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  [NEWS] "Allergic to iPad" Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-07-15 08:48 +1200
    Re: [NEWS] "Allergic to iPad" "zulu" <zulu.romeotangohotel@ntlworld.com> - 2014-07-15 08:46 +0100
      Re: [NEWS] "Allergic to iPad" Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-07-15 19:56 +1200
        Re: [NEWS] "Allergic to iPad" "zulu" <zulu.romeotangohotel@ntlworld.com> - 2014-07-15 11:23 +0100
          Re: [NEWS] "Allergic to iPad" Ed Cryer <ed@somewhere.in.the.uk> - 2014-07-15 11:55 +0100
            Re: [NEWS] "Allergic to iPad" Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-07-16 12:57 +1200
    Re: [NEWS] "Allergic to iPad" George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> - 2014-07-15 08:00 -0500
      Re: [NEWS] "Allergic to iPad" Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-07-16 12:54 +1200
        Re: [NEWS] "Allergic to iPad" George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> - 2014-07-17 14:57 -0500

#38041 — [NEWS] "Allergic to iPad"

The latest silliness to be blamed on the iPad (to achieve an
eye-catching headline by lazy journalists) is allergic reactions to
nickel. This is from MacRumors.com ...

   iPad Implicated in Pediatric Rashes Diagnosed as Nickel Allergies
   -----------------------------------------------------------------
   Apple's iPad may be the cause of unexplained allergic rashes in 
   children, reports The Washington Post, which cites a case study 
   of an 11-year-old boy that was published in Pediatrics medical 
   journal.

   The Pediatrics article focuses on an 11-year-old boy who may be     
   allergic to the nickel used in the casing of the tablet device. 
   Following the increasing use of an iPad, the patient developed 
   a rash that would not respond to conventional treatment.

       His skin tested positive for nickel, one of the
       most common allergy-inducing metals, and doctors
       traced it back to an iPad he had used with 
       increasing frequency the past six months. The 
       iPad tested positive for nickel as well, 
       according to the report.

   Doctors advised the boy to use a Smart Case that covers the
   entire outer surface of the tablet. Similar to other reports
   of electronic device-induced rashes, the boy's skin condition
   improved significantly when he started using a case that
   prevented direct contact with the device.

   As noted by the Associated Press, nickel allergies in children
   appear to be on the rise, with 25 percent of those receiving
   skin tests testing positive for nickel allergies, up from 17 
   percent a decade ago.

   This iPad isn't the only device implicated in skin rashes. 
   Earlier this year, Fitbit voluntarily recalled its Force 
   fitness tracker after a growing number of users developed 
   contact dermatitis from wearing the band. The rash was
   originally attributed to nickel in the charging port of the 
   band, but that metal may not be involved as many users covered
   the nickel-containing port with tape and continued to 
   experience a rash.

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#38045

"Your Name" <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote in message 
news:150720140848233489%YourName@YourISP.com...
>
> The latest silliness to be blamed on the iPad (to achieve an
> eye-catching headline by lazy journalists) is allergic reactions to
> nickel. This is from MacRumors.com ...
>
>   iPad Implicated in Pediatric Rashes Diagnosed as Nickel Allergies
>   -----------------------------------------------------------------
>   Apple's iPad may be the cause of unexplained allergic rashes in
>   children, reports The Washington Post, which cites a case study
>   of an 11-year-old boy that was published in Pediatrics medical
>   journal.
>
>   The Pediatrics article focuses on an 11-year-old boy who may be
>   allergic to the nickel used in the casing of the tablet device.
>   Following the increasing use of an iPad, the patient developed
>   a rash that would not respond to conventional treatment.
>
>       His skin tested positive for nickel, one of the
>       most common allergy-inducing metals, and doctors
>       traced it back to an iPad he had used with
>       increasing frequency the past six months. The
>       iPad tested positive for nickel as well,
>       according to the report.
>
>   Doctors advised the boy to use a Smart Case that covers the
>   entire outer surface of the tablet. Similar to other reports
>   of electronic device-induced rashes, the boy's skin condition
>   improved significantly when he started using a case that
>   prevented direct contact with the device.
>
>   As noted by the Associated Press, nickel allergies in children
>   appear to be on the rise, with 25 percent of those receiving
>   skin tests testing positive for nickel allergies, up from 17
>   percent a decade ago.
>
>   This iPad isn't the only device implicated in skin rashes.
>   Earlier this year, Fitbit voluntarily recalled its Force
>   fitness tracker after a growing number of users developed
>   contact dermatitis from wearing the band. The rash was
>   originally attributed to nickel in the charging port of the
>   band, but that metal may not be involved as many users covered
>   the nickel-containing port with tape and continued to
>   experience a rash.
>

This is NEWS??

