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 ...

To help alleviate the panic, it’s important to know what to do — and not do — to treat a bee sting. The first thing to do is to get the stinger out quickly. The longer the stinger stays in the skin, ...

The first step is to better understand the type of insects common to North America and what effects you might encounter. Then you'll have a better sense of the over-the-counter (OTC) products that can ...

If you’ve ever been stung by a bee, you likely remember the sharp sting and discomfort. However, an Abilene bee expert suggests that there might be surprising health benefits associated with bee ...

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We report the case of a patient who, ∼3 weeks after multiple bee stings, developed a prolonged heart block, syncope and cardiac arrest. This required a temporary pacemaker to be implanted, which was ...

About 10% cause painful shock waves in the same arm or leg as the sting. Less than 5% cause any serious symptoms. All scorpion stings cause pain, tingling, and numbness at the sting site. Pain starts ...

No matter how careful you are about animals in your home, or how much care you take when you are outdoors, animal and insect bites and stings are sometimes unavoidable. Fleas, mites, and chiggers ...

A claim circulating on social media that a bee sting will increase the size of one's penis is FALSE. The claim widely shared in WhatsApp forums indicated that by one subjecting their genitalia to ...

Treating a bug bite or sting will ... Call 911 first, then use the EpiPen (or whichever brand the person is carrying). Keep in mind that rare conditions also can follow an insect bite.