Huh. I never would have dreamed a virulent toxin might harm a baby.

Who'da thunk it?

Nice headline, submitter.

The mother was given facial cosmetic injections of the drug Dysport in the first weeks of her pregnancy in 2005. Her baby was born deaf and blind.

At this point, the only thing they can do is start the child on a regimen of pinball.

Snarfangel: The mother was given facial cosmetic injections of the drug Dysport in the first weeks of her pregnancy in 2005. Her baby was born deaf and blind.

At this point, the only thing they can do is start the child on a regimen of pinball.

Not likely. The little farker probably won't shut up.

Emotionless golf clap, subby.

Or the child was just born deaf and blind.

St_Francis_P: Huh. I never would have dreamed a virulent toxin might harm a baby.

It's not believed likely that botox injected in the face would somehow migrate to the womb. That's a long way to travel, and it is believed to only spread a couple inches at most.

Babies are born deaf and blind on a regular basis. Blaming botox seems exceedingly premature, especially when based on anecdotal evidence like this.

cksewell: Or the child was just born deaf and blind.

Your no fun..

I would also consider raising ocean temperatures and too much exposure to Palin

I love this quote from the comments section : How do you explain to a deaf and blind child that they are like that because Mummy wanted to look nice? Thats disgusting...

Stupid biatch, you don't! He's DEAF!

I work with a deaf guy. he makes whale noises when he poops.

This headline should be listed in the last group for headline of the year consideration. Just my $.02 Subby. Good Job.

ceejayoz: St_Francis_P: Huh. I never would have dreamed a virulent toxin might harm a baby.

It's not believed likely that botox injected in the face would somehow migrate to the womb. That's a long way to travel, and it is believed to only spread a couple inches at most.

Babies are born deaf and blind on a regular basis. Blaming botox seems exceedingly premature, especially when based on anecdotal evidence like this.

I don't mean to troll or single you out but.. do you know the actual deaf/blind baby statistics?

What?

sckonkh: cksewell: Or the child was just born deaf and blind.

Your no fun..

I would also consider raising ocean temperatures and too much exposure to Palin

I'd like to suggest "mother's childhood immunizations" for the list.

+1 subby, I lold

NorCalLos: I work with a deaf guy. he makes whale noises when he poops.

I never knew whales made noises when they pooped, much less that humans can emulate them. You learn something new every day.

A blind, deaf child.... Everyone but him could see this coming a mile away.

/Aisle please

ceejayoz: St_Francis_P: Huh. I never would have dreamed a virulent toxin might harm a baby.

It's not believed likely that botox injected in the face would somehow migrate to the womb. That's a long way to travel, and it is believed to only spread a couple inches at most.

Babies are born deaf and blind on a regular basis. Blaming botox seems exceedingly premature, especially when based on anecdotal evidence like this.

Amen

LOL! Nice headline.

valencia: I don't mean to troll or single you out but.. do you know the actual deaf/blind baby statistics?

The Helen Keller National Center says there are 11,000 children 0-21 who are deaf and blind. I'm not sure how many of those are due to birth defects.

Helen Keller herself proves that there are other explanations than botox for deaf/blindness as a birth defect. Do you have a quibble with that point?

NorCalLos: I work with a deaf guy. he makes whale noises when he poops.

Seems like every time I go into a public restroom, he's in there.

There was ONE guy that sounded like a dolphin though... it was alarming. I wanted to ask if he was ok.

+1 subby

Nice one, subby. I'd laugh, but I can't feel my face.

Snarfangel: The mother was given facial cosmetic injections of the drug Dysport in the first weeks of her pregnancy in 2005. Her baby was born deaf and blind.

At this point, the only thing they can do is start the child on a regimen of pinball.

So full of win

NorCalLos: I work with a deaf guy. he makes whale noises when he poops.

So all those musical whale recordings are the result of various whales taking a dump?

Wow... that gives the plotline in Star Trek IV a whole new meaning.

Snarfangel: The mother was given facial cosmetic injections of the drug Dysport in the first weeks of her pregnancy in 2005. Her baby was born deaf and blind.

At this point, the only thing they can do is start the child on a regimen of pinball.

the kid could be a pinball wizard.

I'm not sure if the Weeners is a joke or not:

How do you explain to a deaf and blind child that they are like that because Mummy wanted to look nice? Thats disgusting...

True. It's really hard to explain anything to someone who's deaf and blind.

damnable filter.

As if babies mattered to american women anymore.

Great headline, excellent work subby.

Maybe she smoked after sex.

How is baby harmed?

Sad story but excellent headline. Feel bad for laughing but can't help it.

Thanks loads subby!

