in contact with cell phones a lot of times, may be reacting to the presence of nickel on the gadgets’ case. A particularly strong anecdote in support of this BAD assumption (sorry, couldn’t resist) was the story of a patient who suffered from …read more
