A little boy in China has had 123 magnetic beads removed from his stomach after he swallowed them while watching TV. The five-year-old is said to have been eating the toy balls one after another while ...

In March of last year, a company recalled DigiDots 3mm and 5mm magnetic balls after it received reports of children swallowing them and requiring surgery to remove them. According to the U.S. Consumer ...

They go by many names like Buckyballs, Nanodots, Neocubes and Zen Magnets, to name a few. They’re little magnetic beads, most often sold as novelty desk toys, that can be built into any shape. But the ...

Families are being urged to beware of a frightening social media craze which can burn holes in children's bowels and leave them dependent on stoma bags for life. Pressure is mounting for tighter rules ...

Doctors saved a 3-year-old from developing a potentially deadly illness by pulling a string of dozens of magnetic toy beads from his insides. The child, identified only as Tomich, had swallowed 31 ...