| Infant botulism can occur when a child ingests a bacterium called Clostridium botulinum that is in dirt and dust and can contaminate honey. |
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| Early in 1961, the agency experimented on monkeys with gelatin capsules containing botulinum toxin. |
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| Kirkland said several explanations could explain the mass mortality at the springs, including drought, toxic gases, or botulinum. |
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| An infant can acquire botulism by ingesting Clostridium botulinum spores, which are found in soil or honey products. |
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| Identification of botulinum toxin is completed using a mouse neutralization bioassay. |
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| Interestingly, some toxigenic strains of clostridial species other than C botulinum are capable of producing botulinum neurotoxin. |
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| Currently in the U.S., botulinum toxin is licensed for treatment of cervical torticollis, strabismus, and blepharospasm associated with dystonia. |
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| The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and some state health departments keep a supply of antitoxin against botulinum toxin. |
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| Clostridium botulinum, the causative agent of botulism, is an obligate anaerobic, gram-positive bacillus occurring singly or in pairs. |
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| The most common adverse effects of botulinum toxin type B are dry mouth, dysphagia, dyspepsia and pain at the injection site. |
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| There are various forms of botulism poisoning, which is caused by the bacteria Clostridium botulinum naturally found in lake soil. |
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| The most toxic substance known by far is the entirely natural botulinum toxin. |
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| However, the disease has been linked many times to clostridium botulinum, a toxin that can cause a form of botulism in horses. |
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| Curare, botulinum toxin, and organophosphorus insecticides each interfere with neural transmission. |
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| In some patients, compensatory sweating can be treated effectively with intradermal botulinum toxin injections. |
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| There were similar formulations in relation to botulinum toxin, VX and sarin nerve gas. |
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| Clostridium botulinum, the bacteria which produces botulinum toxin, is a normal soil bacterium. |
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| Therefore, any food container that bulges or swells may contain gas produced by C. botulinum and should not be opened or tasted. |
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| The most commonly known are bacteria such as anthrax, plague, and tularemia, and toxins such as botulinum toxin. |
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| For example, someone who buys canned or dried milk would run a much lower risk of getting poisoned by botulinum toxin in milk. |
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| An antibody against botulinum toxin is available, which binds to the toxin and inactivates it. |
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| What shocked bird conservationists was that symptoms of the two spoonbills were different from those infected by the C. botulinum toxin. |
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| After synaptic transmission is blocked by botulinum toxin, the muscles become clinically weak and atrophic. |
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| A diagnosis of focal dystonia was made, and injections of botulinum toxin were offered. |
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| Significantly higher patient satisfaction was reported in the botulinum toxin type A group than the placebo group. |
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| Pedal botulinum toxin injection is unacceptable to most patients and some doctors. |
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| There must be a minimum, uniform level of acid throughout the mixed product to prevent the growth of botulinum bacteria. |
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| Botox is a complex of proteins produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum, which contains the same toxin that causes food poisoning. |
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| Botulism is a muscle-paralyzing disease caused by a nerve toxin made by a bacterium called Clostridium botulinum. |
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| Another important toxin is botulinum, which is produced by bacteria contaminating certain foods. |
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| Clostridium botulinum comes from the soil and makes spores that are very hard to destroy. |
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| People can die from having too much botulinum in their blood. |
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| The State Department indicated that botulinum, a biological poison that causes muscle paralysis and death, should be considered strong evidence of a banned weapons program. |
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| Botulism is caused by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum, a hardy anaerobe. |
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| A recent large multicentre randomised controlled trial of botulinum toxin for glabellar lines showed a significant reduction in the lines compared with placebo. |
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| Presence of botulinum neurotoxin is only confirmed upon neutralization with specific antitoxin. |
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| Use of a botulinum toxin for the manufacture of a medicament for treating a wart, corn, callus or bunion. |
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| Two biological warfare agents, botulinum toxin and ricin, were used in several unsuccessful bioterror attacks. |
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| In air-packaged products, aerobic spoilage organisms provide sensory signs of spoilage before the formation of toxin by C. botulinum. |
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| It is also unclear whether the vial contained the bacteria botulinum, from which the toxin is drawn, or the toxin itself, as Mr Kay claimed in interviews over the weekend. |
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| The cult's biological team attempted to isolate toxigenic clostridium botulinum bacteria from natural sources without success. |
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| Iraq is known to have stockpiled doses of anthrax, botulinum toxin and aflatoxin, a carcinogen. |
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| Limited evidence regarding of using botulinum toxin in the treatment of congenital torticollis in pediatric patients was identified. |
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| We have chosen Galderma to market our botulinum toxin in its aesthetic medicine indications in Europe and certain other territories. |
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| The Group's research programmes in neuromuscular disorders mainly focus on the identification of new botulinum toxin formulations. |
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| The main reason pressure canning is necessary is the hazard of the Clostridium botulinum bacterium. |