Nickel allergy is nothing new.
I've had it for years...
Pur a cover on it....

FWIW It's an anger management course that _I_ need after touching an iPad!

-- 
zulu 

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#38046

In article <Q_4xv.311526$st.129565@fx29.am4>, zulu
<zulu.romeotangohotel@ntlworld.com> wrote:
> 
> This is NEWS??
> 
> Nickel allergy is nothing new.
> I've had it for years...
> Pur a cover on it....
> 
> FWIW It's an anger management course that _I_ need after touching an iPad!

Your only "nickel allergy" is when being paid in 5c coins.  ;-)

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#38048

"Your Name" <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote in message 
news:150720141956323650%YourName@YourISP.com...
> In article <Q_4xv.311526$st.129565@fx29.am4>, zulu
> <zulu.romeotangohotel@ntlworld.com> wrote:
>>
>> This is NEWS??
>>
>> Nickel allergy is nothing new.
>> I've had it for years...
>> Pur a cover on it....
>>
>> FWIW It's an anger management course that _I_ need after touching an 
>> iPad!
>
> Your only "nickel allergy" is when being paid in 5c coins.  ;-)
>

Indeed!
I'm in the uK...

:-))

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#38049

zulu wrote:
> "Your Name" <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote in message
> news:150720141956323650%YourName@YourISP.com...
>> In article <Q_4xv.311526$st.129565@fx29.am4>, zulu
>> <zulu.romeotangohotel@ntlworld.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> This is NEWS??
>>>
>>> Nickel allergy is nothing new.
>>> I've had it for years...
>>> Pur a cover on it....
>>>
>>> FWIW It's an anger management course that _I_ need after touching an
>>> iPad!
>>
>> Your only "nickel allergy" is when being paid in 5c coins.  ;-)
>>
>
> Indeed!
> I'm in the uK...
>
> :-))
>
>

It must be troublesome handling the new 5p and 10p coins;
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22956874

The article claims that up to 10% of people in the UK have nickel 
allergy. I've never noticed it when queuing at tills (but I'm going to 
be more on the look out from now on); people refusing to have change 
poured into their hands.

Ed

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#38057

In article <lq31bi$cq2$1@dont-email.me>, Ed Cryer
<ed@somewhere.in.the.uk> wrote:
> zulu wrote:
> > "Your Name" <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote in message
> > news:150720141956323650%YourName@YourISP.com...
> >> In article <Q_4xv.311526$st.129565@fx29.am4>, zulu
> >> <zulu.romeotangohotel@ntlworld.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> This is NEWS??
> >>>
> >>> Nickel allergy is nothing new.
> >>> I've had it for years...
> >>> Pur a cover on it....
> >>>
> >>> FWIW It's an anger management course that _I_ need after touching an
> >>> iPad!
> >>
> >> Your only "nickel allergy" is when being paid in 5c coins.  ;-)
> >
> > Indeed!
> > I'm in the uK...
> >
> > :-))
> 
> It must be troublesome handling the new 5p and 10p coins;
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22956874
> 
> The article claims that up to 10% of people in the UK have nickel 
> allergy. I've never noticed it when queuing at tills (but I'm going to 
> be more on the look out from now on); people refusing to have change 
> poured into their hands.

I don't know what they're made of and I've never heard of any allery
problems, but here in New Zealand the 1c, 2c, and 5c coins haven't been
used for a long time now. We have a copper-coloured 10c coin,
silver-coloured 20c and 50c coins, and gold-coloured $1 and $2 coins.
Above that are paper notes.

