The concerns over honey bee health and colony collapse have led to an increased interest in the potential for beneficial bacteria as intervention. However, efficacy of this approach is mostly unknown because application bacterial adjuncts hives has not often proceeded by understanding strains being applied or how they function. This article summarizes effects reported from published studies (20...

BACKGROUND Honey bees (Apis mellifera) have recently experienced higher than normal overwintering colony losses. Many factors have been evoked to explain the losses, among which are the presence of residues of pesticides and veterinary products in hives. Multiple residues are present at the same time, though most often in low concentrations so that no single product has yet been associated with...

b a ckground: the protective effect of two isolates of an entomopathogenic fungus, metarhizium anisopliae (demi 002 and iran 437c) on the adult stage of varroa destructor was evaluated in comparison with fluvalinate strips in the field. m e t hods: a total of 12 honey bee colonies were provided from an apiculture farm. the selected hives were divided into 4 groups (3 hives per group). the first...

Introduction Food allergy most often begins in the first 1 to 2 years of life with the process of sensitization, by which the immune system responds to specific food proteins. Symptoms of a food allergy reaction commonly involve localized hives and worsening eczema, with moderateto-severe atopic dermatitis a frequent comorbid condition of food allergy. Acute urticaria is much more likely to be ...

Background The pediatrician plays an important role in contributing to the management of children with food allergies. Antihistamine drugs are used to control or alleviate the allergy symptoms like, skin rash or hives and breathing difficulties, by counteracting the effects of histamine. Dexamethasone is a potent corticosteroid and it acts as an anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressant. Adrenali...

We describe a severe systemic reaction that occurred following injection augmentation with calcium hydroxylapatite vocal fold filler. The reaction occurred within 30 minutes of the procedure and consisted of diffuse itching, hives, edematous face and eyelids, and voice changes indicating glottic edema. It is classified as a grade 3 systemic reaction. Consideration is given to possible etiologie...

A 29-year-old healthy Thai female, working as a design and technology teacher,was referred to our clinic because of a 2-month history of recurrent hives over the forearms, face, and neck. She had not experienced symptoms in her job in the 4 years before, until a new wood material, meranti (Shorea species), was introduced to her workshop. She would develop itchy wheals minutes to hours after saw...