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uring a study conducted at the Italian National Research Council's Institute of Neuroscience in Pisa, scientists injected Botox into the whisker muscles of rats and found that traces of the toxin was present in the brain of the rats three days later and six months after the experiment.Dr.

Forty people with writer's cramp were randomly assigned to a course of injections containing either botulinum toxin (botox) or a dummy substitute in two doses, usually into two muscles, over a period of 12 weeks. Of the 20 people given botox treatment, 14 (70%) said that their condition had significantly improved, and that they wished to continue treatment.

eadaches, depression among conditions botox injections treatThis week came the news that yet another condition might be alleviated by Botox -- benign prostatic hypertrophy, or prostate enlargement.Botox's manufacturer, Allergan, says that it is one of the most used medications worldwide, approved for 20 problems in more than 75 nations.

.. cosmetic procedures were performed in the United States last year, including microdermabrasion and botox, which are designed to get rid of wrinkles. But now there's a new player in town -- Juvederm.50-yea ..

And there's even an added benefit in that while standard injections for pain relief numb a muscle for three days, Botox may work for three months without many side effects.But before anyone with a pulled muscle or tension headache decides to begin feeding the billion-dollar-a-year Botox business, it might be time for a reality check — and a price check