{"product_id":"show-661-apitherapy-and-acupuncture-archive","title":"Show 661: Apitherapy and Acupuncture (Archive)","description":"\u003cp\u003eApitherapy, the therapeutic use of bee products and particularly bee venom, has a venerable history going back thousands of years. It may sound bizarre, but some medical doctors report they have achieved excellent results in relieving pain from arthritis, tennis elbow or even postherpetic neuralgia (excruciating pain lingering after shingles).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe spoke with several people at the meeting of the American Apitherapy Society. Some practitioners apply medicinal bee stings along acupuncture meridian points.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcupuncture itself is usually considered outside the norm of medical practice, but an anesthesiologist at Duke University School of Medicine has studied its use and found it reduces post-operative pain and complications such as nausea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eGuests:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAndrew Kochan, MD, is President of the American Apitherapy Society. He practices physical medicine and rehabilitation in Los Angeles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrederique Keller is Vice-President of the American Apitherapy Society and practices apitherapy and acupuncture on Long Island, New York. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFountain Odom is a beekeeper in North Carolina who uses apitherapy to ease his arthritis. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eT. J. Gan, MD, is Professor and Vice-Chairman of Anesthesiology at Duke University School of Medicine. He has been pioneering a combination of acupuncture with anesthesia to alleviate post-surgical pain.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The People's Pharmacy","offers":[{"title":"MP3","offer_id":46044069757007,"sku":"pc661","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1208\/7442\/files\/Bee-2.jpg?v=1783887977","url":"https:\/\/cp7dom-b3jtc8.myshopify.com\/products\/show-661-apitherapy-and-acupuncture-archive","provider":"The People's Pharmacy","version":"1.0","type":"link"}