A "button cell" battery is held between a thumb and index finger. If small children swallow them, the batteries can get stuck in the esophagus and cause life-threatening injuries. (Stephanie Pilick / ...

Your kid is about to get some new battery-operated toys. Here's how to keep them safe. (Getty Images) No matter how many Montessori-style wooden toys a baby has, there’s no replacing the delight in ...

Cute strings of fairy lights, little flameless candles, goofy flashing headbands and dress-up clothes, and tons of toys that blink, beep, and buzz. Around the holidays especially, the market is awash ...

Children can suffer serious or deadly injuries after swallowing button batteries, which power a wide range of household items. Physicians say serious injury can happen within two hours, sometimes ...

They make greeting cards sing, toys dance and lights flash. And there’s a good chance many of your holiday gifts and decorations have them. They are so-called “button” batteries — shiny, coin-sized ...

CHARLOTTE — Look around your house. Chances are you’ve got toys and other household items powered by those tiny button-size batteries. What you may not know is that they’re potentially deadly if ...

PUTTING YOUR FAMILY AT RISK. BUTTON AND COIN CELL BATTERIES ARE TINY BUT POWERFUL. YOU CAN FIND THEM IN EVERYTHING FROM TEA LIGHTS TO TOYS AND IN THE HANDS OF YOUNG CHILDREN. THEY’RE UNIQUELY ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - Each year nearly 3,000 children are treated in emergency rooms after ingesting a button battery, according to the National Safety Council. Button batteries are roughly the size ...

SAN ANTONIO – Medals, trinkets and toys that light up add to the flashy, Fiesta fun. But, it’s what you don’t see that can be dangerous to a small child. Christus Children’s is warning parents of the ...

Doctors are warning parents about how dangerous certain batteries can be for your kids. It comes as new standards and regulations go into effect in the U.S. “It is round, it is shiny, it is nice and ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Energizer has designed a new lithium coin battery that releases a ...