Botox Cosmetic is an injectable wrinkle muscle relaxer. It uses botulinum toxin type A, specifically OnabotulinumtoxinA, to temporarily paralyze muscle. This reduces the appearance of facial wrinkles.

A toxin much like the one that causes botulism has unexpectedly turned up in a completely different type of bacteria - Enterococcus. Where it came from is unclear, but the finding is concerning ...

Although the quality of evidence is low due to variable study designs, botulinum toxin may be beneficial in the treatment of chronic tension-type headaches for specific patients with clear treatment ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . C. botulinum, the major cause of botulism, is a gram-positive, anaerobic, spore-forming, motile bacillus that ...

Jeuveau is a botulinum toxin type A injection used in the treatment of wrinkles. It’s also sometimes called the new Botox or “Newtox” for short because it’s a new version of the same active ingredient ...

SCIENTISTS have found a type of botox they believe is the "deadliest substance on earth" and have withheld the details because there is no antidote. It is the first time the scientific community has ...

Despite the seriousness of botulism, local injections of botulinum toxin type A are well tolerated and serious side effects are rare. Adverse events can be classified as local or systemic. [56] Local ...

November 12, 2008 (Orlando, Florida) — Clostridium botulinum toxin type A is effective and well tolerated when treating moderate to severe glabellar lines, according to findings from 2 phase 3 studies ...