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. “About 10% of patients with a bee ...

Do you know what attracts or excites bees? Do you know how to handle a bee sting — or perhaps several? While usually not a major health issue, bee stings can sometimes cause a severe allergic reaction ...

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 ...

Remove the stinger quickly to stop venom from entering the body. Clean the sting area with soap and water and apply an ice pack to reduce swelling. Watch for allergic reaction signs like difficulty ...

As a wilderness EMT who has spent more than 35 years leading outdoor trips, Paul Nicolazzo has treated everything from bee stings to broken bones. His field-tested advice help stop common hiking ...

When bees sting, they inject a venom that’s mostly water. This allows easy dispersal of the venom, especially if they sting in moist tissue, which we have lots of. For example, our skin and muscles ...

Wasp stings can be painful, irritating, and serious if you're allergic, but in most cases, you can treat them at home with over-the-counter remedies.

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 ...

DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- An acupuncturist in Alhambra could have his medical license suspended by state regulators who claim he used bee stings to treat patients and didn't have an allergic ...

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 ...

Rusty English had been stung by a bee twice before, once on his pinkie finger and once behind the ear. Like most kids, he quickly bounced back from the stings. The third time he wasn't so lucky. "I ...

Silvana da Fátima Braganca da Luz, 54, was driving on a dirt road in Vacaria in Rio Grande do Sul when she lost control of ...