Oh, and as a rhetorical question: who would have ever thought that Botchulism could harm a baby?

But hey, let's take a needle and inject it into our faces because vanity is far more important than health and safety.

NorCalLos: I work with a deaf guy. he makes whale noises when he poops.

*rofl*, I've had sex with a deaf girl once...that was an oddly neat experience in itself.

NorCalLos: I work with a deaf guy. he makes whale noises when he poops.

A t-shirt worthy comment if ever I read one.

/Good job.

ceejayoz: valencia: I don't mean to troll or single you out but.. do you know the actual deaf/blind baby statistics?

The Helen Keller National Center says there are 11,000 children 0-21 who are deaf and blind. I'm not sure how many of those are due to birth defects.

Helen Keller herself proves that there are other explanations than botox for deaf/blindness as a birth defect. Do you have a quibble with that point?

Helen Keller was not born deaf and blind. She became so after an illness when she was not quite two years old.

dogboy360: Snarfangel: The mother was given facial cosmetic injections of the drug Dysport in the first weeks of her pregnancy in 2005. Her baby was born deaf and blind.

At this point, the only thing they can do is start the child on a regimen of pinball.

the kid could be a pinball wizard.

just keep him away from guys named Ernie

The comments on the article page are full of win.

"How do you explain to a deaf and blind child that they are like that because Mummy wanted to look nice? Thats disgusting..."

Posted by: Shellie Radz, Armidale

"Good point. You would have to be some kind of miracle worker to explain that."

Posted by: Ixly DeMarco, Hartford

/Ba-dum CHING!

Nonsense. She probably smelled an MMR vaccine shortly before she conceived.

/sarcasm
//duh

(top notch subby, top NOTCH)

comslave 2008-12-28 10:01:19 PM
As if babies mattered to american women anymore.


While it did not specifically say so, since the BABY was stated to be Australian, I sort of assumed the mom would be, too.

dogboy360: the kid could be a pinball wizard.

It would entirely depend on how supple his wrists become.

ceejayoz: St_Francis_P: Huh. I never would have dreamed a virulent toxin might harm a baby.

It's not believed likely that botox injected in the face would somehow migrate to the womb. That's a long way to travel, and it is believed to only spread a couple inches at most.

Babies are born deaf and blind on a regular basis. Blaming botox seems exceedingly premature, especially when based on anecdotal evidence like this.

FTA: A report by the manufacturer a year later admits a possible link with the drug's use, News Ltd reported. Possible birth defects are among 46 different adverse reactions to the botulinum type A toxin used in Botox and Dysport that have been reported to the Therapeutic Goods Administration since July 1, 1994

That's a little more than anecdotal.

I think the blame clearly falls on global warming and George Bush.

little yellow thought boxes: sckonkh: cksewell: Or the child was just born deaf and blind.

Your no fun..

I would also consider raising ocean temperatures and too much exposure to Palin

I'd like to suggest "mother's childhood immunizations" for the list.

I would like to suggest a career in pinball.

ceejayoz: valencia: I don't mean to troll or single you out but.. do you know the actual deaf/blind baby statistics?

The Helen Keller National Center says there are 11,000 children 0-21 who are deaf and blind. I'm not sure how many of those are due to birth defects.

Helen Keller herself proves that there are other explanations than botox for deaf/blindness as a birth defect. Do you have a quibble with that point?

Hers wasn't a birth defect, so I wonder what you mean. Wasn't it brain damage from fever?

ceejayoz: valencia: I don't mean to troll or single you out but.. do you know the actual deaf/blind baby statistics?

The Helen Keller National Center says there are 11,000 children 0-21 who are deaf and blind. I'm not sure how many of those are due to birth defects.

Helen Keller herself proves that there are other explanations than botox for deaf/blindness as a birth defect. Do you have a quibble with that point?

Talk about anecdotal evidence in a previous post and then later use it to prove a point yourself...Brilliant!

illicit:
That's a little more than anecdotal.

Actually, it is anecdotal. The method we use for determining adverse reactions is to list all bad things that happen to users as adverse reactions of the drug. If one person during early monitoring of the drug experienced a birth defect (even with a clear alternative explanation), it gets listed as an adverse reaction. It's bad science, but to do otherwise would be bad ethics.

It's a LOCAL toxin, it doesn't go anywhere but where it's injected. My hunch is that there is going to be no scientific proof of any relationship between Botox and birth defects.

But I also suspect that lack of science proof won't mean diddly, and the news media will eat this up, the trial lawyers will all wet themselves with anticipation, and it will join vaccines = autism and silicone implants = lupus as another bogus medical link to make people afraid and lawyers rich.