Children, especially babies and toddlers, are known for putting things in their mouths. Choking is not the only hazard to be wary of when your child has ingested something he should not -- the number of button battery injuries from accidental swallowing is increasing across the U.S., and these can be a serious, even fatal, events.More than 3,500...

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A new study reported in the medical journal Pediatrics today says there were nearly 66,000 battery-related emergency room visits by children younger than 18 between 1990 and 2009. The study also said the number reported annual more than doubled -- from 2,591 to 5,525 -- by 2009, with button batteries accounting for 84% of battery-related ER visi...

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