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Relieve pain with venom
Medicine - Health

Relieve pain with venom

The centipede is not very friendly to humans, even when it is lightly bitten, the allergy, severe can die.

December 14, 2018
Bee venom can block HIV virus
Medicine - Health

Bee venom can block HIV virus

Dr. Joshua L Hood and colleagues at Washington University School of Medicine found that toxins in bee venom can kill the HIV virus and not harm surrounding cells.

December 14, 2018
Poison spider venom can cure impotence
Medicine - Health

Poison spider venom can cure impotence

A group of international scientists from Brazil and the United States found that PnTx2-6 toxins released by Phoneutria nigriventer spiders work to relax blood vessels an…

December 14, 2018
Spider venom is stronger and better than Viagra
Medicine - Health

Spider venom is stronger and better than Viagra

Brazilian doctors have long known that Brazilian spider bites roam, not only pain and hypertension, but also prolonged erection in patients. US scientists have identifie…

December 14, 2018