COSMETIC treatments have landed 41 people in hospital with paralysing botulism infections – with symptoms sometimes taking ...

The UK Health Security Agency has issued a warning over botulism after "adverse" reactions to cosmetic procedures involving ...

At least eight people have fallen ill and were rushed to hospital after eating guacamole suspected to be contaminated with ...

The Department of Health and Social Care has announced it is to tighten restrictions on how, where and by whom cosmetic ...

The warning comes as the Government announced it would be introducing new measures to crack down on "cowboy cosmetic" ...

The UK Health Security Agency cases reported in Humber and Yorkshire have seen people left unable to swallow, with slurred ...

Researchers have described a confirmed case of infant botulism linked to peanut butter that occurred in the United Kingdom in ...

“Symptoms of botulism can take up to four weeks to develop and if you have had a recent botulinum toxin (Botox-like) treatment and are having symptoms such as difficulty swallowing or breathing, ...

One of the six people who fell ill in a French botulism outbreak linked to cake has died. French media reported the ...

Reported reactions have included difficulty swallowing, slurred speech and breathing difficulty requiring respiratory support ...

Botulism cases are rare in Canada but potentially serious. The culprit? A potent neurotoxin produced by Clostridium botulinum bacteria under certain conditions. This week, Loblaw Companies Ltd ...

Epidemiology: Last November Heinz Canada voluntarily recalled one of its canned food products because some cans may not have been processed adequately to prevent contamination from Clostridium ...