There are lots of reasons that cell phones can be dangerous, but here’s one you never thought of: You can be allergic to them!
Many of us are "allergic" to hearing so many inane cell phone conversations going on all around us, but we’re talking about real allergies–to nickel or cobalt, the primary metals in many phones. As you hold them up to your ear, they can cause a rash on your cheek or chin.
ABC News reports that when allergists tested mobile phones for the two allergens, they found that roughly a third of all Blackberries contain nickel. And nickel was found in about 91% of flip phones, while cobalt was found in 52% of them. Droids and iPhones contain neither metal.
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