Health authorities monitoring botox use after deaths overseas

Channel NewsAsia - Monday, October 13 SINGAPORE: There have been no local deaths associated with the use of botulinum toxin or botox, says Singapore’s Health Sciences Authority. Still, the agency is keeping a close watch for any severe reactions to the neurotoxin protein here. This comes after watchdogs in Europe and the United States warned of dangerous side effects, including death. A vial of about 100 units of botulinum toxin can be used to relax the spastic leg muscles of a child with cerebral palsy. While Dr Ong Hian Tat said some young patients have stopped treatments since the warning from the US Food and Drug Administration, it generally has not affected the way he practises. "What we have done is that we have re—explained to the parents again what the caution is all about, who these cases that had complications were... [read full story]