Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Dr. Raymond L. Carey selecting a honeybee with a forceps. Dr. Carey’s laboratory was one of a half dozen places in the world that used honeybee venom to treat arthritis. One of the causes of arthritis is a lack of oxidation which is stimulated by the venom from a honeybee sting. Text from original nitrate sleeve: Bees - used for treatment of arthritis by Carey, R.L., Dr. Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: Dr RL Carey
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Arthritis Education Healing--California--Los Angeles Physicians--American--California--Los Angeles Bees--California Science Carey, Raymond L
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