At 07:27  3/9/96 -0500, you wrote:
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>Poster:       "Dave Green, Eastern Pollinator Newsletter" <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject:      Re: Apitherapy with a JOLT!
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>   I requested comments from the scientific community.  Aside from Cynthia's
>address correction, the silence is deafening.  My curiosity is growing.
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>[log in to unmask]    Dave Green,  PO Box 1200,  Hemingway, SC  29554
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Hello, Everybody,
 
Dave, I appreciate your interest in this subject and your posts on it.  It
appears that my assumption that it is such a new subject of research, that
no one knows anything (on this list anyway), is true.  And, it may be that
some of our entomoligist friends are, even now, trying to find out some
information on this subject and will report back to all of us, soon (hint,
hint).
 
We found out about this research, about two years ago, from the head
scientist and currator of the Creation Evidences Museum in Granbury, Texas.
I can't remember, off-hand, what his name was, but for several years he has
been working very closely with the University of Oklahoma on this particular
issue, as well as experimenting with the effect on snake venom in a
hyperbaric chamber with increased magnetic field.  I may need to try to
contact him, personally, to get more information.  When, and if, I am able
to get in contact with him, I will post the information here.
 
Their experimentation, in these areas, is based upon the premise that, in
earth's past, the earth's magnetic field was 10 times stronger and that as a
result, the earth's atmosphere was denser (higher atmospheric pressure).
They believe that under these conditions that not only were the various
venoms not harmful to humans, but that they very well could have been
beneficial.  They're trying to prove their theories.  If this is true and
they are able to successfully, artificially recreate the conditions under
which these processes occur, it could and would, forever, change the face of
medicine and scientific theories related to the earth's past.  I haven't
talked to anyone on these issues in a while and am interested to find out
their progress.
 
They, also, postulate that the earth's magnetic field is, and has been for
thousands of years, collapsing and this is causing a thinning of the earth's
atmosphere.  We can, certainly, see evidences with all the talk of a
thinning ozone layer (and even a small hole in it, over the artic circle)
and the increased instances of skin cancer.  It's also based upon the fact
that the fossilized remains of dinosaurs show a much smaller lung capacity,
to body weight, than we have in the animals of today, which would suggest
that there had to be an increased atmospheric pressure, in order to obtain
enough oxygen, from the atmosphere, to live.  They say that the dinosaurs
would not be able to exist in the atmosphere of today.  I find the subject
fascinating, as you can tell by my rambling.
 
I know that all of that is not related to beekeeping and entomology, but it
was such knowledge that led me to my original question.  I'm anxious to see
if there may be a correlation, here, that can be beneficial to people being
treated with apitherapy.  I know that bee venom is being used in conjunction
with electrophoresis and ultrasonophoresis.  So, if any of you scientists,
entomologists, chemists or whatever, have any knowledge, please share it
with us.  Or, if you have contacts, in the scientific community, that we
might be able to talk to about this issue, let us know.
 
Well, I guess I'm finished babbling for now.
 
 
Regards,
 
 
Mike Wallace
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McKinney, Texas   USA