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| PREFACE |
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FOREWORD |
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PART I THEORETICAL CONSIDERATIONS |
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Explanatory note |
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II.
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Medical History of the Bee and Its Venom |
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III.
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Animal Venoms |
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The Therapeutic Uses of Animal Venoms |
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The Therapeutic Uses of Formic Acid |
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Bee Venom |
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The Chemistry of Bee Venom |
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The Production of Injectable Bee Venom |
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The Effect of Bee Venom on Animals |
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Physiological Effects of Bee Venom |
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Neurotoxic Effects |
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Hemorrhagic Effects |
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Hemolytic Effects |
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Effects Produced by Bee Sting Injuries |
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Local Effects of Bee Stings |
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General Effects of Bee Stings |
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Fatal Injuries Caused by Bee Stings |
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VII.
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Decreased and Increased Sensitivity |
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Immunity |
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Anaphylaxy |
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Idiosyncrasy |
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Allergy |
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VIII.
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The Treatment of Bee Stings |
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| Treatment of Local Effects |
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| Treatment of General Effects |
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PART II ARTHRITIC AND RHEUMATOID CONDITIONS, |
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| INTRODUCTION |
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Arthritic and Rheumatoid Conditions: Their Relation to Bee Venom |
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| Survey of Situation |
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| Cardinal Errors |
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| Therapeutic Errors |
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| Producing Causes |
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Endogenous Causes |
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| Pathological Changes |
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Disturbed Local Metabolism |
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Bacterial Growth |
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Cause of Pain |
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Predisposing Influences |
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| Curative Effects of Bee Venom |
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Apitherapy | 158 | ||
| General Preliminary Comments on Treatment and Technic | 158 | |||
| Course of Immunization | 164 | |||
Summary |
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Expected Results |
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XI.
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Treatments with Injectable Bee Venom | 169 | ||
| Injectable Bee Venom | 170 | |||
| Contra-Indications | 171 | |||
| Indications | 171 | |||
Muscular Rheumatism, Myalgia, Myositis |
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Neuralgia, Neuritis, Migraine |
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Acute Rheumatic Fever and Endocarditis |
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Acute and Chronic Arthritis |
174 | |||
Arthritis' Deformans |
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Chronic Surgical Inflammation of the Soft and Bony Tissues |
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Iritis and Iridocyclitis Rheumatica |
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Dermatoses |
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| Case Reports | 177 | |||
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Medico-Legal Aspect of Bees and Their Injuries | 198 | ||
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XIII.
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Questionnaire | 203 | ||
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XIV.
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Concluding Remarks | 215 | ||
| COMPOSITE BIBLIOGRAPHY | 217 | |||
| AUTHORS' INDEX | 229 | |||
| GENERAL INDEX | 233 | |||
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