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 ...

What the Monash University team has revealed for the first time is that protective, or good antibodies, which guard against allergic reactions ... allergen from a bee sting. Dr McKenzie said ...

According to him, a bee sting is an allergic reaction and causes inflammation which swelling is part of. "The body depending on the way it handles these reactions will induce swelling of different ...

World-famous adventurer and survival expert Bear Grylls has experienced some difficult health complications over the years.

If you're dreaming of the perfect summer vacation, one element certain to be excluded from that scenario would be an allergic reaction to a stinging insect. Whether you're planning to travel within ...

A company director has died ten days after suffering a severe allergic reaction to a bee sting. Graham Williamson, who was 6ft 5in tall and weighed 17stone, collapsed when the insect stung him on ...

If a patient has a history of an anaphylactic reaction to a bee sting, for example, the chance of having another systemic allergic reaction with a field sting by the same type of insect is ...