News tagged with botox
Australian stroke victim walks again - with help of botox
An Australian stroke victim paralysed for more than 20 years has walked again thanks to anti-wrinkle drug botox, in a case hailed as extraordinary by his medical team.
Jun 20, 2009 |
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Can blocking a frown keep bad feelings at bay?
(PhysOrg.com) -- Your facial expression may tell the world what you are thinking or feeling. But it also affects your ability to understand written language related to emotions, according to research that ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 29, 2010 |
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Researchers suggest Botox can reduce ability to feel emotions
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers studying the effects of Botox, a chemical used to smooth out facial wrinkles, have found the paralysis of facial muscles can reduce feedback to the brain and in turn reduce the ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 24, 2010 |
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Uninsured turn to daily deal sites for health care
(AP) -- The last time Mark Stella went to the dentist he didn't need an insurance card. Instead, he pulled out a Groupon.
Dec 31, 2011 |
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Baby boomers' boon? LED light and green tea cream to smooth facial wrinkles
Scientists in Germany are reporting a major improvement in their potential new treatment for facial wrinkles that could emerge as an alternative to Botox and cosmetic surgery. The non-invasive technique combines ...
Sep 09, 2009 |
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FDA warns of botulism with unapproved use of Botox
(AP) -- Health officials warned doctors and patients Thursday about potentially deadly risks of using the anti-wrinkle drug Botox and similar drugs for unapproved uses to treat certain types of muscle spasms.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Apr 30, 2009 |
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Botox maker to pay $600M to resolve investigation
(AP) -- Allergan Inc., the maker of wrinkle-smoothing Botox, has agreed to pay $600 million to settle a yearslong federal investigation into its marketing of the top-selling, botulin-based drug.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Sep 02, 2010 |
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Study questions botox use for migraines
The anti-wrinkle drug Botox, which has been licensed in some countries as a treatment for chronic migraine, has negligible effect against these headaches, a study published on Tuesday said.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 08, 2011 |
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Got migraines? New study proves forehead lifts can erase years and headaches
Migraine headaches are a drain — not only on the estimated 30 million Americans who suffer from them, but on the economy, too. Because pain and other symptoms caused by migraine headaches can be quite severe, it is projected ...
Jul 31, 2009 |
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