Health Department: Tests Inconclusive On Source Of Botulism Toxin
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That&#39;s because tests to determine whether they contracted a potentially fatal, paralyzing illness from being injected with an anti-wrinkle treatment or got the toxin some other way were inconclusive.
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Investigators are looking at an unapproved wrinkle treatment as the culprit that hospitalized four people with suspected botulism poisoning after they received injections at an Oakland Park
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Dec 1, 2004 (CIDRAP News) - Four people in Florida and New Jersey who might have been injected with the anti-wrinkle medication Botox are seriously ill with possible botulism, according to news services.
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CHICAGO (CBS.MW) -- A sample that tested inconclusive for &quot;mad cow&quot; disease last week has, following further testing, come up negative for the brain-killing malady, federal officials said Tuesday.
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An Arizona firm under investigation in the Oakland Park botulism poisonings was selling unapproved anti-wrinkle toxin late last week, although the company had said it was closed, federal officials
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Federal officials said Tuesday they have opened a criminal investigation into how four South Floridians contracted botulism, after receiving injections thought to be unapproved wrinkle treatment at an Oakland Park clinic.
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A final test is likely to confirm a  second U.S. case of mad cow disease, experts said on Thursday,  though they see a small possibility the animal, which tested  "inconclusive" in two preliminary tests, could be given a clean  bill of health.
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Description: The government says a preliminary test suggests that another animal in the US could have mad cow disease. The US Department of Agriculture called the test result inconclusive, and has sent a sample from the animal for confirmatory testing.
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First-round screening tests returned  "inconclusive" results for mad cow disease from one animal and  samples were being submitted for final and more sophisticated  analysis, the U.S. Agriculture Department said on Thursday.
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The anti-wrinkle shots that paralyzed four people with botulism contained a large dose of raw, unapproved toxin that an Oakland Park clinic bought from a California laboratory, according to federal documents released on Monday.
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WASHINGTON - Definitive testing has ruled out mad cow disease in an animal that federal officials had identified last week as a potential carrier, officials said Tuesday.
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Some cans of hot dog chili sauce sold under various brand names may be contaminated with the bacteria that causes botulism and should not be eaten, the Food and Drug Administration warned on Wednesday.
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Brain tissue samples from an American woman who died with a brain-wasting condition believed to be related to mad cow disease are being sent for testing, Washington state health officials said Friday.
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The United States likely has another  case of mad cow disease after an animal tested "inconclusive"  in two preliminary tests, but a false positive was also  possible, experts said on Thursday.
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Four cases of possible botulism poisoning raise concerns about the market for do-it-yourself anti-aging compounds.
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First-round screening tests returned "inconclusive" results for mad cow disease from one animal and samples were being submitted for final and more sophisticated analysis, the U.S. Agriculture Department said on Thursday.
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This article by Diane Farsetta takes a closer look at why the USDA bans independent testing for mad cow disease. When one beef producer wanted to test its own products in order to meet international safety