People often compare sting stories because these encounters leave a vivid memory. A small insect can create a sharp jolt, and ...

Stinging Insect Component Testing Combined with Interpretative Report Offers Enhanced Patient Management “Labcorp is the only reference laboratory to offer stinging insect (venom) component testing,” ...

While often overlooked, insects pose significant threats to human health, transmitting deadly diseases like malaria and ...

A team of researchers has elucidated individual profiles of allergy reactivity in patients that are not protected after treatment with immunotherapy. The aim is to improve medical treatment of people ...

A bee sting is pretty straightforward, right? The bee jabs, the human victim (the stingee, if you will) shouts a profanity or ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Insects accounted for 82.7% of cases, followed by food and drugs. Yellow jackets (52%), bees (38%) and hornets ...

More than 90% of anaphylactic reactions caused by insect venom could be prevented through immunotherapy, as highlighted by the German Society of Dermatology (DDG). However, in Germany, only about 10% ...

Arizona's plants and creepy crawlers are always trying to hurt you. Or at least that's how the joke goes, and it certainly does seem that way sometimes. Between the rattlesnakes, Gila monsters and ...

Dr. David Golden answers the question: 'Preventing Insect Sting Allergies? ' — -- Question: What can I do to prevent insect sting allergies? Answer: Preventing insect sting allergy is not always ...

If you’ve been stung by an ant, you know how painful it can be. Australian researchers have found that some of the most painful ant stings are caused by nerve-targeting neurotoxins. But, unlike those ...

BURLINGTON, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nearly 10 million people in the United States have a history of systemic or anaphylactic reaction to insect stings, with the risk of a severe and potentially ...