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Two studies find Botox injections help reduce nighttime teeth grinding

(Medical Xpress) -- Two groups working independently have found that patients who suffer from nighttime teeth grinding, a condition known as nocturnal bruxism, found relief after being injected in their temple ...

Medications created May 01, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

Botox injections associated with only modest benefit for chronic migraine and daily headaches

Although botulinum toxin A ("Botox") injections are U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved for preventive treatment for chronic migraines, a review and analysis of previous studies finds a small to modest benefit for ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Botox now used for urinary incontinence

When you think of Botox injections, you probably think of getting rid of unwanted wrinkles around the eyes or forehead, but recently the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved using the injections to help patients ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 14, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Botox developer rues missing out on billions

Botox developer Alan Scott says he rues the day he handed over rights to the best-selling wrinkle-smoothing drug to a US company for just $4.5 million, saying he might have become a billionaire.

Medications created Feb 13, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

US plastic surgeries rise for second straight year

The number of Americans getting nips and tucks rose in 2011 for the second straight year despite difficult economic times, a major US plastic surgeons' groups said on Thursday.

Other created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Cosmetic surgery unaffected by French implant scare: study

Cosmetic surgery is booming worldwide and unaffected by the health scare prompted by a French breast implant company that used substandard silicone, a global body of plastic surgeons said Friday.

Other created Jan 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Can cosmetic surgery tame its Wild West?

From US "Botox parties" to Asia's craze for eyelid jobs or Brazilian bum lifts, millions now reshape their bodies through cosmetic surgery each year.

Other created Jan 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

US approves Botox for bladder control

The face-freezing pharmaceutical injection Botox gained another medical use on Wednesday when the US government approved it for use in some patients with overactive bladder.

Medications created Aug 24, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research shows anti-aging techniques not yet viewed as acceptable

Studies from the University of Toronto's psychology department show that people who use more invasive anti-aging methods such as Botox injections or surgery are viewed more negatively than those who use milder techniques ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Aug 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mayo Clinic finds botox eases painful spinal headaches

A Mayo Clinic case study finds Botox may offer new hope to patients suffering disabling low cerebrospinal fluid headaches. The successful treatment also offers new insight into Botox and headache treatment generally. The ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0