Sunday, February 17, 2008

BOTOX Cosmatic & MYOBLOC - linked to deaths

NST 17/2/2008 -
The warning came two weeks after the consumer advocasy group Public Citizen petitioned the FDA to strenghten warnings to users of Botox and Myobloc - citing 180 reports of US patients suffering fluid in the lungs.difficulty swallowing or pneumonia,including 16 deaths.
Botox is best known for minimising wrinkles by paralysing facial muscles.In rare cases,the toxin could spread beyond the injection site to other parts of the body,paralysing or weakening the muscle used for breathing and swallowing,a potentially fatal side effect,the FDA said.
THE STAR 5/2/2008
MB Khir denies undergoing face job SELANGOR Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Khir Toyo's looks caught the media’s attention again, when Utusan Malaysia reported on his denial that he underwent facial surgery or Botox injections.
Dr Mohd Khir was speaking during a function at Taman Desa Ria PJS5 in Petaling Jaya on Sunday, when he said his youthful looks were mainly due to his diet of tempe or fried soyabeans, a Javanese delicacy.
“Tempe contains a high amount of proteins and it has nutritional contents to ward off cancer. “The opposition has always accused me of using Botox or going under the knife, which I have not,” he said.

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