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"Children Treated With Botox Died"
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[Image via Mavrix Online.]
Children Treated With Botox Died
The popular anti-wrinkle drug Botox and a competitor Myobloc have been linked to some deaths and other severe side effects suggestive of botulism, the government warned doctors Friday.
Shares Allergan Inc., which makes Botox, sank more than 6 percent.
Botox and Myobloc use botulinum toxin, which blocks nerve impulses to muscles, causing them to relax.
But in rare cases, the toxin may have spread beyond the injection site to other parts of the body, resulting in such problems as paralysis of respiratory muscles and difficulty swallowing, the Food and Drug Administration said.
The FDA said the deaths were all among child patients, mostly those with cerebral palsy treated for limb spasms, a condition the FDA has never formally approved for the drugs' use in this country although other countries have.
The problems may be caused by overdoses of the drugs, the FDA said.
Caroline Van Hove, a spokeswoman for Botox maker Allergan Inc., said children with cerebral palsy have far larger doses injected into their leg muscles than the doses given adults seeking wrinkle care.
But the FDA warned that it also has reports of side effects in people of all ages given the drugs for a variety of conditions.
Friday's warning came two weeks after the consumer advocacy group Public Citizen petitioned the FDA to strengthen warnings to users of Botox and Myobloc — citing 180 reports of U.S. patients suffering fluid in the lungs, difficulty swallowing or pneumonia, including 16 deaths.
It is not the first warning about the potential for botulinum toxin to spread after the drugs' injection; the products' labels say it can happen.
Still, the FDA said Friday that its investigation into the side effects is still in its early stages.
For now, the agency said doctors should warn all patients receiving a botulinum toxin injection, whether for cosmetic purposes or as a medical treatment, to seek immediate care if they experience difficulty swallowing or breathing, slurred speech or muscle weakness.
That falls short of Public Citizen's request that the agency put a black-box warning, the FDA's sternest, on the drugs' labels and require that every patient receive a pamphlet outlining the risk before every injection.
"Every doctor needs to notified about this, every patient needs to be notified," said Public Citizen's Dr. Sidney Wolfe. "Children are showing the way, unfortunately some dead children."
He said drug regulators in Britain and Germany last year required sterner warnings be sent to every doctor in those countries.
Shares of Irvine, Calif.-based Allergan fell $3.94, or 5.8 percent, to $63.42 Friday in afternoon trading.
holey mackrel!
gross,,
first? shit!
MAYBE FIRST
sad
She isn't aging gracefully.
she looks good! first!
she s a fucking nightmare !!!! brrrrr
first?
frightening - not aging well - Too Bad.
She is naturally pretty.
first? lol i never wrote on this thing before…but omg no wonder she couldn't have kids
she confuses me
hahahahahha wow
she used to be so pretty, now she s a fucking trainwreck !
Botox sucks. I don't kow why I ever tried it
She was pretty beofre all of the "work"….I hope she stops soon
GIVE IT UP!
she used to be so pretty too
WTF, Is she still pregnant? her & keith will have the most prettiest baby ever.
Im in love with ketih urban1!!
xxo
I LOVE EDWARD CULLEN
first!
Everybody…..stretch!!!
So sad. FIRST!!!!!!?
god shes gross. good actress, but gross.
yuck she's ugly
holy shit she looks TERRIBLE
I thought Botox was made out of children??? Hmmmm, that is a mystery…
first?
Madre mi Dios! That is a scary face. I wont sleep all night!
Thanks Perez.
She needs a walkabout in the Aussie Bush, and take your time girl.
That vagina must be nice and tight and juicy and that mouth ditto cuz she needs a double bag over her head that or the cuntree guy cannot see for shit.
I've noticed there's never a smile in her eyes–there's a difference between a genuine smile and just showing your teeth. Her ex, Tommy Girl, is the same way.
Thanks, My Little Brother uses this for his CP! You might have saved his life Perez!
She needs hair extensions to cover up that BIG forehead!
There is no prize for first. Yelling FIRST only makes you look like an idiot.
And by the way, give it a break. You are all way too critical. She looks wicked for her age, work or no. I'd like to see your wrinkled hag faces when you get a few years older. It won't be so gross anymore will it?
she did not age well - she used to be so cute.
I'll be probably having some super-bad nightmares about that horrible tight "face" of hers. I hope her "face" doesn't end up melting someday!
She looks like she is in here 50's! White women don't age well!!!
GOOD!! HA HA HA HA HA…can you imagine all of the Hollywood faces dropping at once? The earth might move! Carma is a bitch..there is no cure for growing old. Oh, and I don't mean HA HA to the kids, just the low self esteem bitches in Hollyweird.
she looks like she's made out of wax.
