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 swallowed. A new ...

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 / ...

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 swallowed. A new ...

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 ...

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 ...

If you've looked in your utility drawer lately, you may have noticed the various shapes, sizes and types of batteries that power your electronic devices. First, there are the round, non-rechargeable ...

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 ...