You ever been out to eat at the restaurant and notice at the table near you is the American family? Mom, dad, son, daughter, partaking in dinner. Mom and Dad are conversing and the kid(s) are engaged in their gadgets be it their phones or the keep-em-quiet iPad. It can be helpful in that the grown-ups can enjoy a few moments of eating and engaging with their spouse, but could this be posing a danger to your family?
www.usatoday.com shares more on this issue:
Some personal electronic devices including Apple’s iPad are being linked to skin rashes likely caused by an allergic reaction to nickel.
A report in Pediatrics details an increase in allergic contact dermatitis, a type of skin irritation, among kids. One of the most common sources is contact with nickel, which is sometimes found in laptops and cell phones.
Well, parents there you go. Remember the age old myth that if you sit too close to the tv you go blind? Well, now you can say if you don’t get off that phone, you’ll get a rash.. Just teasin’.
