Summary
In yet another case of covering up the symptoms rather than treating the cause, the FDA has given the okay for health providers to use botox injections to alleviate excessive underarm sweating. The problem with this, of course, is that injecting botox merely covers up the symptoms, but does nothing to treat the underlying disorder. But that's characteristic of modern medicine: treat the symptoms, ignore the cause.
Original source:
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=541&u=/ap/20040720/ap_on_he_me/botox_sweating_1&printer=1
Details
-
WASHINGTON - It's now official: Wrinkle-smoothing Botox can be injected in the armpits to curb excessive sweating.
- On Tuesday, the Food and Drug Administration (news - web sites) approved the long-expected new use of Botox, the latest in a range of conditions to be treated by this weakened form of the food-poisoning toxin that causes botulism.
- People with a condition called "primary axillary hyperhidrosis" produce four or five times the amount of underarm sweat as is normal.
- There are various treatments, including powerful antiperspirants, drugs to prevent sweat gland stimulation, even surgery on those glands.
- Botox apparently temporarily paralyzes a nerve that stimulates sweat glands.
- In one study, 91 percent of patients who received Botox underarm injections saw their sweating cut in half in a month, compared with 36 percent of patients given salt-water injections.
- Patients can get additional injections every few months.
- FDA (news - web sites) cited one study that found the average duration of response was just under six months.
- Before receiving Botox, patients should be checked for other causes of the sweating problem, such as an overactive thyroid, to avoid Botox treatment masking a potentially serious disease, FDA cautioned.
- Side effects include injection site pain and bleeding, sweating in other parts of the body, flu-like symptoms, headache, fever, itching and anxiety, FDA said.
- Dermatologists have long offered Botox to hyperhidrosis sufferers, but FDA approval means maker Allergan Inc. now can advertise the use.
- Allergan says price varies geographically but the average cost is $750 for both arms.
Related Articles
• Sweating in the summer heat promotes good health
• Cinnamon, Ginger and Onions Strongly Protect Us from Colds and Flu
• Avoid and Treat Dehydration during the Dog Days of Summer
• FDA Running Extortion Racket: Natural Supplement Companies Threatened with Arrest if They Don't Pay Up
• The FDA Exposed: An Interview With Dr. David Graham, the Vioxx Whistleblower
• Mercury Fillings Shattered! FDA, ADA Conspiracy to Poison Children with Toxic Mercury Fillings Exposed in Groundbreaking Lawsuit
 |
Popular Topics:
Sweating, FDA, Botox, Diabetes, Breast cancer, Prostate cancer, Heart disease, Depression, High cholesterol, Osteoporosis, Vaccines, Autism, ADHD, Infertility, Weight loss, Cancer, Alzheimer's, Trans fats, Acrylamides, Fluoride, Mercury |
Take Action: Support NaturalNews.com
 Email this article to a friend
 Share this article on: NewsVine | digg | del.icio.us
Permalink to this article: http://www.naturalnews.com/001431_botox_the_FDA.html
Reprinting this article: Non-commercial use OK, cite NaturalNews.com with clickable link.
|
 |
 |
Receive our Natural Health Newsletter for FREE
 Subscribe now (it's free!) to win. We randomly choose a subscriber each month to send $100 in eco-home products or a RealGoods.com gift certificate (our choice). Plus, you'll receive FREE news, articles and action alerts from NaturalNews.com editors and join over 800,000 monthly readers who report extraordinary health improvements after becoming a subscriber!
- Receive breaking news alerts on natural health solutions, renewable energy, the environment, global warming and more.
- Receive a free instant download of our $29 Secret Sources guide that reveals top sources for little-known health and diet solutions.
|
|
 |
 |
Recommended Special Report:
 Seven Words that can Change the World
by Joseph R. Simonetta
Read this special report now...
"Seven Words That Can Change the World reveals the astonishing, simple truths that have the power to forever transform our world for the better while freeing our minds from the enslavement of limiting beliefs. This is not a text for the simple-minded; it is a guiding philosophy for the mindful, intelligent few who are wise enough to seek out -- and recognize -- the higher simplicities of truly purposeful living." - Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews.com
|
More on NaturalNews.com:
• Streaming Health Ranger Videos
• CounterThink Cartoons
• FREE Special Reports
• Podcasts
|
 |
|
 |
 |
NEW 6-CD audio set reveals amazing new protocol for reversing cancer, diabetes, obesity, heart disease and more. Click to learn more. |
 |
Own the first 8 Health Ranger Report audio programs on 6 CDs. Covers weight loss, ADHD, vaccinations, processed meats, bone health and more. Click to learn more. |
Featured Videos
Short clip on Aspartame
A short clip on aspartame from the documentary All Jacked Up.
Click here to view now...
Exclusive video on Aspartame
The dangers of aspartame! Exclusive interview footage from Cori Brackett of Sweet Remedy.
Click here to view now...
Exclusive Footage from All Jacked Up!
See interview footage featuring the Health Ranger in the upcoming junk food film, All Jacked Up.
Click here to view now...
Drug Ad Parody
See the Health Ranger's satire parody of Merck's cholesterol drug ad.
Click here to view now... |
Raw Milk Police Lineup
 GM salmon Frankenfish
 Alien mind wipe failure
 |
|
Read recommendations on supplement companies, health food manufacturers and personal care product makers that you can trust. Our 100% independent review list tells you who to trust and who to avoid in the natural health industry. Click to read. |
|
Printable Version
