Health officials have slapped a new safety warning on popular anti-wrinkle injections after a spate of hospitalisations ...

During a road trip, a chef stops at a gas station and eats nachos with cheese and roller hot dogs. Within two days he ...

MHRA strengthens warnings on botulinum toxin type A products after reports of rare, potentially life-threatening botulism ...

Nurses have been urged to be aware of the symptoms of botulism following reports of ‘rare’ cases linked to the use of ...

Dysport® achieved statistically significant topline Phase III results, meeting primary endpoints in both episodic (E-BEOND) and chronic (C-BEOND) ...

Enterococci are hardy microbes that thrive in the gastrointestinal tracts of nearly all land animals, including our own, and generally cause no harm. But their ruggedness has lately made them leading ...

All botulinum toxins shut down signals from neurons to muscles by attacking a complex composed of three proteins inside neurons. It turns out that two of these three proteins, known as syntaxin 1 and ...

SAN DIEGO — The potential adverse effects of botulinum toxin and fillers aren’t just clinical, a dermatologist warned colleagues. Physicians are at risk of legal consequences if they aren’t careful ...

While rare, botulism can cause paralysis and is potentially fatal. It is caused by nerve-damaging toxins produced by Clostridium botulinum—the most potent toxins known. These toxins are often found in ...

The botulinum toxins are among the deadliest substances on Earth, and two specific toxins — including the popular drug Botox — have multiple uses for treating many neuromuscular conditions, including ...

When not used to stiffen the muscles and smooth out the wrinkles on your face, botulinum toxin is regarded as one of the deadlier substances in the world—so much so that it has been (and most likely ...