Hamsmith calls button batteries a "hidden danger" because they are used many items, including remotes, hearing aids, thermometers, tealight candles, battery-powered jewelry, greeting cards, key ...

Button batteries were involved in nearly 85% of the battery-related emergency room visits and ingestions accounted for 90%, the study said.

Each year, about 3,500 people swallow what are known as button batteries. Many of them are small children under the age of 5. They're shiny and tiny so kids just put it in their mouths and swallow ...

Asa was 16 months old when he nearly died after swallowing a button battery from a remote. Now, ahead of his third birthday, his family reflects on a long and challenging recovery that has defined ...

Mom Insists on X-Ray for Screaming Toddler After Docs Diagnose Him with a Stomach Bug. He Had Swallowed a Button Battery When one of Madeline Dunn's 18-month-old twins woke up screaming in agony ...

Family Discovers Object Stuck in Toddler's Throat After doctors told Katie Smith's parents the 2-year-old had the flu, an X-Ray revealed she had swallowed a battery.

Petmate has issued a recall for its Pet Zone Laser Pointer & LED Ball pet toys due to a serious ingestion hazard posed by button cell batteries.