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#38051

On 7/14/14 3:48 PM, in article 150720140848233489%YourName@YourISP.com,
"Your Name" <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:

> 
> The latest silliness to be blamed on the iPad (to achieve an
> eye-catching headline by lazy journalists) is allergic reactions to
> nickel. This is from MacRumors.com ...
> 
>    iPad Implicated in Pediatric Rashes Diagnosed as Nickel Allergies
>    -----------------------------------------------------------------
>    Apple's iPad may be the cause of unexplained allergic rashes in
>    children, reports The Washington Post, which cites a case study
>    of an 11-year-old boy that was published in Pediatrics medical
>    journal.
> 
>    The Pediatrics article focuses on an 11-year-old boy who may be
>    allergic to the nickel used in the casing of the tablet device.
>    Following the increasing use of an iPad, the patient developed
>    a rash that would not respond to conventional treatment.
> 
>        His skin tested positive for nickel, one of the
>        most common allergy-inducing metals, and doctors
>        traced it back to an iPad he had used with
>        increasing frequency the past six months. The
>        iPad tested positive for nickel as well,
>        according to the report.
> 
>    Doctors advised the boy to use a Smart Case that covers the
>    entire outer surface of the tablet. Similar to other reports
>    of electronic device-induced rashes, the boy's skin condition
>    improved significantly when he started using a case that
>    prevented direct contact with the device.
> 
>    As noted by the Associated Press, nickel allergies in children
>    appear to be on the rise, with 25 percent of those receiving
>    skin tests testing positive for nickel allergies, up from 17
>    percent a decade ago.
> 
>    This iPad isn't the only device implicated in skin rashes.
>    Earlier this year, Fitbit voluntarily recalled its Force
>    fitness tracker after a growing number of users developed
>    contact dermatitis from wearing the band. The rash was
>    originally attributed to nickel in the charging port of the
>    band, but that metal may not be involved as many users covered
>    the nickel-containing port with tape and continued to
>    experience a rash.

What a bunch of puss we have become!

Heard that yesterday. The reporter said that, in addition to cases, one
could Duct Tape the back of the iPad. You KNOW it was in Texas!

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#38056

In article <CFEA902B.AD9A5%ghost_topper@hotmail.com>, George Kerby
<ghost_topper@hotmail.com> wrote:
> On 7/14/14 3:48 PM, in article 150720140848233489%YourName@YourISP.com,
> "Your Name" <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
> > 
> > The latest silliness to be blamed on the iPad (to achieve an
> > eye-catching headline by lazy journalists) is allergic reactions to
> > nickel. This is from MacRumors.com ...
> > 
> >    iPad Implicated in Pediatric Rashes Diagnosed as Nickel Allergies
> >    -----------------------------------------------------------------
> >    Apple's iPad may be the cause of unexplained allergic rashes in
> >    children, reports The Washington Post, which cites a case study
> >    of an 11-year-old boy that was published in Pediatrics medical
> >    journal.
<snip>
> 
> What a bunch of puss we have become!
> 
> Heard that yesterday. The reporter said that, in addition to cases, one
> could Duct Tape the back of the iPad. You KNOW it was in Texas!

A lot of these "allergy problems" are caused by the modern day
over-cleaning and over-sanitising everything. Kids are no longer able
to build up the resistence levels they used to when playing in the
dirt, etc.

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#38061

On 7/15/14 7:54 PM, in article 160720141254332269%YourName@YourISP.com,
"Your Name" <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:

> In article <CFEA902B.AD9A5%ghost_topper@hotmail.com>, George Kerby
> <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> On 7/14/14 3:48 PM, in article 150720140848233489%YourName@YourISP.com,
>> "Your Name" <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> The latest silliness to be blamed on the iPad (to achieve an
>>> eye-catching headline by lazy journalists) is allergic reactions to
>>> nickel. This is from MacRumors.com ...
>>> 
>>>    iPad Implicated in Pediatric Rashes Diagnosed as Nickel Allergies
>>>    -----------------------------------------------------------------
>>>    Apple's iPad may be the cause of unexplained allergic rashes in
>>>    children, reports The Washington Post, which cites a case study
>>>    of an 11-year-old boy that was published in Pediatrics medical
>>>    journal.
> <snip>
>> 
>> What a bunch of puss we have become!
>> 
>> Heard that yesterday. The reporter said that, in addition to cases, one
>> could Duct Tape the back of the iPad. You KNOW it was in Texas!
> 
> A lot of these "allergy problems" are caused by the modern day
> over-cleaning and over-sanitising everything. Kids are no longer able
> to build up the resistence levels they used to when playing in the
> dirt, etc.

100% AGREED!!!

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