Many people know botulinum toxin for its power to treat wrinkles. (Think Botox.) But the medication also helps those with multiple sclerosis (MS) who have spasticity -- stiff muscles and sudden, ...

Merz Aesthetics, the world's largest dedicated medical aesthetics business, celebrates 15 years since its flagship brand XEOMIN(R) was first approved for aesthetic use by the U.S. Food and Drug ...

Long-term healing of chronic anal fissures is achieved in approximately half of patients who receive botulinum toxin.

In a meta-analysis, benefits were modest. Botulinum toxin A is approved for prophylactic treatment of chronic migraine (≥15 headaches per month). The recommended regimen — 31 injections at specified ...

Botulinum toxin (BTX) treatment for overactive bladder and detrusor overactivity is becoming increasingly recognized as an excellent therapeutic option for treating patients refractory to ...

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 ...

Botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs) are produced by neurotoxigenic clostridia and are a diverse group that consists of approximately 40 different BoNT types (and various subtypes), all of which cause ...

The Botox injections that smooth wrinkles rely on the ability of botulinum toxins from the bacterium Clostridium botulinum to block communication between cells. In the cosmetic treatment, these toxins ...

A growing body of evidence supports the effectiveness of botulinum toxin injections in reducing the frequency of chronic migraine headaches, concludes an updated review and analysis. A growing body of ...

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 ...

The CDC reported that three individuals were hospitalized with botulism-type symptoms in May and June following self-injection of botulinum toxin they purchased online for cosmetic use. The case ...