PINCHE PUTA
Why aren't you putting your "beloved" celebutards like Madonna, Cher and Kylie under that headline instead of/along w/Nicole (who you obviously hate for some bizarre reason). They, plus many others, have all had their faces frozen. No doubt you, too, have plugged in a bit of botox into that ugly mug of yours.
Re: MelindaWarren –
it has nothing to do with being white and everything to do with wearing wayyyy too much makeup throughout your life and being unprotected in the sun.
Re:Duh
Good cause I take care of myself and don't want to look like her!! Her skin is so pale you can see thur it!!
the botox is used for cerebral palsy or for children with neurological problems… its not like they were in there for lip plumps!
Perez dug deep for the worst pic he could find. Leave her alone. She's one of the few sane people in that business.
I dont know what you are talking about.She looks beautiful as always.
Botox seems to be the wrong drug to use for cerebral palsy if it killing children. Botox should be used in moderation.
Well, Botox is made from Bochalism tetnea, which is pretty dangerous in large doses. Is any one really suprised?
I don't know how that poison ever was approved by the FDA in the first place. I'm glad the truth is being revealed about it.
HEY ALL YOU MORONS!!!! THIS ARTICLE ISN"T ABOUT NICOLE KIDMAN! DID YOU EVEN READ THE ARTICLE???? STOP COMMENTING ABOUT HOW SHE LOOKS. WE ALREADY KNOW SHE LOOKS LIKE A SCARY OLD WITCH!
HEY ALL YOU MORONS!!!! THIS ARTICLE ISN"T ABOUT NICOLE KIDMAN! DID YOU EVEN READ THE ARTICLE???? STOP COMMENTING ABOUT HOW SHE LOOKS. WE ALREADY KNOW SHE LOOKS LIKE A SCARY OLD WITCH!
THAT BETCH LOOKS 90S…NO….SERIOUSLY
BUMMER? YOU SICK MEXICAN FUCK
She's a great-looking 63-year-old. Unfortunately, of course, she's only 40.
Re: CAN YOU READ??? – Why look! A three-worded someone laid a turd log smack in the middle of PzH's botox/Kidman posts!
I always thought there was something fishy about injecting a disease into your face. But since so many people do it and its been done for sometime I figured it was ok. I dont need it yet but my mom was thinking about getting some, thank you, now I can warn her.
you know, vain and shallow women who are that obsessed with "turning back the clock" deserve whatever they get from injecting themselves with poison. children, on the other hand, depend on doctors and parents to know the risks, the fda really needs to take a firmer stand on this. i'm not saying that they shouldn't use botox to help treat cp, it's a calculated risk, just like chemo and surgery and things of that nature. BUT the fda needs to make sure that the doctors know enough to thoroughly explain the risks/benefits to the parents of their patients.
Re: 1st Bitches Inc – Re: 1st Bitches Inc – how old are you dear 15-16? go play outside with the other kiddies.
they also TEST every single batch of Botox on dogs and other animals- very painful and unusually cruel- many die a horrible death…
HEY NICOLE……
WHERE ARE YOUR FIRST TWO CHILDREN?
REMEMBER THEM?
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SELFISH BITCH.
What a rude, disgusting pig you are. She's pregnant and you talk about children dying. I have, at last, lost any scrap of respect I may have had for this site. How I look forward to the day you fall from the pedestal you have put yourself on.
Re: quetzalcoatl jones –
GOOD ONE, LOL
HELLO! what about MADONNA???????? physically, she no longer resembles her former self, but that lack of class is still evident
DOES SHE OWN A MIRROR?
SHE LOOKS HORRID.
Small teeth and lookin' old!
Nicole is 40, Madonna is around 50 and Cher is 60. Wonder who uses the most botox? and yet Perez you attack Nicole and praise the other two for how young they look. I would say you are hypocritical at the least.
did'nt Brit Brit get her lips done, maybe she'll go for a second treatment
Re: elanor – wow, so random… so do I hehe
I will risk even death for my frozen face.
She looks like a Grandma!
The FDA report said no adults died of Botox usage. As the mom of a CP kid who has had Botox this is so scarey to read.
what's wrong with her?!
she looks like queen elizabeth lolz
AAAAAckkk! Why does Guy Ritchie let her go out of the house like that…!!!!??!?!?!?!?!
Re: Boston – Yeah and those kids don”t even live with Tom! The live with his sister in a different house!
God, you really hate her, don't you. The article (which is all over the news) is about children with cerebal palsey being injected. It is supposed to help muscle spasms. The news said people who use botox for wrinkles do not have anything to worry about. STOP WITH THE HATE PEREZ! This should not even be posted. Okay, you got your weekly NK hate up. What did she do to you? If you want to put up crappy pictures, do her ex at Madonna's fundraiser. Tom looks like Katie's father.
Now if they could botox her neck……lol