http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/botox/ en-us Wed, 2 Apr 2008 01:52:29 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1995260/posts Botilinum can travel along nerves and degrade proteins in the brain stem. Researchers have seen how the nerve-blocking botilinum toxin, made famous by wrinkle-banishing Botox, can be carried from a site of injection in rats into the brain. Once there, the toxin can degrade proteins and act on nerves. This previously unknown ability of botilinum to affect the brain “is certainly of concern”, says Matteo Caleo of the Italian National Research Council’s Institute of Neuroscience in Pisa, who reports the work. Thus far, the study has been done only in rodents, which had no noticable behavioural reaction to the migration... Nature http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1995260/posts#comment Wed, 2 Apr 2008 01:52:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1985279/posts With frizzy red hair, milky white skin and a dusting of freckles, Nicole Kidman was never considered a conventional Hollywood beauty. But she is now. And as well as a smooth golden hairstyle and perfect skin she has a freeze-frame face, free of even the faintest expression lines. Not that cosmetic surgeons are lining up to take the credit. One claimed her unfortunate "bat face" look was putting other women off cosmetic treatments. The 40-year-old Academy Award winner is so "over-Botoxed" she is giving the industry a bad name, Dr Martin Braun told a conference of medical experts. Miss Kidman... Daily Mail http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1985279/posts#comment Thu, 13 Mar 2008 22:22:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1969488/posts Feb. 8, 2008 -- The FDA today announced that it's investigating rare reports of serious adverse events linked with Botox, Botox Cosmetic, and Myobloc. The most serious cases, in which patients died or were hospitalized, occurred in children with cerebral palsy who got botulinum toxin for severe arm and leg muscle spasms associated with their cerebral palsy. That's an unapproved use of the drugs.No adult deaths have been linked to the drugs, but some adults have been hospitalized, including at least one person who used Botox for cosmetic uses. It's not clear if that case was due to Botox use. Adults'... Medicine.Net.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1969488/posts#comment Wed, 13 Feb 2008 05:05:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1967255/posts The popular anti-wrinkle drug Botox and a competitor Myobloc have been linked to some deaths and other severe side effects suggestive of botulism, the government warned doctors Friday. The drugs use botulinum toxin, which blocks nerve impulses to muscles, causing them to relax. But in rare cases, the toxin may have spread beyond the injection site to other parts of the body, resulting in such problems as paralysis of respiratory muscles and difficulty swallowing, the Food and Drug Administration said. The FDA said the deaths were all among child patients, mostly those with cerebral palsy treated for limb spasms, a... AP via SFGate http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1967255/posts#comment Fri, 8 Feb 2008 19:42:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1963183/posts Does Hillary do botox?. ..... . Did that yellow jacket with the black detail that she wore in South Carolina suit her? Yes, with a woman in the running for the White House, the claws are out and looks and fashion are prime topics of conversation - not just for the usual observers of frocks and 'tox, but also for television presenters and erudite analysts. A photo showing all the wrinkles on an exhausted Hillary Clinton, 60, and a video in which she loses her voice have been the subjects of long, studied commentaries in the media. The unflattering images... The Sydney Morning Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1963183/posts#comment Fri, 1 Feb 2008 14:31:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1959376/posts Botox and a similar injected drug have been associated with 16 deaths, four of them in children, and scores of serious injuries that occurred after the drug spread to vital organs, a health advocacy group says. The drug, a neurotoxin that is used to relax muscles, should come with a far stronger warning label and patients should be given a letter detailing its risks, the group, Public Citizen, said in a petition filed Thursday with the Food and Drug Administration. NY Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1959376/posts#comment Fri, 25 Jan 2008 13:02:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1909433/posts House Speaker Nancy Pelosi today defended the Architect of the Capitol's refusal to permit use of the word "God" on official certificates enclosed with flags flown over the U.S. Capitol. Dayton-area GOP Rep. Michael Turner and more than 100 of his Republican colleagues sent a letter to Pelosi last week after an Eagle Scout in his district asked that a flag flown over the U.S. Capitol be sent to his grandfather with a certificate inscribed with the message: "In honor of my grandfather Marcel Larochelle, and his dedication and love of God, country, and family." The boy and his father... Cleveland.