Botulinum toxin, the main component of Botox, rarely causes sickness. But under certain conditions, it's considered one of the most lethal substances. The state health department in Illinois has asked ...

U.S. health officials issued a warning Tuesday about counterfeit Botox injections that have sickened 22 people across 11 states. Half of the individuals have ended up in the hospital, according to the ...

After two people were hospitalized in Louisiana following Botox injections, the Louisiana Department of Health is warning residents to avoid the cosmetic shots from unlicensed sources. The two reports ...

Genuine Botox injections have a place in a physician’s office, not in a living room or some fly-by-night “Botox party.” The CDC reports that the majority of the fake Botox cases occurred in ...

U.S. regulators have issued warnings to 18 websites that were selling fake or unapproved versions of Botox and similar wrinkle-relaxing injections. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it ...

San Diego County health officials issued a warning this week about counterfeit versions of botulinum toxin, often referred to as Botox, after a possible local botulism case. A woman from San Diego ...

A Massachusetts woman pleaded guilty Tuesday in connection with injecting patients with counterfeit Botox and fillers imported from overseas. Rebecca Fadanelli, a 40-year-old Stoughton resident, ...