Despite efforts to educate the general public about the dangers of high-powered magnet toys, children continue to be injured by the small, high-powered, rare-earth balls after they swallow them or ...
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Magnetized toys may be popular -- but the magnets themselves can be extremely dangerous for your little one, according to experts. Imgorthand Talk about a trouble magnet. Magnetized toys may be ...
A 13-year-old boy was admitted to hospital after four days of abdominal pain – when he then admitted to doctors that he'd swallowed 80-100 small, high-powered magnets a week earlier. X-rays revealed ...
Swallowed magnets led to the hospitalisation of at least 300 children in the UK in a single year, with some requiring life-changing surgery, according to recent research led by the University of ...
A recall was issued for thousands of fidget magnet toys because they may pose a severe injury hazard. Consumer Product Safety Commission officials reported that the magnet ball toys violate mandatory ...
STRATFORD, Conn. – An Amazon.com exclusive product is being recalled because of a possible health risk to children. In cooperation with the Consumer Product Safety Commission, SCS Direct Inc. is ...
Children who swallow high-powered magnets often need surgery and other invasive procedures to remove the objects, according to a new study. The researchers, from the Louisiana State University Health ...
ATLANTA — At least one U.S. child has died and 19 others have needed surgery since 2003 after swallowing magnets used in toys, the government reported Thursday. Most of those cases were believed to ...