Cynthia Huang Wang was 27 when she noticed faint lines forming on her face. She decided to try something she had seen other young people recommend on social media: Botox. After her first treatment, ...

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Botulinum toxin is the most common non-surgical procedure performed globally, with nearly nine million procedures estimated to take place each year. In the UK alone, around 900,000 botulinum toxin ...

Botox is a quick and generally safe option for people dissatisfied with their appearance, but it won't fix the root problem of self-esteem issues.

We were skeptical when we saw the title: “Facing depression with botulinum toxin: A randomized controlled trial.” However, after reading that the researchers who published this recent paper in the ...

Foodborne botulism is a potentially deadly condition that’s caused by eating food contaminated with botulinum toxin, a potent toxin that attacks the body’s nervous system. The disease is incredibly ...

Good old botulism. An anaerobic bacteria, Clostridium botulinum, that lives all over but flourishes in low-oxygen environments (such as improperly canned foods) and produces seven different types of ...