Legal Updates
Canadian Botox Deaths Investigated by Health Canada
Sunday, October 12, 2008
On October 9, 2008, Health Canada announced that the agency began investigating the deaths of five people who had been injected with Botox, and serious reactions in another eight cases. All the deaths involved people who were treated for such medical conditions as neck and muscle spasms. Two of the…
Latest Botox Study Again Raises Questions
Wednesday, April 02, 2008
The popular anti-wrinkle treatment Botox may travel from its injection site into the brain according to a newly released study, again raising health concerns. Researchers came to this conclusion after injecting botulinum toxin the active ingredient in Botox into the whisker muscles of rats. The study has published in the…
Health Canada Evaluating Botox Botulism Side Effects
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Health Canada announced on February 21, 2008 they are reviewing the possibility of "distant toxin spread" linked to Botox and Botox Cosmetic anti-wrinkle products. The U.S. FDA, on February 8, 2008 announced a comparable review after Botox was linked to possible adverse reactions, including respiratory failure and death. Botox consists…
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