Migraines, which can cause excruciating pain and dizziness, affect 40 million Americans, or 13% of the population. That includes the author. It all began around three and a half years ago. It wasn’t until she started having headaches that she noticed a gentle throbbing sensation in the back of her skull, which most people equate […]

Conotoxins – or cone snail venom products, as they are also known – are gaining popularity as potential at-home Botox substitutes. However, can these creams and serums have the same effect as professionally injected Botox? We’re dubious. Nonetheless, conotoxins are a developing trend in the aesthetics industry that should be monitored. The world has yet […]

Contrary to popular belief, millions of people worldwide have had Botox treatments for more than two decades with positive results. Here are the facts to help you out. What Exactly Is Botox? Since its discovery in 1895, botulinum toxin (botox) has been used for medical and aesthetic purposes around the world. By reducing the amount […]

Brian Wangila began experiencing headaches in 2008, which gradually progressed into migraines. Despite his best efforts, the tremendous agony and suffering he experiences due to his neurological disease persists. In migraine, a devastating headache occurs on one side of the head and can last anywhere from a few minutes to several days or weeks, depending […]

In women who have endometriosis, which is an inflammatory condition in which endometrial-like tissue grows outside the uterus on other organs, pelvic floor spasms are a common source of discomfort. Using botulinum toxin injections at the site of these spasms can help alleviate the pain, in part because it relaxes the muscles, according to a […]