Myrna Blyth looks at “Ma and Pa Botox”:
Drs. Jean and Alistair are the couple who say they figured out the beautifying potential of Botox, the trade name for the Botulinum Toxin Type A. That’s the toxin secreted by the bacteria that causes botulism, the deadly paralytic illness. Injecting Botox in teeny, tiny doses to smooth wrinkles and unfurrow brows became the number-one non-surgical cosmetic procedure in the United States in 2003.
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John Kerry’s mentioned in the article, but he doesn’t appear to be worried about it.
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