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Mobile phones are now linked to skin rashes as well as possibly to brain tumours, migraines and several other illnesses. The nickel in them is causing skin allergies as we increasingly use mobile phones rather than dimes in telephone booths to ring home or wherever.
Mobile phone users could develop rashes on their faces and ears due to an allergic reaction to nickel on handsets, skin experts have warned.
Nickel allergies are the most common in the UK and are thought to affect a third of the population. It is often found in the handset casing or buttons.
The British Association of Dermatologists (BAD) and scientists at Brown University, Rhode Island, said the trend is being seen in people who spend long periods of time on the phone. It warned that women who reacted to nickel in jewellery were at a higher risk of a rash from their phones.
It also said people who spent a lot of time texting could develop the rash on their fingers as a result of touching the metal menu buttons.
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at 16:21 on October 20th, 2008
from: http://www.healthocrates.com/Nickel-AllergyHaving an allergic reaction to nickel (nickel allergy) is common. In fact, nickel is one of the 10 most common causes of allergic contact dermatitis — a skin inflammation resulting in swollen, reddened and itchy skin due to direct contact with an allergen.
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"The Nickel", eg his Metal Value from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westward_Journey_Nickel_Series#Metal_value Applying the term "nickel" to a coin actually precedes the usage of five-cent pieces made from nickel alloy.