The chain links simulate heart-shaped bubbles with the highlight being a spherical crystal, but when viewed individually, it ...

A recent spill of bio-beads—small plastic pellets used by some wastewater treatment facilities since the 1990s—has brought renewed attention to a problem that has been quietly accumulating in coastal ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Thousands of children in the U.S. have been injured after ingesting water beads. New regulations limit the ...

The Consumer Product Safety Commission on Wednesday approved new standards for water beads, a popular toy that poses a risk to small children if ingested. Water beads are small, colorful pellets that ...

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has approved a new safety standard for water bead toys to prevent injuries and deaths among children. The CPSC rule, which was passed with a 2 to 0 vote, ...

Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. Previously, she wrote for USA Today, where she was selected to help launch the newspaper's wellness vertical. She now covers breaking ...

Water beads are sold as toys and may look harmless and fun, but they can be dangerous for children if ingested. Danya Bacchus has the story of a mother whose daughter was seriously injured by the ...

ORLANDO -- A significant number of kids experienced bowel obstruction after swallowing superabsorbent polymer beads (SAP), commonly referred to as water beads, according to a systematic review. Water ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Out of 89 patients with bowel obstruction after ingesting water beads, 84% had to undergo abdominal surgery.

Water bead-related emergency room visits increased more than 130% over the course of one year, and most cases involved children, a new study found. Water beads are absorbent, often colorful balls made ...