Current Events > Apparently, bee acupuncture is a thing...

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https://www.sciencealert.com/a-woman-has-died-after-undergoing-bee-sting-acupuncture-apitherapy

A 55-year old woman in Spain has died after having an allergic reaction to live bee acupuncture, and it's yet another important reminder of how alternative therapies can be extremely dangerous.

If you don't know what live bee acupuncture is, we don't blame you - the process is kind of insane.

"We hold the bee, put it on a point on the body, hold its head, and pinch it until the sting needle emerges," bee acupuncturist Wang Menglin explained in an interview with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation back in 2013.

As all honey bees do, the imported Italian variety that Wang uses dies when it stings.

I'm allergic to insect bites/stings, including bee stings, so I would probably die from this if they did it in the wrong area.

When I was little, I was stung by a bee on my pinky finger between the nail and the first joint. My whole hand was swollen for two weeks.
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My dad does it. He's been a beekeeper his whole life, and when he has a back ache, he'll grab a bee by it's wings and put it up to his back so it'll sting him. Says it works pretty well.
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No thanks

I still run like a little girl whenever i see a bee
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