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Botox Linked to Woman’s Death

June 19th, 2003 · 61 Comments

Autopsy results indicate 43-year-old Donna Kulp died Jan. 24 from an allergic reaction to the anit-wrinkle drug Botox. Kulp went into cardiac arrest while receiving a Botox injection and died shortly after. The report lists the probable cause of death as Anaphylactic shock associated with Botox/Lidocaine injections.
“Everyone’s had an allergic reaction. This is the extreme […]

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New Wrinkle in Botox Treatment for Migraine Headaches

March 3rd, 2003 · 78 Comments

LOS ANGELES, CA - Hollywood executive Mike Medavoy and wife Irena Medavoy filed a lawsuit (Medavoy v. Klein, No. SC075614) against Allergan, maker of Botox, and Dr. Arnold W. Klein, a dermatologist whose patients include Elizabeth Taylor and Michael Jackson, claiming Irena Medavoy suffered serious side effects from an “off-labeled” Botox treatment for migraine headaches.
Complaint […]

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