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Botulism
Florida county warns against wrinkle injections amid botulism paralysis cases
February 3rd, 2005
Palm Beach County's top health official urged people not to take anti-wrinkle injections after investigators said four people were paralyzed by raw botulism marketed as a cheap alternative to Botox. Federal investigators say 51 vials of botulinum toxin worth $53,000 (euro40,152) were shipped by an Arizona supplier to 13 South Florida customers last year. Their investigation is continuing. A hearing was scheduled in Fort Lauderdale federal court January 10, 2005, on a government request that a judge block Tucson-Arizona-based Toxin Research International Inc. and its affiliates from offering the substance for sale through national mailings to doctors'...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-02-03)
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