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| I have had the neurotoxic protein botulinum injected into my forehead to minimize wrinkles. |
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| Administration of trivalent licensed antitoxin or heptavalent botulinum may prevent or decrease a patient's progression to respiratory failure and hasten recovery. |
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| The pH of garlic is in the range of 5.3 to 6.3 which will support the growth and subsequent toxin production of the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. |
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| The prospect of having needles inserted into my face didn't fill me with joy, but it sounded a lot less scary than injecting a botulinum toxin into the offending areas. |
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| Very small amounts of botulinum toxin can lead to botulism, a descending paralysis with prominent bulbar symptoms and often affecting the autonomic nervous system. |
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| The public has become more aware of treatments such as botulinum toxin type A and hyaluronic acid because of the media attention they have received. |
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| At eight weeks, nine of 15 patients in the botulinum toxin group and two of 16 patients in the saline group reported pain relief exceeding 50 percent. |
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| It said there were about 30,000 empty chemical warheads found, about 550 artillery shells with mustard gas, 400 biological weapons, 26,000 litres of anthrax, as well as botulinum, VX nerve agent, sarin gas and so on. |
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| For example, outbreaks of botulism produced by Clostridium botulinum have caused a large number of waterfowl to die in various locations across Canada. |
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| Anthrax, brucella, sarin gas and botulinum toxin can all be released into the atmosphere or water supply. |
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| The botulinum toxin product should be used under specialist supervision in these patients and should only be used if the benefit of treatment is considered to outweigh the risk. |
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| They inhibit the growth of bacterial pathogens such as Clostridium botulinum, which is responsible for botulism, and it is recognised that they can cause cancer. |
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| Classic symptoms of botulism occur between 12-36 hours after uptake of the botulinum toxin, but they can occur as early as 6 hours or as late as 10 days. |
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| The salting process, including the temperature, should be sufficiently controlled to prevent the development of Clostridium botulinum, or the fish should be eviscerated prior to brining. |
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| The salting process including the temperature and time should be sufficiently controlled to prevent the development of Clostridium botulinum or fish should be eviscerated prior to brining. |
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| The active substance in Dysport® is a botulinum neurotoxin type A complex, which acts at the level of the neuromuscular junction in the targeted muscle. |
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| The patient admitted to having botulinum toxin injected into her forehead and around both eyes two months prior to surgery. |
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| For people, like my husband, who suffer from blepharospasm and related dystonia, the botulinum toxin can make the difference between functional blindness and sight. |
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| A chemical, guanidine hydrochloride, counteracts the action of C. botulinum toxin on nerve endings and has been used successfully in treatment, but it is itself a toxic substance that should be given only with great care. |
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| Supraglottal injection of botulinum toxin type A in adductor type spasmodic dysphonia with both intrinsic and extrinsic hyperfunction. |
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| Use of a botulinum toxin in the manufacture of a medicament for treating a movement disorder by intracranial administration of the botulinum toxin to a patient. |
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| One study found that vultures have naturally occurring antibodies against certain species of Clostridium, including Clostridium botulinum, the bacterium responsible for botulism. |
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| The acidity of the yogurt will not promote the growth of the yogurt as well and the presence of oxygen will not allow its growth as Clostridium botulinum is a strict anaerobe. |
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| Endoscopic arytenoid reduction was performed along with chemical tenotomy of the posterior cricoarytenoid using 10 units of botulinum toxin. |
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| To improve the control of botulinum neurotoxin-forming clostridia, it is imperative to comprehend the mechanisms by which these spores germinate. |
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| Taxable procedures would generally include procedures such as liposuction, face lifts, hair replacement procedures, botulinum toxin injections for cosmetic purposes, and teeth whitening. |
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| But macrophage signalling also involves SNAP-25, so Dr Chapman thinks he can use botulinum toxin to shut the cells up. The problem is that macrophages have no synaptotagmin on their surfaces. |
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| The toxin is heat-sensitive, on the other hand, the destruction of Clostridium botulinum spores, in particular from proteolytic strains, requires high sterilisation values. |
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| In particular, Al Qaida was found to be pursuing a sophisticated biological weapons research program focussing on such agents as anthrax, ricin, and botulinum toxin. |
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| For example, in former known biological weapons programmes, it was necessary to evaluate hundreds of strains of clostridium botulinum to obtain a strain with high toxin production. |
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| In extreme cases, anaerobic conditions ensue, promoting growth of bacteria such as Clostridium botulinum that produces toxins deadly to birds and mammals. |
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| If conservative treatment fails, surgical interventions like botulinum toxin injection, sacral nerve stimulation, or detrusor myectomy are recommended as further options. |
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| Placebo controlled, randomised, double blind study of the effects of botulinum A toxin on detrusor sphincter dyssynergia in multiple sclerosis patients. |
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| For very severe tics causing self-injury, such as lip biting or trichotillomania, injection of botulinum toxin into a targeted muscle provides 3 months of benefit. |
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| Participating in the development of rapid detection and decontamination for agents of bioterrorism such as Clostridium botulinum toxins, Yersinisa pestis, Bacillus anthracis. |
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| Medical management includes the use of drugs such as baclofen, diazepam, clonidine, tizanidine, methocarbamol, dantrolene and chemical nerve blocks such as botulinum toxin. |
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