European health officials have said that Botox can have negative side effects, said to a German news report. The announcement came months after warnings against the wrinkle-smoothing injections were issued in the US. The European Medicines Agency, based in London, found over 600 cases of negative side-effects with a potential link to Botox by August 2007, reported the German news weekly Focus in its edition to be released Monday, Sept. 1. In 28 of the cases, the Botox users died. Some 210 cases with a presumed link to the injection -- five of them lethal -- were reported by the Federal Institute for Medication and Medical Products in Germany.
The European Medicines Agency, based in London, found over 600 cases of negative side-effects with a potential link to Botox by August 2007, reported the German news weekly Focus in its edition to be released Monday, Sept. 1.
In 28 of the cases, the Botox users died.
Some 210 cases with a presumed link to the injection -- five of them lethal -- were reported by the Federal Institute for Medication and Medical Products in Germany.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botulinum_toxin">Botulinum toxin is a neurotoxin protein produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. It is one of the most poisonous naturally occurring substances, and it is the most toxic protein.[1] Though it is highly toxic, it is used in minute doses both to treat painful muscle spasms, and as a cosmetic treatment in some parts of the world. It is sold commercially under the brand names Botox, Dysport, and Myobloc for this purpose. The terms Botox, Dysport, and Myobloc are trade names and are not used generically to describe the neurotoxins produced by C. botulinum.
