DEAR DR. ROACH: I am curious about the bee venom gel used to treat arthritis. Can you comment? -- S.P.O. ANSWER: As much as I would like this to be false, there are no medication treatments that ...

Seventy-one-year-old Pat Henry of Yucaipa, Calif., turned to bee sting therapy 16 years ago to treat symptoms of multiple sclerosis. She said she fears chronic pain much more than the bees.

Bee venom contains a potent toxin called melittin that can poke holes in the protective envelope that surrounds HIV, and other viruses. Large amounts of free melittin can cause a lot of damage.

It may seem wacky, but bee venom therapy works to help treat late-stage Lyme disease or chronic Lyme symptoms, says Tracy Brobyn, MD, a physician at the Chung Institute of Integrative Medicine in ...

Side effects of bee venom therapy "The most common side effects of bee venom therapy include redness and swelling at the site," Low Dog said. "An enzyme called melanin is what tends to cause pain.

Researchers report the recent case of a 55-year-old Spanish woman who died after having an alternative procedure known as bee venom acupuncture, in which live bee stings were used, as opposed to ...

Bee venom shots could kill backaches by reducing inflammation, ... Dried bee venom will be turned into a gel and injected into up to 10 traditional acupuncture sites in the lower back.

Bee venom could take the sting our of back pain. By ROGER DOBSON FOR THE MAIL ON SUNDAY . Published: 20:11 EDT, 18 February 2013 | Updated: 20:11 EDT, 18 February 2013 ...

Scientists hope to develop a gel containing bee sting venom to stop the spread of HIV after it was found to contain a chemical which kills deadly cells.

Cancer cells die when attacked by bee, snake or scorpion venom. Here’s how a scientist uses nanotechnology to target cancer cells using synthesized venom.