Therapeutic health magnets (search) pose a real danger to children. Intentional or accidental ingestion may require emergency surgery, doctors say. Children (or adults) who swallow more than one ...

Magnets are found all over the place. They hold items on the refrigerator while also holding the door shut. Our banking cards have magnetic strips — as do speakers, motors, and automatic doors.

(CBS/AP) Watch out for magnets. That's the word from the Consumer Products Safety Commission, which on Thursday warned that powerful ball-bearing magnets pose a big threat to children. So far this ...

Despite more safety rules, kids around the world continue swallowing magnets, and the United States tops the list. Magnet swallowing has posed a danger to kids in the U.S. for over a decade.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A child separates magnets with their teeth, and swallows. A teen pretends to have a pierced tongue. Or a tot picks up a fistful of shiny magnetic shapes, and down the hatch ...

Children may be in awe of how magnets work, but doctors are warning that the common household items can be a serious health hazard if kids shove them in their mouths. A study published Aug. 6 in the ...

Tiny magnets that were banned several years ago are back on the market, but this time without a warning label. The colorful magnets look like fun, but doctors warn they're dangerous for little ones.

As a pediatric gastroenterologist, I learned one thing very early in my training: children swallow almost everything. Once, as a resident, I cared for a small child who swallowed the horse and rider ...