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 ...

"We have lost our way." A breast reconstruction surgeon recounts a potentially bankrupting dispute with UnitedHealthcare that began with her being interrupted during surgery to answer a phone call and ...

Bee venom is the latest anti-aging ingredient creating a buzz in the beauty world. The compound's key component, the melittin peptide, has been shown to trigger the skin's natural repair mechanisms by ...

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 ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Bee stings unexpectedly cured a woman’s Lyme disease, even after her body was breaking down from disease ...

Entomon, currently recognised as the only company in Europe capable of extracting pure venom from Hymenoptera insects, produces pharmaceutical-grade insect venom using proprietary techniques (Entomon ...