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1909433/posts#comment Wed, 10 Oct 2007 22:04:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1889516/posts Has anyone seen or heard Barbara Boxer whining recently? Her absence was discussed last weekend at two social functions. self http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1889516/posts#comment Fri, 31 Aug 2007 19:09:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1856618/posts Doesn't Hillary look great these days? Fresh-faced, beaming, nary a frown line. No evidence of her famously pursed lips. And those scowl lines, earned by a lifetime of looking down on others with barely concealed contempt, have vanished. Magic. She almost looks normal. While no one (with the exception of, say, Eleanor Clift) would ever call her a 'babe,' Hillary's visage no longer brings forth an involuntary flinch. This 'transformation' was immediately apparent at the recent Democrat debate. Hill's camp vehemently denies any 'artifice.' RightBias News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1856618/posts#comment Tue, 26 Jun 2007 18:14:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1848158/posts couldn't possibly mask who she really is! MoFiZiX Gr4FiX http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1848158/posts#comment Mon, 11 Jun 2007 04:06:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1847762/posts Hillary Clinton's enemies have long criticised her political -makeover, from the liberal firebrand First Lady to the moderate senator and White House candidate that she is today. Now, the frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination is the subject of a whispering campaign suggesting that she has also undergone a physical makeover - with Botox injections to enhance her appearance. Before and after? Hillary Clinton in 2006 and at last week's debate Sen Clinton's fresh-faced demeanour at last weekend's New Hampshire presidential debate has unleashed a flurry of speculation, among newspaper columnists and on the internet, that she has used artificial... Sunday Telegraph http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1847762/posts#comment Sun, 10 Jun 2007 03:24:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1845147/posts So I’m in New Hampshire for the Democrats’ debate Sunday, watching on two huge screens. The instant Hillary appears, the woman behind me whispers, “Oh look at Hillary. She’s had work done!” I put the question to WBZ’s political guru Jon Keller: Notice anything about Hillary? “Botox,” he replied, not missing a beat. “But it’s time for Botox to win one.” He was referring to John Kerry and Botox. And elaborate dental work. And chin reduction. Google our senator, before and after. Hillary’s new glow was all the talk on “The View.” This was when we needed Rosie O’Donnell to... http://news.bostonherald.com/columnists/view.bg?articleid=1004863 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1845147/posts#comment Tue, 5 Jun 2007 14:23:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1798735/posts Five years ago, Sharon Schafer Bennett suffered from migraines so severe that the headaches disrupted her life, kept her from seeking a job and interfered with participation in her children's daily activities. Now, thanks to an innovative surgical technique performed by a UT Southwestern Medical Center plastic surgeon who helped pioneer the procedure, the frequency and intensity of Mrs. Bennett's migraines have diminished dramatically -- from two to three per week to an occasional one every few months. The technique -- performed by a handful of plastic surgeons in the U.S. -- includes using the anti-wrinkle drug Botox to pinpoint... ScienceDaily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1798735/posts#comment Sat, 10 Mar 2007 20:48:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1775501/posts Botox isn't just for helping get rid of wrinkles. There is a new use for it. Dr. Jay Adlersberg has more. If Botox can paralyze the muscles that cause wrinkles, how about using it for tight muscles in other places? That's what some doctors are doing to help patients with cerebral palsy and strokes. Botox is helping children and adults alike. Nine-year-old Andrew Carter is not afraid to fall. And he refuses to let cerebral palsy get the best of him. When Andrew would try to move, his muscles would fight him, jerking him around. It's a condition called spasticity.... WABC-TV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1775501/posts#comment Mon, 29 Jan 2007 15:50:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1757397/posts Chalk up another novel use for Botox. The toxin best known for erasing wrinkles may also help ease the pain of writer's cramp. A small, new study shows injections of Botox improved symptoms of writer's cramp in 70% of those who received the treatment. Writer's cramp is a painful condition that affects about three to seven out of every 100,000 people. Symptoms include involuntary, spasmodic muscle contractions of the fingers, hand, or arm during writing or other manual tasks. People with writer's cramp may simply learn to write with the other hand, but in one in four cases, the condition... Web MD http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1757397/posts#comment Fri, 22 Dec 2006 18:29:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1733432/posts Caption this: Drudge http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1733432/posts#comment Mon, 6 Nov 2006 19:58:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1712277/posts FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 02, 2006 CONTACT: Brendan Daly/Jennifer Crider 202-226-7616 Pelosi Statement on Speaker’s Comments Regarding Foley Matter Washington, D.C. –House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on Speaker Hastert's press conference on the Republican cover up of the inappropriate e-mails Mark Foley sent to an underage former House Page: “Speaker Hastert again failed to answer the question that every mother and father in America is asking: how could Republican Leaders choose partisan politics over protecting children? “Republican Leaders admitted to knowing about Mr. Foley’s abhorrent behavior for six months to a year and failed to protect... House Democratic Leader http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1712277/posts#comment Mon, 2 Oct 2006 19:48:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1705834/posts