NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - When you hear the word "Botox," you probably think of a cosmetic procedure to reduce wrinkles. You may be surprised to know that Botox has some very serious medical uses, too.

Editor's note: This is an installment in the Asbury Park Press' "Helping Hands" series, in which we publish the stories of those at the Jersey Shore who find themselves in need and ask our readers to ...

WESTON - Cassidy Jansen was born three months premature, a baby so tiny, she said, "I could fit in the palm of my dad's hand." Her doctors and family at the time feared she wouldn't survive. She was ...

Ivy Rosamond, a third grader at East Poinsett County Elementary, dreams of becoming a pediatrician ...

The parents of a Vermont woman who died last year have sued Botox maker Allergan, saying treatment of her cerebral palsy with Botox contributed to her death. The Burlington Free Press reports Mike and ...

Doctors use a few different scales when looking at how cerebral palsy affects your body and life. It’s important to note that these scales aren’t progressive. Cerebral palsy is a motor condition that ...

WESTLAKE -- Alyssa Phillips reached across the dining room table. Forehead wrinkled in concentration, she clutched a single piece of paper and stuffed it into a blue folder. Her body twisted slightly ...

Deandra Newton’s six-year-old daughter Royaltee was diagnosed with spastic diplegia cerebral palsy at the age of two and ever since, her health journey has been a nonstop fight for proper ...

Cerebral palsy is a common disorder caused by a disturbance to the fetal or newborn brain. The injury usually occurs before birth or shortly thereafter, but signs of cerebral palsy may not be visible ...