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 ...

A mother has issued a warning to other parents after her two-year-old daughter 'almost died' from swallowing six magnetic 'fidget' balls - which burned four holes in her bowel. Jade Berriman, 31, said ...

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 ...

A doctor has spoken out after a deadly magnetic ball craze has seen at least four children needing emergency surgery. The tiny balls are used by youngsters to pretend they have facial piercings and ...