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Re: Injecting Bee Venom Artificially
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Brenda Wishin <[log in to unmask]>
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Discussion of Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 20 Oct 1997 20:34:39 -0500
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On Bee venom: How would you get a prescription?  How much would it cost?
Bees are free now, my price range, and I just pray I can get them all
winter out of the hives! Didn't Charles Mraz write nothing beats venom
straight from the source?
 
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> From: W. G. Miller <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Injecting Bee Venom Artificially
> Date: Saturday, October 18, 1997 9:32 PM
>
> A freeze-dried form of bee venom is available in the US as a perscription
> drug.  The venom is re-ydrated such that 1 ml = the equivalent dose of 1
bee
> sting, and this is injected into the patient.
>
> This was what was given to me when I underwent bee sting allergy
> desensitization.  It hurts less than a bee sting.
>
> W. G. Miller
> Gaithersburg, MD

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