Bee stings are not just a painful inconvenience; they are the result of a highly evolved biological defense mechanism. When a bee stings, it injects venom, which contains a complex mixture of proteins ...

An estimated 10 people die every year after being stung by a bee or a wasp 🐝 Warm temperatures across the UK have mean more of us are enjoying time outside. This increases our risk of being bitten or ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Bees and flowers go together like, well, bee stings and pain. While bee stings always hurt, they can affect people differently. For some, it can be ...

Bees and flowers go together like, well, bee stings and pain. While bee stings always hurt, they can affect people differently. For some, it can be life-threatening. Dr. Rosalind Hudson and Dr. Keith ...

Being outside in spring and summer is terrific, but it does come with the risk of bee and wasp stings. It is important to know how to treat stings, what to watch for, and even better, steps you can ...

The Honeybee Corner in February 2006 wrote a column on this same subject and it bears repeating in light of a recent study published in The Lancet, Volume 348, Issue 9023 that chose to report on ...

Bees are beloved as pollinators and dreaded for their painful stings. But their venom is also hailed by some for medicinal qualities that lessen the impact of chronic pain. The finding that bee venom ...

Editor’s note: The Sun is launching a new feature called “Behind the News“ that will take significant events and provide readers with Sun staff research as well as a digest of existing news stories — ...

A patient arrives for treatment. But this won't be a typical medical procedure. Instead she's getting bee venom therapy. She will be stung by bees - on purpose. Stephen Kimani Kaboyo, Director and ...

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL. MY EARS, LIKE SWELLING. IT FELT LIKE A PINCH. LIKE A LITTLE ZAP. AYER DESCRIBES THE THREE STINGS SHE SUFFERED ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL. SHE SAYS IT HAPPENED RIGHT WHEN SHE WAS ...