Botulinum toxin, or Botox as it’s widely known, is famous for its ability to smooth away wrinkles. But hiding our frown lines from the world isn’t the reason early scientists started experimenting ...

Botox is a form of toxin produced by the bacteria Clostridium botulinum. The botulinum toxin in food or wounds blocks the signal transmission between nerves and muscles resulting in botulism, or ...

When a medicine's side effects turn out to be more marketable than its intended purpose, people tend to forget what the intended purposes were. The "little blue pill" never quite became synonymous ...

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Botox and its wrinkle-fixing sibling drugs have gained a foothold as treatments for conditions as varied as headaches and incontinence. This week, an ophthalmologist told an ...

Botox is known for fixing wrinkles, but for a local woman, it ensures her eyesight. Annie Giacalone, of Wilmington, has essential blepharospasm, a long name for the movement disorder that causes ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I have been contending with blepharospasm for years. I got some relief from Botox for around four years, but then it stopped working and my doctor moved me to Dysport, which was ...

Botox injections around the eyes can result in dry eyes. But in other cases, Botox may actually help treat eye dryness. Share on Pinterest Getty Images Many doctors may inject Botox around the eyes ...

Taking a dietary supplement of organic zinc and the enzyme phytase four days before receiving botulinum toxin injections made the toxin more effective in 93% of patients tested in a recent study at ...

CORONADO, California — Patients with blepharospasm can wait more than 2 years to receive a correct diagnosis, according to a new survey. "There's no excuse," said researcher Kristen Dunbar, MD, a ...

Benign essential blepharospasm (BEB), a form of focal dystonia, is a disorder of involuntary spasms involving the eyelid protractor muscles. First reported in Western medical literature in 1857, BEB ...

"The Problem With Botox" [editorial, April 17] focuses on the cosmetic uses of Botox and sidesteps the therapeutic uses of the medication for afflictions such as palsies caused by Parkinson's or by ...