Botox Helps Children with Cerebral Palsy
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NEW YORK  - Children with cerebral palsy  often suffer from uncontrolled drooling, but this can be  reduced with an injection of Botox, researchers report
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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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Infections shortly after birth are a significant cause of cerebral palsy and other brain-development disorders in premature babies, a study found.
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The popular anti-wrinkle drug Botox and a competitor have been linked to dangerous botulism symptoms in some users, cases so bad that a few children given the drugs for muscle spasms have died, the government warned Friday
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Volunteers show marked improvement in verbal skills after a research team runs a weak current through their foreheads. The researchers say it could lead to innovative therapies for patients with brain injuries. By Amit Asaravala.
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WEST PALM BEACH - Health officials are investigating whether two patients being treated for botulism contracted the illness after receiving Botox injections.
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MIGRAINE can be treated successfully by using Botox to identify the muscles triggering the headaches and then removing them surgically, an American study indicates.
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Botox treatment to rid yourself of unsightly wrinkles may be addictive, research has found.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Tests to determine the source of the botulism toxin that left four people hospitalized were inconclusive, and it was unclear whether a cosmetic injection caused the paralyzing, potentially fatal illness, officials said Tuesday.
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Customers are getting Botox shots in settings that are more salon than doctorâs office.
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NEW YORK  - Cooling the head with a special  cap may help reduce brain damage in infants with neonatal  encephalopathy, a serious neurologic condition that occurs in  the first days of life, new research shows. This treatment  seems to work for most infants, provided their condition is not  too severe.
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Botox and a similar injection should come with strong warnings following reports of 16 deaths and other serious problems after the botulinum toxin spread inside the body, a U.S. consumer group said on Thursday.
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Cerebral palsy (CP) is one of the most common congenital (existing  before birth  or at birth) disorders of childhood. About 500,000 children and adults of all  ages in this country have cerebral palsy, and the overall incidence is rising  because premature babies who once would have died are surviving. A preemie's  risk of cerebral palsy is much higher than that of a full-term baby. Premature  babies who weigh less than 3.3 pounds (1510 grams) are up to 30 times more  likely to develop cerebral palsy than full-term babies.
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Injections of the wrinkle-banisher Botox may help soothe the involuntary muscle contractions that plague some professional musicians, according to a new study.
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PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. -- Millions of women and men get Botox injections to get rid of wrinkles. Mild doses of the botulism poison are known to relax muscle and remove wrinkles.
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NEW YORK  - Voice tremor responds to  injections of Botox into the vocal cords, researchers have  shown.
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Doctors can cut the risk of cerebral palsy in half for very premature babies by giving their mothers magnesium sulfate just before they give birth