The study found that more expensive wristbands made of fluorinated synthetic rubber revealed particularly high amounts of PFHxA, with fluorine levels generally found to be higher. Bands costing ...

Little arms draped in colored, rubber bands became a common ... because it’s a bracelet and they’re a lot less expensive. They trade them back and forth in friendship,” he said.

More expensive wristbands made from fluorinated synthetic rubber tend to contain high amounts of one such compound, called perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA), according to research, published ...

TOLUCA LAKE (CBS) — Rubber band bracelets in all kinds of shapes and sizes are the hot new fashion trend with lots of kids, but can the popular bracelets pose a danger? "He went to bed one night ...

We should have known it was no ordinary rubber strap, though. It’s the new Oysterflex bracelet, and it deserves a closer look.

Kids are making "friendship" bracelets from tiny multi-colored rubber bands. Stores can't keep the supplies in stock. (Sue Gleiter, PennLive.com) For a Monday evening the A.C. Moore craft store in ...

Sharon Lighton, the owner of Anana Gifts, sells kits for children to make rubber band bracelets, which are a very popular trend right now. She has bought 14.7 million rubber bands to sell at her ...