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Allen Dick <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Sat, 15 May 1999 12:04:22 -0600
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> you can reverse your immunity to bee stings by taking too strong a dose =
> or too many anti-inflammatory drugs.  These include ibuprofen, =
> fenoprofen, naproxen, ketoprofen, sulindac, piroxicam, suprofen and =
> tolmetin.  This happened to my wife.

This has been discussed earlier on this list and is well worth knowing
about.

Apparently this effect, although strongly suspected by beekeepers, is
undocumented by the medical establishment and so far the evidence is
anecdotal.

The other interesting thing is that some reports indictate that the effect
may be temporary.

allen

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