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Your facial expression may tell the world what you are thinking or feeling. But it also affects your ability to understand written language related to emotions, according to research that was presented Jan. 29 to the Society for Personal and Social Psychology in Las Vegas, and will be published in the journal Psychological Science.The new study reported on 40 people who were treated with botulinum toxin, or Botox. Tiny applications of this powerful nerve poison were used to deactivate muscles...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- According to an article in the January 2010 edition of Drugs In Dermatology (abstract available at http://jddonline.com ), the use of botulinum type A toxins such as Botox and Dysport may offer a cost efficient alternative to the use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. Kenneth Beer MD, who authored the article, says that he began to consider the possibility that injections of Botox and Dysport might be cost effective after reading an...

EAGAN, Minn., Oct. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- The story: Dysport(TM), a new wrinkle fighter, is now available in the United States. Dysport(TM) is a Botulinum-A enzyme like Botox Cosmetic. Dysport(TM) is positioned as the new arch-nemesis and first direct competitor of Botox Cosmetic in the United States. Dysport(TM) has been used in New Zealand for over a decade with excellent results. Dysport(TM) recently received U.S. FDA approval. Crutchfield Dermatology, of Eagan, Minnesota, performed the...

Injecting botulinum toxin (botox) to treat intrinsic or allergic rhinitis may be a thing of the past as researchers have now shown that sponges soaked in botox are equally effective in treating the condition. The research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Head & Face Medicine offers a potential needle-free treatment to the millions of people who suffer from rhinitis.Rainer Laskawi (ENT-Department) worked with a team of researchers from the University Medical Center...

NEW YORK, Aug. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- More men than ever are getting Botox. The number of men getting Botox has more than tripled since 2001. In the past, there was a social stigma attached to men seeking cosmetic treatments. However, in today's society men seeking to improve their looks in a very competitive world has made Botox treatment the most popular non-surgical procedure amongst men. The most commonly treated area in men is the frown lines between the eyes. Without treatment, this can...

An Albany, N.Y., plastic surgery group pleaded guilty in federal court to using knock-off Botox on its patients. The Food and Drug Administration said five doctors, a nurse and an administrator entered the plea to the misdemeanor charge of misbranding drugs Tuesday. The defendants from The Plastic Surgery Group LLP were charged with using a botulinum toxin manufactured in Arizona that was not FDA approved and was mislabeled as being Botox, the FDA said in a written statement. About 150...

PIPERSVILLE, Pa., July 23 /PRNewswire/ -- For the millions of Americans suffering from hyperhidrosis, excessive sweating, the body's mechanism for cooling itself is overactive and can cause sweat production that is up to four or five times more than normal. While some people may only think about sweating during the hot summer months, individuals with hyperhidrosis may find excessive sweating can disrupt their daily and recreational activities, regardless of the season.To view the Multimedia...

DENVER, June 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Martha Lucas, Ph.D., L.Ac., Denver-based acupuncturist and practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), has authored Vanity Calamity: Your Guide to Cosmetic Acupuncture for Anti-aging. The announcement is made by Dr. Lucas who says, "Vanity Calamity tells the history of vanity and what women have been willing to do to look younger or more beautiful. Now there's a healthy, safe option - Cosmetic Acupuncture. My new book is available for purchase at...

The popular anti-wrinkle drug Botox is receiving accolades for more than just youthful appearance. A wheel chair bound Australian stroke patient is now able to walk again after botox treatments, the AFP reported. After suffering a severe stroke 23 years ago, Russell McPhee, now 49, was told initially by medical experts that he would never leave the hospital.But McPhee defied medical odds and walked again with the help of injections of the anti-ageing treatment Botox, commonly used among...

WASHINGTON, June 19 /PRNewswire/ -- The Center for Laser Surgery, Washington, DC has announced the availability of Dysport, abobotulinum toxin-A. Dysport, recently FDA approved, is the first cosmetic neurotoxin available alongside the widely used BOTOX(R) Cosmetic (botulinum toxin-A). The Center for Laser Surgery was principal investigator of the FDA Stage III Clinical Trials for Dysport. As Washington, DC, Maryland and Virginia's largest and most experienced Botox practice, the center was...