Effects of Various Propolis Concentrations on Biochemical and Hematological Parameters of Rainbow Trout
Posted by eivindm | Posted in Health, Latin America, Products | Posted on 18-02-2009
Tags: cuba, medicine, propolis
Cuba is planning to produce bee propolis for oral and vaginal use, reported Radio Rebelde on Thursday.
Posted by eivindm | Posted in Australia, NZ, Oceania, Products | Posted on 09-02-2009
Tags: manuka honey, medicine, new zealand
Over the past few years, manuka honey from New Zealand has earned a reputation as a bit of a wonder treatment.
A spoonful of honey brings metabolic stressors down and with it the chances of developing diseases such as diabetes, Alzheimer’s and osteoporosis, says a leading honey researcher.
Posted by eivindm | Posted in Australia, NZ, Oceania, Health | Posted on 13-11-2008
Tags: cancer, manuka honey, medicine, new zealand
A bee-derived product manufactured by Manuka Health New Zealand, in Te Awamutu, is helping international researchers in the fight against cancer.
Posted by eivindm | Posted in Australia, NZ, Oceania, Diseases and pesticides | Posted on 16-10-2008
Tags: medicine, new zealand, varroa
An environmental regulator which controls hazardous substances has knocked back a chemical company’s bid to import an organophosphate poison to kill varroa mites in beehives.
Treating a burn with honey from the kitchen cupboard may promote faster healing than a surgical dressing.
Posted by eivindm | Posted in Biology, Diseases and pesticides | Posted on 18-08-2008
Tags: arizona, ccd, colony collapse disorder, medicine, usa, vitamins
The Buzz reported Friday that beekeepers nationally are continuing to lose an alarming percentage of the bees they use to commercially pollinate crops.
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One Arizona-based company, however, says it has a solution. MegaBee: The Tucson Bee Diet is a protein, vitamin and mineral supplement that promises to improve honeybee health.
For several years experts at the University of Bonn in Germany have been experimenting with “medihoney” – a blend of two types of honey with especially potent healing powers.
“There is no way I would let anyone treating me or my loved ones put anything except honey on our wounds,” says Dr Shona Blair, a post-doctoral microbiology researcher at the University of Sydney. Studies shows that honey has anti bacterial effects, but the effectiveness can vary hundredfolds between different types of honey.
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