You beauty! City pioneers use Botox to fix bladder problems JENNIFER VEITCH PIONEERING surgeons are using the beauty treatment Botox to cure bladder problems in multiple sclerosis sufferers. Until now the procedure, which involves injecting botulinum toxin, has been used to reduce lines and wrinkles. However, at Edinburgh's Western General Hospital, it has dramatically reduced incontinence among MS patients, and it could now be trialed on other people who suffer from bladder complaints. Doctors have been injecting tiny quantities of Dysport, a brand of botulinum toxin, directly into the bladder wall. The procedure has cured the bladder problems in 90... Edinburgh News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1705834/posts#comment Thu, 21 Sep 2006 19:59:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1702991/posts Fear over the 'lunchtime facelift' as experts say Botox is addictive By Beezy Marsh, Health Correspondent (Filed: 17/09/2006) Botox has been dubbed the "lunchtime facelift", loved by women – and a growing number of men – for its miraculous ability to erase wrinkles and restore youthful good looks. But the concern is that once you start keeping the unwanted effects of ageing at bay, you will not be able to stop, according to research to be presented at a conference this week. Botox is the No1 non-surgical cosmetic treatment The first study of its kind, carried out by a... Telegraph.co.uk http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1702991/posts#comment Sun, 17 Sep 2006 11:37:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1676358/posts There are growing concerns about the health and appearance of John Kerry, one of the Democratic Party’s premier politruks and the former Presidential standard bearer. It was recently reported on Free Republic by `pabianice' that "he looked terrible" in a recent appearance on Fox News, with fears that he was "suffering from some illness that has been kept secret." Canada Free Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1676358/posts#comment Wed, 2 Aug 2006 14:17:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1658329/posts Dear Friend, Elections cannot be won in June, but they can be lost. Karl Rove knows this -- that is why he, George W. Bush and Dick Cheney have already traveled to Florida and raised $800,000 to help Republican Clay Shaw save his seat. This is one race that will be critical to our win in November. Republican Clay Shaw, in Florida's 22nd district, is facing the stiffest challenge of his 26-year career from a rising Democratic star, Ron Klein. And the Republican establishment is doing everything they can to stop Ron from winning. Ron, like the DCCC, is facing... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1658329/posts#comment Fri, 30 Jun 2006 13:29:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1565682/posts <p>WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Sen. John Kerry has decided to support a filibuster to block the nomination of Judge Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court, CNN's Congressional Correspondent Ed Henry reported Thursday. Kerry, in Davos, Switzerland, to attend the World Economic Forum, was marshaling support in phone calls during the day, Henry said.</p> CNN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1565682/posts#comment Thu, 26 Jan 2006 21:09:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1563967/posts KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- Islamic authorities in Malaysia are debating whether bacteria used in Botox injections for cosmetic reasons are "unclean" by Koran standards. The National Fatwa Council on Monday declared "black metal" music was unacceptable for Muslims, saying it could cause listeners to rebel against religion, and then turned its attention to Botox, Sky News reported. Plastic surgery is prohibited by Malaysian Muslims for cosmetic reasons, but Botox is also used for treating disorders such as cerebral palsy. Botox is derived from a type of bacteria that causes food poisoning. In tiny doses, its paralytic qualities... upi via email no link http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1563967/posts#comment Tue, 24 Jan 2006 16:27:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1503217/posts Plastic surgeon Frederic Corbin was intrigued last year when he saw an ad for a product that offered the same protein used in the wildly popular wrinkle treatment Botox — only much, much, cheaper. "My initial reaction was, 'Hmm, Botox now has some competition,'" recalled Corbin, who practices in Beverly Hills, Calif. But when he received a vial of the botulinum toxin in the mail, he was puzzled by the warning: "For Research Purposes Only. Not for Human Use." He says he returned it and more or less forgot about it until he heard about four people last December whose... ap on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1503217/posts#comment Sun, 16 Oct 2005 01:00:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1467021/posts Washington -- Fourteen years ago, Professor Anita Hill's explosive charges of sexual harassment during the Senate confirmation hearings for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas helped produce the election a year later of California's two senators in "The Year of the Woman." Next month, Democratic Sens. Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein will play starring roles in another contentious Supreme Court confirmation hearing for the nominee of another President Bush, where women's issues again promise to eclipse all others. Although their views on the core issue of preserving abortion rights are identical, their styles and strategies are wildly different. Judging from their... San Francisco Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1467021/posts#comment Sat, 20 Aug 2005 01:19:40 GMT