A 55-year-old Spanish woman died after receiving live bee acupuncture, according to a case study published in the Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology. Here’s everything you need to know about live bee acupuncture, and why some doctors are warning against it. What is live bee acupuncture? Some practices use honey or royal jelly, while live bee acupuncture uses the venom. The Spanish woman used the therapy to improve “muscular contractures and stress,” the paper noted.

Source: National Post March 19, 2018 21:33 UTC