Loom bands - they're the tiny colourful rubber bands that have become a massive craze around the world. Boys and girls are spending hours weaving them into everything from bracelets to skipping ropes.

As of late there has been a lot of conflicting news in circulation about loom bands and phthalates - a harmful chemical commonly found in plastic products. Looms bands have become a nationwide craze; ...

Loom band charms taken off toy store shelves over cancer fears. Wondering if this is Fact or Fiction, it was posted on Facebook?? Please help, my daughter has one. Should i throw it out? Please tell ...

Parents who are sick of vacuuming up the little blighters from under the sofa have US entreprenur Cheong Choon Ng to thank. His daughters were fond of making bracelets by weaving elastic bands over ...

Loom bands are on many children’s Christmas present list this year, but doctors have warned parents that they are more dangerous they think. According to an article in the Journal of Laryngology & ...

Parents need to be more aware of the dangers of loom bands amid the potential for the popular accessory to become lodged in children's noses, a report has warned. Four children were treated at a ...

Doctors are warning parents of the need to be vigilant after a spate of children with loom bands stuck up their noses. Although medics can usually get them out, there is a real risk children could ...

In this era of babies playing with tablets and young teenagers living and breathing social media, it seems curious to find that rubber bands are a big thing. Playgrounds and living rooms are under ...

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Rainbow Loom bands, the latest craze to hit elementary schools, has reached new heights. One eBay seller in the United Kingdom listed a homemade dress created out of the popular interwoven rubber ...