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V4 2001 INDEX       E-SYLUM ARCHIVE

The E-Sylum: Volume 4, Number 49, December 2, 2001, Article 14 DISEASE-CAUSING COINS? An article published on the Reuters newswire November 26th notes that two of the new euro coins may be prone to cause skin disease. "STOCKHOLM - Two of the eight euro coins due to come into circulation in January release so much nickel that people allergic to the metal could develop hand eczema, according to a study obtained by Reuters on Friday. Just five minutes of contact with one-euro (88 cents) and two-euro coins containing nickel alloy could trigger symptoms, including skin inflammation or itching, the study by a Swedish dermatologist and British laboratory scientist said. Earlier studies of French, British and Swedish coins containing nickel found that those coins also have the potential to cause nickel allergies, it said. Fifteen percent of all women and 2% to 5% of men in the industrialized world are prone to nickel allergy. In the study, two-euro coins were bathed for a week in a solution resembling human sweat to imitate the effects of people handling coins." http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20011126/hl/coins_1.html

Wayne Homren, Editor

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