Botulinum toxin

Treatments & Prevention Treatment during the acute phase of Chagas Disease is critical because it rapidly reduces parasitemia, decreases the chance of death and reduces the likelihood of chronic Chagas Disease (Kaplan and Porter 3). Only two drugs have been proven to improve the patient during the course of this disease and those drugs are nifurtimox and benznidazole. However, treatment from either of these drugs is difficult due to them not being FDA approved. Nifurtimox and benznidazole can…

Many inmates have an addiction to alcohol when they arrive at prison. Incarceration, however, has suspended the evening cocktail hour—at least officially. Yet the desire doesn’t disappear. It’s a thirst that seeks gratification. If anything, the prison community is creative. It comes up with solutions. For those who simply can’t live without a cocktail, it offers a substitute. It’s called pruno, but it’s not a cocktail for the faint of heart. What is Pruno Pruno is a homemade alcoholic…

They are particularly effective against lactic acid bacteria that are a common agent of food spoilage, especially in dairy products (Rai, 2011). Also, the nicin is effective against pathogenic microbes such as Listeria monocytogenes and Clostridium botulinum (Dworkin and Falkow, 2006). Additionally, nisin is a stable under higher temperatures that pathogenic and food spoiling microorganisms cannot survive. Nisin is stable at 121˚C, a temperature where food products such as milk can be…

of the hotness of the wax . The little girl started crying screaming because of the pain. Also, some mothers don’t hesitate to inject botox to their girls. But the side effects of botox on kids are numerous: botox contains a certain substance, botulinum toxin, that could be really harmful for kids’ health. Indeed, according to FDA, it could cause respiratory insufficiency that requires ventilatory support and gastric feeding. requiring gastric feeding tubes and ventilatory support.(US Food and…

Tourette’s syndrome is a neurological condition that was named after a French neurologist in 1885. George Gilles described children with symptoms that include onset of jerky movements of the body called tics. The tics were associated with uncontrollable noises or obscene utterances. The neurologist noticed that some of the symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder, poor control of impulses and other cognitive behavioral problems. Tourette is a common biological, genetic disorder that manifests…

There have been many alleged ridiculous attempts on Fidel Castro's life that have all failed. For example, the CIA tried to poison Fidel Castro’s cigars with a botulinum toxin that would kill him. This failed. The CIA also tried to use Castro’s love of diving and sea shell collecting against him by planning to put explosives in a brightly colored shell that will draw him into obtaining it. This plan also failed due…

Cosmetic Surgery is something that many people use to enhance their features, help correct defects, or even to save lives. It can also help people to look and feel better about themselves. Since 2010 there has been a major increase on cosmetic surgeries being performed on both men and women. Some of the most popular procedures done are facelifts, botox, liposuction, and breast augmentation. There are two different types of procedures, surgical and not surgical. These procedures have many great…

We are all born with many things we take for granted. Properly developed brains, facial features in their correct places, and a life span longer than a few hours. Some children who are born with holoprosencephaly, or HPE, aren't quite as lucky. Victims of this disease suffer with various abnormalities to the face and brain, sometimes resulting in death. Their symptoms can range from almost normal facial features and brain development, to something most of us thought only occurred in fictional…

of the upper lip). The average length of the maxillary lip is 20-22mm in young adult females and 22-24 in young adult males3. In the literature, different techniques have been reported for the treatment of the hyperactive upper lip, injections of botulinum…

Bradshaw and Hultquist (2017) explain that the purpose of small group activities such as discussion is to enable students to develop responsibility for one’s own learning progress, develop interpersonal skills, and to enable students to become more aware of their own emotional reactions and moral standings. In addition, it teaches students how to listen, to provide and receive feedback, to learn how to respect others distinctive views and expertise, enhances communication and collaboration,…