Word: botulinum
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...paralyzing the facial muscles used for frowning, Botulinum Toxin A - or Botox - prevents people from physically displaying expressions of negative emotion. Building on previous research that suggests facial expressions not only reflect but influence mood levels, the new study hypothesizes that Botox may lighten people's moods by literally wiping the frowns off their faces. (Read "The Year in Medicine 2008: From...
...study, published in the March issue of the Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, followed 25 cosmetic-surgery patients, 12 of whom received injections of Botulinum Toxin A or similar neurotoxins, the others receiving fillers, peels or other cosmetic treatments for wrinkles. (Watch a TIME video on Botox...
...Such a depiction conveys the dangerous notion that plastic surgery is just as simple and routine as applying lipstick. This speaks to a culture that now uses Botox more than braces, in spite of new research from the Italian Institute of Neuroscience shows that the botulinum toxin used in facial injections can migrate into the brainstem and cause death...
...idea that we could buy a new face without getting a face-lift got its start with Botox, a purified form of botulinum toxin that eases the appearance of wrinkles by essentially paralyzing facial muscles temporarily. Annual regimens for Botox or fillers can cost around $2,000, since the results last three to six months...
...smallpox vaccine is expected in 2006. But more than a year into the program, drug companies still complain that they don't have a clear sense of what to develop and how much the feds will buy. Although HHS has formally identified four threats--anthrax, smallpox, botulinum toxin, and radiological and nuclear devices--that's only the first step. Requests for treatments must then be issued, competing drug proposals have to be evaluated, and the White House's Office of Management and Budget has to sign off on each contract...