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Water-absorbing gel beads sold as children's toys have recently posed a serious threat to small children when swallowed. Carey Cribbs, M.D., an emergency department (ED) physician at Cook Children's ...

A mother in Pennsylvania is sounding the alarm after her youngest child was recently hospitalized from the health crisis she suffered after she swallowed several water beads. "I truly can't emphasize ...