‘WORLD APITHERAPY DAY' TO CELEBRATE HEALTH BENEFITS OF BEE PRODUCTS 
First annual event marks birth of scientist who studied bee venom  

(MIAMI, FL, 1/10/2006) – March 30, 2006, will mark the first annual
celebration of 'World Apitherapy Day," an event designed to enhance
international understanding of the therapeutic use and health benefits
of bee products. See: www.worldapitherapyday.org   

Apitherapy is the use of bee hive products such as honey, propolis,
bee-collected pollen, beeswax, drone larvae extract, bee venom, and
royal jelly to maintain good health and in the treatment of a variety
of medical conditions. 

(Propolis is a resinous substance collected by bees from plants and
trees and is used to coat the inside of the beehive and the honeycomb
cells with an antiseptic layer. Royal jelly is a substance produced by
young worker bees and fed to queens. For more information on
Apitherapy, go to: www.apitherapy.com  or www.apitherapy.org  ) 

The use of bee products as 'green medicine" is growing worldwide. A
recently-concluded program in Cuba, sponsored by the Apitherapy
Commission of Apimondia, trained 600 medical personnel to treat
conditions such as antibiotic-resistant infections, septicemia and
burns. (Apimondia is the International Federation of Beekeepers'
Associations. See: www.apimondia.org  ) A similar program, co-sponsored
by the United Nations, is being planned in Burkina Faso. 

'Bee hive products offer tremendous benefits to developing nations in
need of low-cost, indigenous and self-sustaining health care systems,"
said Dr. Moisés Asís, one of the international coordinators of Bees for
Life - World Apitherapy Network Inc. See: http://beesforlife.org/ 

Moisés said March 30 was chosen for the first annual World Apitherapy
Day because it is the birth date of Dr. Philipp Terc (formerly Filip
Tertsch), the first scientific researcher to investigate the medical
uses of 'apitoxin," or bee venom. Terc was born on March 30, 1844, in
Praporiste, Bohemia (Czech Republic). 

Terc's home town is also near Passau, Germany, the location of the
upcoming 4th German Congress and Workshop on Apitherapy (March 24-29,
2006). Participants in that event will visit Praporiste to meet Czech
beekeepers and apitherapists. 

Dr. Stefan Stangaciu, a specialist in family medicine and president of
the German Apitherapy Society, is the main presenter at the Apitherapy
conference in Passau. Stangaciu has presented scientific papers on
Apitherapy at more than 100 conferences, seminars and workshops in 34
countries. 

Products promoting World Apitherapy Day are available at:
www.cafepress.com/apitherapy  (All proceeds will go to the World
Apitherapy Network.)  

The latest news and information about Apitherapy is available at
Apitherapy News: www.apitherapy.blogspot.com   

In August, Apitherapy researchers from around the world will gather at
the 1st International Conference on the Medicinal Use of Honey in
Malaysia. See: http://www.honey2006.kk.usm.my/ 

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CONTACT: Dr. Moisés Asís, 305-349-1283, E-Mail: [log in to unmask];
Dr. Stefan Stangaciu, E-Mail: [log in to unmask] 

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