Hello all,
I did a post on IBL regarding bee sting research so thought i would run on
bee-L to try to find out if anyone knows if his research was successful.

I have searched and can not find the doctors card. I believe if you contact
Troy Fore of the American Beekeeping Federation he could supply the doctors
phone number. I do believe i remember his name and city from his talk. Maybe
a California beekeeper or ABF member at the convention could correct me if i
am wrong.
Dr. Steve Carstens MD.
La Jolla , California
Dr. Carstens gave a talk and took donated beekeeper blood at the 1993 ABF
convention in Kansas City, Missouri. He had a nurse with him and was set up
the first day. I came the second day and he allready had all the blood he
needed. The doctor told us that from 2 liters of blood he could make 500
shots which when given to a person likely to experiance anaphlaxis they
would not experiance any reaction at all just like the beekeeper with
imunity. He had found in beekeepers blood the whatever that causes
beekeepers to be imune from stings. He said in two years the shots would be
available with FDA approval.
If any readers of bee-l know if his shots were approved or the status of his
research i have interested people. Thanks!
Bob harrison U.S.A.