The rate of reported water bead ingestions among young kids soared more than 6,500% over a recent five-year period, according to the results of a recent study. The toys are made from superabsorbent material that can “swell to hundreds of times their original size when exposed to fluids,” Nationwide Children’s Hospital says. If swallowed, they […]

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