Many MS and patients with certain forms of arthritis have found bee venom therapy to work well. On days when I'm in the yards working my bees, I don't have time to think about getting stung. In fact, when I am stung, I am surprised, because I'm so engrossed in the work at hand...
All patients with a history of SR should receive detailed instruction on the avoidance of future stings and measures to take if re-stung. Bee stings occur most often when walking barefoot on grass; wasp stings when eating outdoors, in orchards with fallen fruits, and near open waste-bins. Th...
We present a series of four patients with bee sting injuries and retained intraocular stingers. All cases had retained stinger embedded in the cornea at presentation and received prompt medical treatment. The inflammatory effects of the toxin were successfully neutralized with medical therapy, and the...
This pilot study will provide the clinical evidence to evaluate the feasibility and refine the protocol for a full-scale RCT on combined treatment of bee venom acupuncture (BVA) and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in patients with CNP. Methods/Design This is a randomized, single...
Bee venom has been used since ancient times as a healing treatment for various disorders. Whether humans began keeping honey bees to harvest honey or to use their stings as a therapeutic tool, we do not know. Bee sting is probably one of the first natural cures for certain symptoms. Since...
Allergic reactions following insect stings or bites may not be detected or diagnosed if the causative insect cannot be identified. For this reason, patients should be encouraged to keep causative insects for identifi- cation and diagnostic testing. In uncertain cases, an entomologist should be ...
Honey is included in pharmaceutical dosage forms such as hydrogels and scaffolds for patients’ convenience [19,20]. Bee pollen product is prepared in the form of candy, bars, granules, pills, oral liquids, and human tonics [21]. Also, propolis can be used as shampoos, skin creams, ...
Anaphylaxis & Insect Bites or Stings: First Aid from Chapter 27 / Lesson 3 8.2K Anaphylaxis occurs as an allergic reaction characterized by swelling, which can become dangerous if it affects the airway. Learn how anaphylaxis can be caused by insects, and un...
Prevalence of allergy to hymenoptera stings in different samples of the general population J Allergy Clin Immunol (1992) W. Hemmer et al. Antibody binding to venom carbohydrates is a frequent cause for double positivity to honeybee and yellow jacket venom in patients with stinging-insect allergy J...
No serious systemic effect was observed and the patients became tolerant to bee stings. This demonstrates the benefit of using peptides for desensitizing, but does not make it possible to extend the use of these peptides to other patients. Another trial using peptides was set up for the cat...