Posted on 01/25/2008 5:02:26 AM PST by sono
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.
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Looks like Pelosi will have to go back to applying her make-up with a caulking gun.
I have a son that gets a couple doses per year for a muscle/neuro problem our family has. I have gotten it as well. The numbers of people that get the injections for medical reasons should be listed as well, I bet the percentage is less than .01 that die. Probably more die from surgicle instruments left inside if the data is available.
Does anyone know which kind of nanny org. this is? Left or right?
I’m quite sure this is a Naderesque org ... they are staunch opponents of tort reform.
I’ve had BOTOX shots around my eyes for aboout 19 years for neuro problems. No adverse effects.
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